On the opening weekend of firearms deer season in Illinois, I made the rounds, checking in to hear all the great deer stories.
I stopped at processors to see how the numbers looked and to
Illinois CPOs have already reported two hunting-related fatalities related to treestands during the 2023 deer season.
One fatality occurred when a hunter fell 15 feet from a ladder stand. The second involved a hunter who
Largemouth bass and sunfish were the start of DNR’s 2022 sampling of Dutchman Lake, as bluegills and channel catfish appear to continue struggling in the fishing spot in deep southern Illinois.
Largemouth bass abundance in
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Dec. 3, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Dec. 1, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
After more than seven years, Illinois residents who placed deposits for the state’s Monarch Butterfly Specialty License Plate can finally redeem it, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.
The Monarch Butterfly License Plate
Paul Sereda, of Coal Valley, Ill., has been hunting this property for around 10 years and had never harvested a buck like this. He hunts a small parcel in Rock Island County where most of
Buffalo Grove’s Orrin Brand has passed away at the age of 79. Illinois fishermen are more familiar with the other name that Brand used – Mike Jackson.
Jackson once told me that he elected to
An elk first spotted near Coulterville in southern Illinois was spotted again at Sangchris Lake – nearly 120 miles away.
Wild elk were extirpated from Illinois in the 1800s. According to media reports, hunters began sending
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