Pipher, a grandfather who lives in Smithton, a small town that sits on the edge of suburban Belleville, just 25 miles east of St. Louis, was fishing Jan. 25 at Sellers Lake, an 840-acre body
Two men fishing along the Pecatonica River in Winnebago County were using sonar equipment to locate fish.
Instead they found a car that is connected to the 1976 disappearance of two men.
Illinois legislators are rapidly firing back with a state-level salvo for water protection following a U.S. Supreme Court verdict that slashed nationwide water safeguards.
Citing concerns over the fate of the Prairie State’s wetlands
Illinois’ share of funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program declined by nearly $4 million this year, indicating a drop in spending on hunting and fishing equipment in the state.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a project and provided funding to improve quail habitat in Illinois, which once had a thriving bobwhite population but has experienced drastic declines over the past few decades.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 22, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
On March 12, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act by voice vote. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and U.S. Sen.
That’s something to keep in mind as the 2024 season arrives April 8 in the south zone and April 15 in the north zone.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced over $1.3 billion in funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program to support state and local outdoor recreational opportunities, hunter education and wildlife and habitat
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