
Steve Sarley: The enemy of all fishermen? Stubbornness
Stubbornness is a bad habit and itβs a hard one to break. Sometimes I think that being stubborn is going to be my downfall β and it often is when it comes to fishing.

Stubbornness is a bad habit and itβs a hard one to break. Sometimes I think that being stubborn is going to be my downfall β and it often is when it comes to fishing.

Illinois ranks fifth in the nation when it comes to percentage of deer harvested by bow or crossbow, according a report by the National Deer Association.
NDA based its analysis on the 2022-23 season

Jeremiah Haas, who has written a popular column for Illinois Outdoor News since 2017, will be inducted into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame.
But heβs going in for his day job. Haas, who

How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer.
Largemouth bass is a species of particular interest to Happel, a research biologist

Illinois DNRβs decision to double the number of bobcat permits it distributes appears to have piqued interest among Illinois trappers and hunters.
Shortly after the Sept. 30 application deadline, DNR reported that there were

Bag limits this year are six ducks of any species. However, daily limits can consist of no more than the following: 4 mallards (of which no more than 2 can be hen mallards), 3 wood

We think of ourselves as efficient and effective hunting machines, who if permitted, could set up camp in a local woods and walk back out a week later with 11 deer hides and enough venison

Shotguns still dominate the two weekends of Illinois deer hunting that remain aptly labeled βgun season.β
But hereβs something to shrug at as you sight-in your 12 gauge for the first weekend of the

More than 57% of pheasants released at 16 Illinois DNR controlled hunting sites last season were harvested β one of the top hunter success rates in the programβs history. Most hunters are just happy the
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