Illinois calendar of events
Upcoming outdoor-related events from around Illinois.
Upcoming outdoor-related events from around Illinois.

A 10-pound largemouth bass was caught and weighed-in by a tournament angler on Cedar Lake in 2022.
That monster did not come as a surprise to regulars at the southern Illinois lake – or
Fishing tournament applications for the 2023 tournament season are accepted by DNR through its website, using the DNR Tournament Permitting System.

According to DNR District Fisheries Biologist Rob Hilsabeck, a three-year effort to document population levels and size structures of fish in the Rock has found strong showings not only of walleyes, but of smallmouth bass

The event, “R3 What Women Want” webinar, designed to share and grow participation trends for women in hunting, sport shooting, and archery, hosted more than 400 attendees from 51 states and various countries.

Legislation has made it possible to do more for habitat and climate resilience in rural America.

While traditionally thought of as a creature of wide-open spaces, the adaptable coyote has pioneered timber country in untold numbers in recent years.

There are several animals that by their very nature are difficult to photograph in the wild. Recently while leading a winter photo tour to Yellowstone National Park, I captured some images of one of these

An amazing photo arrived in mid-January from Susan Lucas, who happened to leave her garage door open one afternoon in December.
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