Some 3,000 of once endangered birds hang out in the state during the winter, attracted to our not-quite-frozen waterways and the steady supply of fresh fish they provide.
According to state wildlife officials, this
Illinois DNR has announced recipients of the 2023 Land Reclamation Awards, presented by the Office of Mines and Minerals, Land Reclamation and Explosive and Aggregate divisions.
The honor acknowledges projects that turn mined land
After 40 years working in conservation – including stints with DNR, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – DNR Assistant director John Rogner retired at the end of
Lake Shelbyville officials are collecting old trees in Sullivan and Shelbyville to reuse to improve the lake’s fisheries next year.
Trees for Lake Shelbyville will be collected in Sullivan 66 Gas Station in Sullivan
Assault weapons and assault weapon attachments are already illegal to buy and possess in Illinois since Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation banning them on Jan. 10, 2023.
Sixteen families participated in the first Family Deer Hunt Nov. 18-19 at Lost Mound Unit in Savanna.
The hunt, hosted by the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, combined the former Youth
A new Illinois law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows residents to obtain a hunting, fishing, trapping or sportsmen’s combination license that is good for three years.
State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, filed
In a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers found male turkey survival is 30% higher in nonhunted populations. That’s good news for managers looking for ways to bolster males in the population, said
Dramatic expansion of the Illinois high school bass fishing championship series will have to wait until next spring.
The plan is to add a round of fishing to the series, which launched in 2009
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