Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR collecting Christmas trees for habitat
DNR fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes.
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January 6, 2026
No bighead or silver carp discovered during fall monitoring in Chicago Area Waterway System
Two weeks of sampling the Chicago Area Waterway System this fall produced no bighead or silver carp – certainly good news for Illinois DNR and the many partners that make up the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.
Missouri now requires migratory bird hunting permit for nonresidents
Nonresident hunters visiting Missouri who want to pursue waterfowl, doves, and woodcocks are now required to purchase a new Non-Resident Migratory Bird Permit for $60.
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Black carp $100 bounty program expanding to cover more waters
The hunt for black carp is intensifying in 2026, as Illinois DNR and a growing group of state and federal agencies expand the waters where anglers are eligible for a $100 bounty program.
Texas is the latest to join the effort. Anglers who catch a black carp in the Red River may be eligible for the same $100 bounty per fish that has been offered on the Illinois River and, more recently, the Mississippi River.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Harvesting more female deer will help limit crop damage
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Ralph Loos: Deer meat, deer urine getting own (but separate) spotlights
There are deer numbers to crunch and deer hunting stories to share – and, of course, there are still a few days left to harvest a deer here in Illinois.
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Erwin Wildlife Management Area provides hunting and fishing just outside Corning, New York
slice – and a pretty big slice at that – of state-owned land located just a few miles from a moderately sized city pretty much guarantees the parcel will see plenty of visitors.
That’s the case at the 2,507-acre Erwin Wildlife Management Area, a DEC tract a mere five miles outside of the Steuben County city of Corning.
New York’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Hunter harassment case in Suffolk County
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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