Illinois Letters to the Editor: Is the 2024 deer season here?
Illinois Letters To The Editor
March 5, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Opinion
Commentary: Taking a closer look at the extinction crisis
Russ Mason
February 28, 2024
The extinction crisis is real. So is the fact that there are insufficient funds to address it.
In an ideal world, we’d band together and empirically prioritize species at risk based on biological need.
Steve Sarley: Joining a fishing club benefits conservation and can help you catch more fish
Steve Sarley
February 23, 2024
It’s between fishing seasons, due to the weather, right now. A great way to help fill that void is to attend a meeting of a local fishing club. As a matter of fact, fishing club
Gretchen Steele: Spring planning for planting native plants in your garden
Gretchen Steele
February 22, 2024
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” And what better way to celebrate the arrival of this vibrant season than by planning your garden with native plants?
There’s something magical about native flora
Commentary: Illinois litter is getting uglier, more dangerous for wildlife
Les Winkeler
February 21, 2024
Residents of Illinois need to look themselves in the mirror each morning. We need to take a good hard look and ask ourselves, “What the hell is wrong with you?”
Illinois, specifically my corner
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Response to ‘disappointed’ deer hunter: It’s the hunt that matters
Illinois Letters To The Editor
February 20, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Report shines light on top complaints of Illinois deer hunters
Ralph Loos
February 20, 2024
The only way a deer hunter in Illinois could get more attention than he or she already gets is if Taylor Swift showed up in a neighboring tree to gleefully watch him or her hunt.<br
Commentary: A few ‘bad actors,’ and millions of reservation acres in Utah closed to hunting
Jim Shepherd
February 16, 2024
One of the vivid images from my childhood memory is that of the reaction of the community when my grandparents decided they needed to “post” their farm. I had no idea what the red and
Consider the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Illinois for your 2024 solar eclipse destination
Gretchen Steele
February 12, 2024
As the celestial event of the decade approaches, anticipation is building for the 2024 solar eclipse. Skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts worldwide are planning their journeys to witness this rare spectacle.
Among the myriad of
