
Illinois trout stocking delayed until possibly Halloween
The only luck a trout fishing die-hard will have when the season opens
Oct. 18 will be to maybe land a carp dressed up for Halloween as a rainbow trout.
That’s because DNR’s

The only luck a trout fishing die-hard will have when the season opens
Oct. 18 will be to maybe land a carp dressed up for Halloween as a rainbow trout.
That’s because DNR’s

Most hunters do not need crutches, but they can shoot more precisely if they use them.
We’re not talking about crutches under your arm pits, but your rifle’s stock. Crutches, better known as “shooting

Growing up outside of Belleville, Ill., on the bluffs overlooking St. Louis, I was blessed with lots of ground to hunt. And, like many youngsters, I made do with hand-me-down guns that were old but

Deer season is upon us in Illinois, and with it comes the excitement of the hunt and the opportunity to connect with nature. But with increased activity on our public lands, it’s more important than

One of the beauties of having cellular trail cameras is that you get a pretty good inventory of the animals on your property. Over the years we have taken that opportunity to build a book

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.

Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.
Now,

Dustin Taylor took second place at the Illinois Bass Federation Classic on Pool 10 of the Mississippi River Sept. 20-21.
But that accomplishment followed an even more impressive one earlier in September: Taylor, of

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing a total of nearly $19 million to Illinois and 17 other state partners within the Mississippi River basin to support efforts to manage invasive carp. A total
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