Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

A bill filed in early February tied to fishing license fees in Illinois would pull at the bottom end of the age bracket and push at the top end. It could cut into revenue produced

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

DNR is inviting anglers and the public to an informational public meeting on the Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery on March 12 in Des Plaines.

Former Major League Baseball player Danny Cox and three other men have entered plea agreements on hunting citations issued three years ago on his property in rural Freeburg.
This brings an end to cases

Cason Walwer became a legend of the Illinois Deer Classic two years ago. When the 2026 edition of the show opens at the Peoria Civic Center later this month, deer hunters and fans from across

For a long time now, deer hunters up and down Illinois have been asking for more chances to do what we do: hunt deer.
We’ve pointed to counties where deer are overpopulated and said,

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

With no leaves on the trees, and the need to hunt frequently, owls tend to be more visible in winter, sometimes even in daytime.
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