While Oct. 1 tends to bring a lot of excitement for deer hunters, it is usually about the time the Mississippi River temperatures reach the low 60s or high 50s in Illinois. While you may
Here we go with the grumbling again from well-meaning DNR public land users who want to lend a hand. These folks genuinely care about our public lands and truly want to help out sites with
No nutria is good news – at least in southern Illinois. A large South American rodent, the nutria was introduced to the United States in the 1940s to augment the trapping industry.
Derek Whipkey,
He was selected as our 2023 “Outdoor Person of the Year,” so early this spring I drove to his home in Decatur, Ill., to snap a photo of Bob Kerans holding his award.
His
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 22, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
DNR will conduct a drawing in late September for three youth to hunt deer during the Illinois youth firearm deer season Oct. 7-9 at Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Montgomery County. The
More than 100 high school anglers from 22 states were hoping to reel in scholarships from college coaches at the third annual Skeeter Bassmaster High School Combine on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala.
The
A pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Participants must have successfully completed an approved hunter safety course and have a valid hunting license..
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Sept. 22, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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