Are Kentucky dove hunters much better shooters than Illinois dove hunters? By the same token, are Illinois dove hunters twice as good as those who do it up in Wisconsin?
If nothing else, the
Spunky Bottoms, an appropriately-named stretch of the Illinois River in Brown County, has become one of Illinois’ most successful wetland restoration projects, demonstrating how careful management can help revive floodplain ecosystems that have been dramatically
Harvest gains were only moderate, but one thing about the 2025-26 Illinois deer season has statistically been proven as fact.
Illinois deer hunters were not sitting on the sideline. As the state hits the
Illinois upland hunters can begin planning for another season in the field as DNR prepares for its 2026 Controlled Pheasant Hunting Program.
The agency has not released any information about the 2026 season, but
Illinois has once again proven it is among the nation’s elite scholastic shooting states after a team of five high school trapshooters captured the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) All-State Team National Championship.
A Vermilion County man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege that he illegally hunted at a state-supported nature preserve.
Illinois deer hunters will be able to load up to three rounds in legal centerfire rifles beginning Jan. 1, 2027, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2756 into law on July 24.
The
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
More than a few southern Illinois anglers shed a tear last summer when DNR issued a fish salvage order on Little Grassy Lake.
It meant the popular fishing hole would be drawn down so
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