Illinois Letters to the Editor: Turkey season changes needed
Illinois Letters To The Editor
June 14, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Opinion
Looking forward: Is technology spoiling fishing instincts?
Ted Dobs
June 7, 2023
An evergreen tree, a meandering point and a water tower was all the romance needed. I can still remember looking at these things like it was yesterday. But yesterday was 30 years ago. On that
Fishing? Scouting for deer? Get serious about preventing tick bites (on your dog too)
Gretchen Steele
June 1, 2023
Ticks are more than just pesky little creatures that can ruin a delightful outdoor adventure. Not only are they annoying, but they also can potentially transmit some nasty diseases. So, how can you protect yourself
New Illinois Outdoor News feature, ‘Histories Forgotten,’ explores our game laws’ early days
Ralph Loos
May 31, 2023
Everyone seems to have a good time with our “Cuffs and Collars” page, the section of Outdoor News that shares incidents and reports from DNR’s Conservation Police Officers.
Even after roughly 16 years of
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Best we can do is maintain prairie chickens we do have
Illinois Letters To The Editor
May 31, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 2, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Commentary: Farm Bill must include solutions for family forest owners
Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition Report
May 25, 2023
Forests in the Farm Bill, a coalition of more than 70 forestry and conservation organizations, released last week a set of recommendations focused on improving the forest-related sections of the upcoming U.S. Farm Bill. The
Illinois loses another great angler, great man in Walt Koch
Steve Sarley
May 19, 2023
I was recently shocked to hear about the passing of Captain Walt Koch of the Red Rock Guiding Service. Koch passed away on April 28 at the age of 77.
I was fairly close
Southern Illinois researcher utilizes citizen scientists for sounds of nature research project
Gretchen Steele
May 18, 2023
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale scientist is asking the public to keep its ears open in the name of monitoring biodiversity.
Brent Pease, an assistant professor in the forestry program, kicked off the Sounds of
Commentary: U.S. House bills would weaken, strip funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Report
May 18, 2023
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is strongly criticizing four bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that take aim at the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Great American Outdoors Act, the bipartisan law that
