en-us http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal.aspx?id=33 10 Journals http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1059 As can be noted in the current news, not much gets done politically in Illinois without somebody’s pocket getting lined. Unfortunately for IL deer hunters, it’s pretty much pay to play now too. Only about 1% of Illinois is owned by the state and of course only a portion of that is huntable. With the... 1/9/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=851 Here's a fond farewell to the past year. 2007 was an extremely busy year for me. It seemed like every weekend was a new adventure. I certainly racked up some memorable experiences and nearly funded a small OPEC nation with all the miles driven. Running the Kids' Archery Booth at the IL... 1/4/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=89 In honor of the now past summer of 2005, I thought I'd review some of the activities that kept me busy this past season. An annual tradition of mine is to attend the National Trappers Association Convention.    This year it was held in Goshen Indiana.   A trapping conv... 9/6/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=419 Bowfishing is one of the fastest growing archery sports today. There are good reasons why. It’s one of the most encompassing outdoors sports you’ll find. Old or new, if it will fling an arrow, it can be a bow fishing bow. For as little as $20.00 you can get a drum reel and an arrow. You can shoot fr... 7/21/2006 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=346 Thursday, May 4th  2006 Thursday morning found me out at the boat launch of Evergreen Lake in Mclean County Illinois.   It was bass stocking day.  Before the bass were to be released they needed to have their right pelvic fin clipped off.   This would help identify them in later lake surveys.    ... 5/8/2006 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=151 I was already awake when the alarm's buzzer went off in the early morning hours of Oct 1st. It was the opening day of Illinois' archery deer season. The weather was a near perfect cool and crisp as I climbed into my truck and headed on my way. It didn't take me long to get to the wildlife area wh... 10/26/2005