With coal fading, southern Illinois’ economic future may depend on its bluffs, forests, rivers, and wildlife. Les Winkeler makes the case for a Shawnee National Park, and says the region needs to get much better
Many archers swear by fixed broadheads but it’s really about personal choice. Here is some exclusive insight into my impressions.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 30, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Where and when I grew up, the opening Friday of “shotgun season” in Illinois was practically a holiday. We just had to convince the school administrators that we had a legitimate reason to celebrate it
Most of us don’t head afield to think about politics. We go to hunt, fish, camp or spend precious time in places that matter to us. We go for the invaluable experience of “just being
I have been trying to wrap my head around something lately, and perhaps one of you can explain it to me. Why are so many deer hunters reluctant to have their deer tested for chronic
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 16, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
I suppose it was inevitable. Give Illinois deer hunters a camera, a big buck and a good reason to create some friendly competition, and eventually somebody is going to turn it into a contest.
Put a pointer on a pheasant and the dog freezes.
Put a flushing dog into the same cover. The bird may explode from the grass seconds later.
Now change the pheasant. A wild
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