Nearly $32 million awarded in boating, tourism grants
Site Staff
July 7, 2017
Michigan leads the way among Great Lakes states with grants totaling more than $1 million.
Illinois
A special fishing bucket list for this angler
Cory Yarmuth
July 7, 2017
I’ve already achieved two, and it just makes me want more.
CPO summer tasks include a lot of boat time
Keri Butt
July 6, 2017
Pair of conservation police officers helped make the Mighty Mississippi a safer place on this day.
Fishing tips: Move outside the weedlines to catch more summer bluegills and crappies
Site Staff
July 3, 2017
Use electronics to locate panfish in deeper water during the warmer months of July and August.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – June 30, 2017
Site Staff
June 29, 2017
Region I – Captain Laura Petreikis CPO Teas responded to a call of a missing subject on the Rock River after a kayak containing a wallet, cellphone, and other property was found floating down the
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 30, 2017
Site Staff
June 29, 2017
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Chain: The walleyes are really starting to turn on all over the Chain. Jig and minnow combinations
Illinois Outdoor News Calendar – June 30, 2017
Site Staff
June 29, 2017
Banquets/Fundraisers July 29: Kaskaskia Valley Son’s O’ Bucks WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Mascoutah Sportsmen’s Club. For more info call Chuck Finlay, 618-567-1344. Aug. 5: Central Illinois Ridge Runners WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Big Horse Vineyards,
Restoring monarch habitat – on an Illinois right-of-way
USFWS Reports
June 29, 2017
The Partners Program contributed $500 to the project, which in total cost more than $15,000, meaning each dollar spent by the Partners Program was matched 30-to-1, allowing the Partners Program to financially assist more landowners
Illinois seeing hike in tick-borne illnesses
Associated Press
June 26, 2017
The state had about 40 confirmed cases in 2000. By 2010, the number increased to 200 confirmed cases. And the provisional total for 2016 is nearly 350 cases.
