
Gretchen Steele: The origin and evolution of the term “river rat”
Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in

Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

“Find turtle! Find turtle!” is how the amazing scene is described.
We’re all aware how the talents and skills of hunting dogs consistently cover up and make up for bumbling mistakes of hunters. But

The Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (Council), in collaboration with Responsive Management, has unveiled the much-anticipated report, “Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting and Sport Shooting 2024.”
This extensive study provides critical insights

Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that under certain conditions those of us who hunt ducks may be allowed (in 2025) up to three pintails per day versus present regulations allowing one.

One of the most common laments I’ve heard over the past two decades is the plight of the northern bobwhite – the quail.
About 50 years ago, the familiar sound of “BOBBBBB-WHITE” could be

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 28, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Suspicions that black bears are headed our way once again – Illinois has become somewhat of a summertime destination for the wandering species – means I wasn’t really surprised when the following question landed in

As a fisheries biologist for 32 years in Illinois, there are few songs that actually I can relate to my job. The Doobie Brothers classic “Black Water” is one of those tunes.
In my
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