Mink are not uncommon in Illinois, but they are seen infrequently. They are primarily nocturnal animals, but are sometimes seen at the edge of a lake or stream during daylight hours foraging for food.
A bill that once sought to allow the sale of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Ill., now gives DNR permission to explore an agreement with a private company to run the site.
The World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, Ill. moved another step closer to being put up for sale, as an amended version of House Bill 3456 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 26 and had a second hearing in the Senate on April 27.
Legislation that could lead to DNR selling the World Shooting and Recreation Complex passed the Illinois House by a vote of 101 to 1 before being sent to the Senate, where it landed in the Judiciary Committee on April 12.