DUCK HUNTING MAY BE A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING THIS YEAR.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES, WHERE MOST ILLINOIS DUCKS BREED, HAVE BEEN THE WORST IN DECADES. THAT'S LED TO A DECLINE IN THE DUCK POPULATION SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER.
THE DUCK POPULATION IS DOWN THIS YEAR, THANKS TO MAJOR DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES WHERE ILLINOIS DUCKS BREED. STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER SAYS THERE WILL STILL BE DUCKS TO HUNT, BUT THEY WILL BE OLDER AND MORE EXPERIENCED.
YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WATERFOWL HUNTING DATES BY ZONE, REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS ON THE WEBSITE: HUNT ILLINOIS DOT ORG.