
Illinois Mixed Bag: Upland Game, Pheasant Program Deadlines Near
Illinois DNR reminded upland game hunters that application deadlines are approaching for the 2026 free upland game hunting permit lottery and the controlled pheasant hunting program.

Illinois DNR reminded upland game hunters that application deadlines are approaching for the 2026 free upland game hunting permit lottery and the controlled pheasant hunting program.

The U.S. Forest Service filed a proposed rule Tuesday to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule nationwide, a policy shift that would reopen nearly 45 million acres of national forest land to road construction

The tact I like to take in this job is to always assume I’m the dumbest guy in the room, and 10 times out of nine I’m pretty spot on about that. Such an approach

Walk into almost any tackle shop out west – in California, Oregon, Colorado, or Utah – and you’ll find float tubes hanging on the wall.
Talk to anglers who chase bass or trout in

When I pulled into my son’s driveway in Cooper Landing, Alaska this past June, he was already loading his SUV with camping gear. I told him we would be joining him the following day and

I know I have said this before, but I sure wish the state of Illinois would annex the part of Wisconsin south of Route 50.
Wow! I can hear those keyboards pounding away as

A Vermilion County man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege that he illegally hunted at a state-supported nature preserve.

In our online pole on the Illinois Outdoor News website that asks readers to cast a vote, I annually type a simple question: Is this the year somebody finally hooks a new state record largemouth

Nobody has to study anything to convince Brock Keayes that Powerton Lake contains monster blue catfish. A few years ago, Keayes turned heads in bait shops and on social media by pulling a 60-pounder out
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