Mike Holem was delivering pheasants once I arrived in mid-December. District forester Jim Tresouthick tracked him down, then gave a tour of the Des Plaines Game Propagation Center close to Wilmington. After 39 years with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department of Conservation), most as supervisor of the sport farm, Holem retired Tuesday. When his substitute is employed, he might be again to coach the particular person. Biologist Bob Massey famous Holem won't have sat for an interview with out it being a shock. For those that hunt put-and-take pheasants in northeastern Illinois, Holem was the devoted soul rising them. There have been adjustments and surprises by way of the years. Predators have elevated, with