Behind the Scenes: Illinois ecologist Anna Frailey is passionate for land management
My family watched many nature documentaries together and the more I learned about nature, the more I wanted to know.
March 22, 2023
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: License purchased after shooting of deer
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the March 24, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Productive coyote hunts in Illinois incite animal rights group
The Humane Society of the United States, which earlier this year petitioned DNR to make hunting competitions illegal, targeted the Nuggets Night Vision Coyote Hunt in the Adams County village of Mendon.
Illinois Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events coming up from across Illinois published in the March 24, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Lake Murphysboro largemouth in Illinois weighed in at 11.65 pounds
Well, maybe you haven’t heard – though if you are a bass angler in the state, I doubt it’s possible you don’t already know exactly what happened on Lake Murphysboro in 2022. Somebody landed an 11.65-pound largemouth bass.
Cougar that drifted into Illinois still captive, given nickname
The cougar captured in Springfield last fall following a voyage from Nebraska has a new name at his new home: “Capone.”
The mob-inspired name was chosen from six nominations in an online vote sponsored by the Exotic Feline Rescue Center of Center Point, Indiana, where the cougar was taken after being captured in the Illinois state capital.
A new turkey call might be just what’s needed to get that gobbler to sound off
I think turkey calls are a lot like guitars. A good guitar player can coax a sweet sound out of any decent guitar. And a good turkey caller knows how to run a call.
But there’s a veil of mystery to calling in gobblers that has never lifted. One morning the woods are ringing with gobbles. Still no guarantee we’ll get one to come in. Even lots of answers. Anticipation. The woods are dripping with dew and expectation. Of course the next morning, right back there, first light. Yet when there, the woods are quite as a mouse.
