Reduced Pheasant hunting at State Park

 The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reducing the number of permits for controlled pheasant hunting for the 2024 season.  That means some sites will have reduced permits available in the northern part of the state.  Sites with reduced permits include Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area in Will County, Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area in Kendall County, Iroquois County State Fish and Wildlife Area,  and the Kankakee River State Park among others.  The State says the decrease is due to a pheasant die-off at the Des Plaines Game Propagation Center.