Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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December 23, 2025
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Know your rifle before heading into the deer woods
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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Two hunters found dead in Pennsylvania’s Centre County
A hunter who did not return to a camp late in Pennsylvania’s deer season was found dead Saturday evening Dec. 13, the Centre County coroner’s office reported.
It was the second search for a missing hunter in Centre County over the final few days of the deer season.
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Illinois Mixed Bag: Youth goose hunt Jan. 19 in Fulton County
Youth between the ages of 10 and 17 are invited to participate in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, scheduled for Jan. 19 in Fulton County.
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Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2052
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Illinois DNR investigating the killing of trumpeter swan near Kinmundy
Illinois DNR law enforcement began investigating the unlawful take of a trumpeter swan that was found deceased near Kinmundy in Marion County on Dec. 5. After x-rays were taken of the deceased swan, it was discovered numerous bb’s were lodged in the bird.
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Year one of Illinois CWD pilot ends; Iowa and Missouri adjust plans
As Illinois wraps up the first year of its 5-year CWD Pilot Program, neighboring states Iowa and Missouri are also altering their management approaches – including how they utilize hunters to help control the disease in their deer herds.
The Illinois plan focuses on surveillance – sampling hunter-harvested deer and suspect deer – and adaptive management, such as sharpshooting infected areas, particularly in northern and west-central Illinois where the disease is endemic.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: We need to realize that more predators are not the answer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
How far is too far when it comes to long-range shots in hunting?
Here we go again. I recently read an article in one of my hunting magazines titled “Is Long Range Shooting at Animals Ethical Hunting?”
The author claims that unless you’re an excellent marksman who has perfected long-range shooting with the right rifle and sights, you should not take those 1,000 yard shots at any animal. The implication here is that some of us aging hunters – without our new sophisticated firearms and sights – should not take long shots and risk wounding an animal.
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