Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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November 25, 2025
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Alabama residents caught shining for big bucks
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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WI Daily Update: Grants will improve wildlife habitat in five counties
The Wisconsin DNR recently announced that grants from the Cherish
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Wisconsin’s Cloverleaf Lakes trail a lasting tribute to Pete Jensema
A hunting accident that paralyzed Pete Jensema as a teenager meant he needed a wheelchair for the rest of his life. That didn’t keep him from living an active life until he passed away this summer at age 56 from complications from a heart attack.
One of Jensema’s last achievements was to get the ball rolling on a handicap-accessible trail on Gibson Island near his home on the Cloverleaf Lakes in Shawano County, Wis.
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Dean Bortz: Deer hunting history from Wisconsin rediscovered … and more news items
I was rumpselling through a couple of closets and cubbies the last few weeks when I found what I’ll call a deer hunting artifact from 20 or so years ago. Maybe longer, judging by the last notation.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, my friend, Tom Coulthurst, taken from this world more than a year ago by Parkinson’s, played a big role in building a very unique vertical log cabin in the Rosholt area of Portage County, Wis.
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MN Daily Update: Share your thoughts on future management of Lake Winnibigoshish
The Minnesota DNR invites public input to update the management
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Illinois’ Starved Rock State Park to remain open during $18M project
Illinois’ most visited state park will remain open during an $18 million trail improvement project set to begin this winter.
The project at Starved Rock State Park, expected to continue through 2026, will allow DNR to reopen several closed trails and expand hiking and recreational opportunities at the park, according to a community announcement.
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Commentary: Seeing Illinois public lands through fresh eyes
Every so often, an event arises that reminds us of how fortunate we are to live, hunt, fish, and recreate in Illinois.
This fall’s International Armbruster, held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta and supported by additional field and water work at Peabody River King and Pyramid State Park, did precisely that.
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Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail wraps season with State Championship at Kinkaid Lake
The Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail closed its 2025 season with a State Championship Tournament on Kinkaid Lake earlier this month, following up on its annual Fall Classic held in mid-October on Prairie Lake.
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