Walleyes appear to be stealing some of the spotlight away from bass and muskies at Shabbona Lake, a 318-acre lake in DeKalb County.
Walleyes continue to show improvement at Shabbona Lake in Illinois Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Some 3,000 of once endangered birds hang out in the state during the winter, attracted to our not-quite-frozen waterways and the steady supply of fresh fish they provide.
According to state wildlife officials, this is the largest population of wintering bald eagles in the continental U.S.
Bald eagle watch is on in Illinois Read More »
If there wasn’t a photo with this story would you be able to identify the duck if I were to only describe it by some of its common or regionally associated names: fish duck, sawbill, spikebill, sharpy, fuzzhead, frog duck, and a host of others? Would you have been able to tag them as a hooded merganser? Some yes, others, like me, the answer would be a big no.
Species Spotlight: Do you know about hooded mergansers, the duck of many names? Read More »
Most ice fishing on the south end of the lake is in 17 to 28 feet of water. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second on a plain hook or an ice fishing jig has been effective.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – January 9, 2024 Read More »
Illinois DNR has announced recipients of the 2023 Land Reclamation Awards, presented by the Office of Mines and Minerals, Land Reclamation and Explosive and Aggregate divisions.
The honor acknowledges projects that turn mined land into favorable habitat for wildlife and fish across the state.
Illinois DNR recognizes efforts to reclaim mined property as habitat benefit Read More »
After 40 years working in conservation – including stints with DNR, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – DNR Assistant director John Rogner retired at the end of 2023.
Rogner’s career started as a Youth Conservation Corps crew leader at Mississippi Palisades State Park while he was in graduate school at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, where he earned both bachelors and masters of sciences degrees.
Lake Shelbyville officials are collecting old trees in Sullivan and Shelbyville to reuse to improve the lake’s fisheries next year.
Trees for Lake Shelbyville will be collected in Sullivan 66 Gas Station in Sullivan and the Johnstone Mall in Shelbyville.
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