As the seasons turn over, I find myself stuck inside the walls of my warm home, yet I find a longing to be back outdoors. Thinking back on 2024, I have probably spent the least
I’m going to conclude a story (Finally, I can hear you say!) I call “The Case of the Missing Turkeys.” I began my mysterious tale here in Illinois Outdoor News and I’m ready to wrap
Outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, and wildlife enthusiasts of Illinois, 2025 is calling you to action. The trails we hike, the rivers we paddle, and the forests we explore owe their existence to ongoing conservation efforts.<br
Wingshooting clinics and pheasant hunts for youth ages 10 to 17 are scheduled at Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County (March 1) and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County (March 15).
If you want to hunt Western states in 2025 and beyond for elk, deer, pronghorns or other big game, start learning all you can about each state’s wildlife programs and application systems.
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To a great extent, my hunting life has revolved around planning a spring turkey season that keeps me in the woods from late March through Memorial Day. To do that requires creativity and lots of
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, on Dec. 23, celebrated the advancement of two bills a week ago passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate following their passage by the House of Representatives earlier this year: the America’s
Several national conservation groups say Congress wasted a golden opportunity to do right by hunters, anglers, and conservationists by passing a federal farm bill extension that doesn’t include billions in conservation funding from the Inflation
Some traumas are impossible to forget. The case of my late great-aunt’s Christmas goose is one of those such episodes.
Let me explain. Christmas with my feral Irish clan has always been a wild
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