As this summer eventually eases into fall, deer hunters will start to wonder what bucks are around from the previous year, get an idea how much antler growth has happened on the bucks that we
Ask a room full of deer hunters how many deer live in their county and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. Some will insist the woods are overrun with deer. Others will argue the
Scientists and wildlife biologists recently joined forces at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve to band juvenile black-crowned night herons, an important step in ongoing efforts to better understand and protect one of Illinois’ state-endangered bird
The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2026 Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. Nominations must be submitted online by July 15.
More thav 5,400 largemouth bass fingerlings have been stocked so far in 2026 at Washington County Lake, part of an ongoing effort by DNR to return the southern Illinois water to its once-prominent status as
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the July 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
On July 1, Natalie Phelps Finnie stepped down as director of DNR. After more than four years inside the agency – first as deputy director beginning in August 2021, then as director since January 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Eggs that made up a least bittern nest discovered in Kane County last month have hatched and produced chicks, according to a report by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.
The least bittern
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