Never as popular as the fall archery season, Illinois’ fall firearms turkey season did see a slight bump in the number of permits issued by DNR this year.
Slight being the key word.
Illinois fall firearms season saw more hunters, fewer turkeys taken Read More »
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Every year, when the firearms deer season opens like it did last Saturday, bird-hunting participation across Minnesota plummets.
Indeed, many of the state’s waterfowl, pheasant, and ruffed grouse hunters take to their deer stands, with many, state officials say, casing their shotguns for good until next season.
Bird hunting in November and December can be some of the year’s best and most exciting – despite the onset of wintry elements.
Bird hunting in Minnesota takes backseat to deer, but quality hunting is ahead Read More »
Like the wonderful children’s book reminds us, “everybody poops,” and Canada geese are no exception.
The Illinois Natural History Survey’s Forbes Biological Station and the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois have worked with DNR over the past few years to examine the bacterial communities of temperate-nesting Canada geese.
Every goose poops: role in transporting bacteria studied Read More »
The third of a four-part series in New York Outdoor News chronicling the whitetail rut.
New York’s Rut Tracker: Souther Zone opener Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota letters to the editor: Manage state WMAs for wildlife first, not forestry Read More »
In 2010, Illinois Natural History Survey Director Mike Dreslik found something strange on the road. It was a massasauga rattlesnake, an endangered species in Illinois, and its head was deformed, covered in strange sores. He called up his friend Matt Allender, a wildlife epidemiologist.
“I was thinking I was going just to find a smushed head from hits by cars, and what we found was not at all that,” Allender recalled.
Snake Fungal Disease imperils Illinois’ smallest rattlesnake Read More »
The Department of the Interior is fining a green energy company with sites in Illinois more than $30,000 after wind turbines knocked two American bald eagles out of the sky, according to a violation notice.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Wind turbines blamed for eagle deaths Read More »
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