The Illinois DNR director position has been open more than a half-dozen times over the past two decades – and each time one name was instantly and automatically floated by hunters and anglers from one
Ice finally arrives, then quickly departs in much of state. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on Feb. 6, 2024.
It was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the cloudy sky.
Carla Randecker titled her amazing photo of a wintry sky, “The wondrous things you can see if you pay attention.”
While such a combination of sun halo and “sun dogs” isn’t rare, all the
For those brave souls willing to venture out on clear, cold winter nights, there are some great star-gazing opportunities.
Some of my favorites, maybe because they’re easy to find, are the constellation Orion and
Today’s young, do-it-yourself hunters fill their Instagram profiles with images in the backcountry, decked out in the latest gear.
And for the most part, it’s great gear – far better than the low-quality equipment
Like many ice fishermen, I started preparation for the hard-water season several weeks ago. I checked out the portable fish house, but no mice had been at work. My auger started when called upon, and
Winter is the least popular time for fly-fishing.
However, a small number of fly-fishing diehards sneak out to their favorite waters during the winter.
Some are big-trout anglers who use streamers to latch
Most Upper Midwesterners would bet good money that during any given winter, the snow will be deep enough to make any meaningful habitat work a lost cause. They’d almost always win, too.
Sometimes the
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