If you think it’s a bit early for us to spend our ink on the Illinois deer season, you should wipe that dust off your calendar, or at least drive by your local gridiron.
I am a hunter, merely by the broadest of definitions.
I have harvested many varieties of birds and small game. I have spent time in blinds hoping to be able to get a shot
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
It can hardly be called a secret, because intentions of wildlife managers have been clear for some time now – in fact, these very pages in recent months have reported multiple times on what was
With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is once again mobilizing hunters, anglers, and public-land owners to help fund the final legal battle in what may
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 25, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Around here, we dedicate a lot of our time and space to youth hunting and fishing – hardly an issue flies off our press without a few photos of an Illinois kid holding a bass
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A lot of attention given to catfish in Illinois is focused inland – on the hundreds of lakes and farm ponds that hold channel cats, blue cats, and flatheads.
The Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio
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