Issue Position: Hunting & Fishing

Issue Position

Extend Duck Season by 2 Weeks

Utah has a 107 day duck season with a 7 duck-a-day limit. Illinois' duck season lasts just 60 days with a 6 duck-a-day limit. Illinois needs to extend its duck season by at least 2 weeks. It would allow public hunting grounds and private hunting clubs to extend their seasons and generate a little extra revenue.

There has not been an increase in season length in over 15 years, duck populations continue to rise, it is time to extend the duck hunting season by 2 weeks.

Eliminate Catch Limits For Bass in Privately Owned and Privately Sustained Ponds and Lakes

Under current Illinois law, private land owners with self containing ponds have limits on the number of fish they can remove from those ponds. An owner can only legally remove 6 bass from his or her pond per day. Bubba Harsy believes that if a person has private control over a pond, ensures that it is properly maintained, then they have the right to take out as many bass as they so choose.

Ban Fracking in Illinois

The natural resources of Illinois need protected from the unintended consequences of fracking.

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