Opinion

Landowners in the state have reacted so positively to the Illinois Recreational Access Program’s youth turkey hunting program that the state has more available hunting sites than it expected. Thus, it has decided to create

As some of you may have noticed, I have not updated this blog for a while.I can assure you I have not been in hibernation mode this winter. I have been painstakingly working on a

Springfield – At least one Illinois lawmaker wants to do away with the FOID card, an ID card required for the state’s hunters and gun owners to purchase firearms and ammunition. Sen. Sam McCann, R-Carlinville,

Winnebago County Forest Preserve board of commissioners last night denied DNR’s attempt to implement its sharpshooting program this year. The board had allowed DNR access to conduct their sharpshooting program within the preserve since 2004,

The Illinois State Rifle Association today called Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s gun control plan “unnecessary, divisive, and unenforceable.” Reacting to Emanuel’s announcement on Thursday of a statewide gun licensing program, ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson

Gun owners in Illinois have a new reason to believe Chicago rules the rest of the state. On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed statewide legislation that would require handgun owners statewide to register their

DNR’s budget crisis has claimed another victim: Outdoor Illinois Magazine, a glossy magazine that trumpeted DNR’s programs and Illinois state parks and nature will cease publication after the March issue. There’s always been some confusion

Over the past weekend, a 29-year-old fisherman fell through the ice on Pistakee Lake and drowned. I know I may get some flack for this, but it is something that has to be said. The

DNR director raises red flags on agency’s budget DNR Director Marc Miller sounded an alarm that should be unsettling to the state’s hunters, anglers and fans of Illinois state parks. The agency’s budget is taking