It was another exciting Bassmaster Classic. Dylan Nutt took the lead on Saturday and cruised to victory after the third day. Nutt is only 23 years old.
The amazing thing about this Classic is
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Every other Friday morning for the past 18 years I’ve bumbled out of bed, clicked my email’s New Message tab and completed a vital task by typing one short word.
“Yup.” It’s one of
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 20, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Sometimes hunters see a snag in what otherwise seems like a good idea and are not shy about saying, “Whoa, whoa, whoa.”
That’s the family-friendly version of what a hunter is not shy about
I started repeating the tale about the time I went on a ride-along with DNR officers Rich Riedel and Eric Schreiber in 2011. I was used to people complaining that the DNR police had an
A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated
By the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but with some hope attached.<br
For a long time now, deer hunters up and down Illinois have been asking for more chances to do what we do: hunt deer.
We’ve pointed to counties where deer are overpopulated and said,
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