The best bite on the south end has been in 22-28 feet of water. Water temperatures are dropping, and as the temps cool further, the bite has been excellent.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 29, 2024 Read More »
The Voyageurs Wolf Project reported Tuesday that one of its trail cameras in the Voyageurs National Park region recorded a video of a mountain lion on Friday, Oct. 25 in St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota.
The big cat appeared in the Marion Lake-Franklin Lake area of the Superior National Forest south of VNP and about 15 miles east of Highway 53. Thomas Gable, VWP project lead, said the effort has roughly 350 trails cameras scattered around the VNP region.
DNR now rates Evergreen Lake as an “average” bass fishery.
With that being said, it appears the 7-pound largemouth bass appears to be back at the central Illinois lake.
Magical 7-pound bass is back at Evergreen Lake in McLean County, Ill. Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Archers need to wear blaze orange during youth deer season Read More »
DNR is reminding deer hunters about locations where deer can be tested for CWD free of charge. Hunters can visit participating vendors, including taxidermists and meat processors, or leave deer heads at self-serve drop-off sites. Search for locations on the DNR website or on the Hunt Illinois app.
Illinois Mixed Bag: CWD check stations, drop-off sites ready Read More »
Habitat conditions and food production along the rivers in west-central Illinois appear to be above average.
All that’s missing are the ducks. A turn by Mother Nature could change things quickly though, Josh Osborn pointed out in his Oct. 15 report on the aerial waterfowl surveys he conducts weekly.
Between Jan. 22 and March 29 of this year, Illinois DNR sharpshooters removed 1,744 deer from 19 counties as part of the agency’s effort to monitor and control CWD.
Testing of those deer resulted in 127 positive cases, with 88 of those coming from Grundy, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, McHenry, Ogle, and Stephenson counties – a section that has long been a “hotspot’ for CWD. The 127 positive deer taken by sharpshooters were among the 459 total positive cases in Illinois between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Sharpshooters provided 127 of 308 CWD-positive deer in Illinois Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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