Giant City State Park in southern Illinois will celebrate its 100th anniversary as an Illinois state park in 2027, and DNR is inviting the public to share their favorite memories of the park for a yearlong visitor center display.
Smallmouth bass are a good bet here, using crankbaits, jerkbaits, ned rigs, and topwater during low-light periods.
Indiana Fishing Report – August 27, 2026 Read More »
The insanely good walleye bite continues here, with fish available over a wide area.
New York Fishing Report – September 1, 2026 Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 4, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Put bounties on all invasive carp Read More »
The Rainy River is producing a nice mixed bag right now, but the real excitement is what’s on the horizon.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – September 1, 2026 Read More »
Some sure-fire ways to catch ’em and some ways to modify things a bit, too.
Metro Area Fishing Report – August 30, 2026 – video Read More »
I suspect it’s already happened, and if it has I’d certainly like to hear about it: The growing collection of solar fields across Illinois is bound to result in a situation where a bad shot by a hunter – it happens – puts a slug or a bullet into a solar panel.
What then? Who’s liable? Where and when to report such a thing?
Ralph Loos: Will solar fields create new reality for hunters, wildlife in Illinois? Read More »
Orleans County open-lake and Oak waters continue to produce outstanding trolling action.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 1, 2026 Read More »
With only days before Minnesota’s early goose and teal seasons open, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released its 2026 Waterfowl Status Report that showed a slight decline in the continental duck breeding population from last spring.
The total breeding population of ducks in the Traditional Survey Area is estimated at 33.44 million, a 2% decline from last year and 6% below the long-term average, according to results from the annual Breeding Population and Habitat Survey.
Feds say waterfowl numbers drop in ’26 Read More »
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