
Commentary: Turning Illinois’ Shawnee Forest into a National Park makes sense
A Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve would shine a well-deserved spotlight on the natural wonders of southern Illinois. Who among us hasn’t smiled with pride when.

A Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve would shine a well-deserved spotlight on the natural wonders of southern Illinois. Who among us hasn’t smiled with pride when.

Few topics in the deer space divide hunters into opposing factions quite like the October lull does. Many hunters believe the first few weeks of October are so slow that it’s not worth even hunting.

One of the top priorities of organized sportsmen early on was the elimination of trade in wildlife. State enforcement efforts, however, remained weak.
At the federal level, Congress had yet to insert itself into

As bowhunting season begins, many of us will be heading to the woods by ourselves to enjoy a quiet morning or afternoon in the stand. While certain hunts tend to be more social in nature,

It’s human nature to want to check out new places, and this is particularly true in the sport of fishing. Have you ever slapped your forehead in wonder when you saw an angler “leave fish

As summer’s long, languid days give way to the crisp, amber-hued embrace of autumn, a magical transformation sweeps across Southern Illinois.
Here, where the rolling hills of the Shawnee National Forest meet the winding

The Old Guy, for some time, had not been able to verbalize it because, he thought, if he did, if he said it out loud, it would become real. Reality would be a problem, with

Illinois angler Joe McNamara used a variety of skills to take top honors at the Bassmaster High School Combine on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama.
A junior at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford,

I had to chuckle – chuckle, not laugh – and raise an eyebrow at a line written by Richard Perry over in the Letters to the Editor section.
Perry, of Brownstown, spilled a lot
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