Opinion

Aside from the whitetail, one of my favorite things to learn and collect ever-changing statistics about is the apex predators of North America, especially since two of them seem to be gaining more and more

The Illinois Conservation Foundation has announced four new inductees that will make up the 2012 class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. Chauncey Niziol, of Westchester, the late Casimir “Cass” Sliwa, of Chicago, Warren

Hunters and anglers hankering for an outdoors show have two choices this weekend – one in Chicagoland and one in the middle of the state. The Chicago Outdoor Sportsmen Show is coming to the Donald

The Sierra Club is challenging a proposed land swap between the Shawnee National Forest and Peabody Energy, calling the idea “by and far the dumbest and worst thing they’ve ever proposed.” Meanwhile, hunters in Pope

Deer numbers were down this year, but not as down as many expected. Hunters killed 181,411 deer during all 2011-12 seasons, compared to last year’s total harvest of 182,270. Illinois’ record deer harvest occurred in

As a guy who lives and hunts in Perry County, I got the opportunity to participate in the Late-Winter Antlerless-Only deer season again this year, and I put the wraps on another year of deer

Well, we all knew the warm weather wouldn’t last, but at least we were able to take advantage of it while we could. With limits of tasty browns in the freezer awaiting the smoker it

The death of a deer hunter Sunday involved a father accidentally shooting his son, officials now say. According to Knox County Sheriff David Clague, Steven J. Hayworth, Jr., 34, of Washington, was shot and killed

It turned out to be a deadly weekend for outdoorsmen in Knox County. In addition to an ice fishing accident that caused the death of a 50-year-old man near Victoria on Sunday, DNR is now