Metro Area Fishing Report – April 6, 2025 – video
The scoop on location and crappie setups.
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April 6, 2025
Nature Smart: On a quest to find the Sherman’s fox squirrel
I find the variations and diversity in the wild to be the special ingredient underpinning the strength of Mother Nature. This was abundantly clear last week when I was in Florida, watching a specific variation of the Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger).
I’d found the Sherman’s fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani) that occurs only in a handful of places in Florida and a couple of other states.
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Commentary: Ikes offers ‘common-sense agenda for conservation’ for next Congress
With a new Congress and president in Washington, conservationists are working to safeguard the lands, waters, and wildlife that define our outdoor heritage. Across the United States, water pollution, habitat loss, and climate change continue to threaten the natural resources that sustain us. And the urgency to act has never been greater.
Fortunately, the nation’s hunters and anglers have never been bystanders.
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Retired Illinois Conservation Police Officer offers field check tips for hunters and anglers
After 25 years in law enforcement, people often ask me what to do when an officer checks them in the field. With the rise of Internet videos showing poor law enforcement interactions, I can say those are the exception to the thousands of interactions Illinois officers have each year.
Most of the field checks I performed were to determine compliance with regulations enforcement by DNR. Many people were happy to see me and offer their license and documents to show they cared about the resources and were invested in protecting it.
New Outdoors program helps bring turkey hunters into the woods
It was a mild spring morning in Ontario as I perched on my hunting stool, jumpy with anticipation as the sun gently rose over an overturned pasture.
I was there with Rob Argue, hunting guide and owner/operator of Eastern Canadian Outfitters and New Outdoors, and videographer Clede Spooner. The three of us were cozily squished inside a pop-up blind waiting for roosted turkeys to descend and begin their slow waddle in our direction.
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