Wildlife biologist Bob Massey’s career crossed decades and touched people as well as wildlife

Just retired wildlife biologist Bob Massey (right) talks deer with two hunters at a check station in 2018. (Dale Bowman)

While we talked, Bob Massey fished with his son at an Iroquois County pond.

Why not? After nearly 34 years with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department of Conservation), Massey retired last month as district wildlife biologist (Kankakee, Grundy, Iroquois counties) with plenty of other roles.