Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Person caught using cast net
Staff Report
July 26, 2023
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
July 26, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Largemouths on growth spurt in Illinois’ Lake Mattoon
Ralph Loos
July 26, 2023
The numbers tell a story, with bigger bass being brought to tournament scales. According to DNR’s data on the 54 fishing tournaments held on the lake in 2022, several largemouth bass over the 6-pound mark
Commentary: How do squirrels beat summer heat?
Jerry Davis
July 25, 2023
Maple trees, gray and fox squirrels discovered, have a natural system of providing solar protection and geothermal cooling.
The tree’s simple, oppositely-arranged leaves are excellent at blocking much of the radiant energy that could
Nature smart: A look at the prothonotary warbler
Stan Tekiela
July 25, 2023
There is a group of birds that a lot of people find interesting yet at the same time, frustrating: warblers.
The New World warblers, sometimes called wood warblers, are a fascinating group of small,
Backyard and beyond: The sights of summer
Val Cunningham
July 25, 2023
Mid-June was nesting season for our smallest heron, and Joanna Taylor snapped a photo near her pond, showing little green herons with their pointy beaks poking over the nest’s edge.
On the same day,
Embrace the heat: Here’s how to safely reconnect with nature this summer
Gretchen Steele
July 25, 2023
Each passing summer seems to bring us increasingly long heat waves and high outdoor temperatures. These extended periods of high heat can present some particular challenges for outdoor recreationists.
As the sun’s rays beam
Crankbaits fit the bill in many fishing scenarios
Joe Martino
July 25, 2023
As we slowly made our way along the shoreline of a local lake recently, the youth angler in my boat asked how deep the water was so he knew which crankbait to tie on. When
Beaver: Here’s how they go from a pelt to a Stetson
Kent Weil
July 24, 2023
If you are a trapper and looking to put up numbers of desirable pelts, beaver appears to be the way to go in pretty much every section of the U.S.
Averages on the more
