Conservation Congress sets public meetings
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
Mostly dormant for the past 20 years, the Illinois Conservation Congress has been reconditioned with a new engine and then kick-started.
Illinois
Hackmatack’s progress symbolic with land buy
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
In an era of shrinking public land across Illinois, news that the state is now part of a National Wildlife Refuge being built from scratch strikes some as surreal.
Anglers looking for panfish action should hit the ice now
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
Ice fishing for panfish is at its peak in northern Illinois
Hunting access, opportunities expanded with Pike County land buy
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
Illinois buys 410 acres in deer-rich Pike County that will be offered for public hunting
Wildlife (and hunters) will benefit from ‘spring cleaning’
Site Staff
February 20, 2013
Although not an easy undertaking, an experienced land manager can quickly turn a neglected parcel into a pristine wildlife habitat.
Secretive Illinois hunters have another ‘big’ deer season
Site Staff
February 20, 2013
A 190-class typical confirmed killed in Illinois, another 190 is rumored.
Dog Days of Squirrel Season
Site Staff
February 11, 2013
Late January is the time when most hunters find their opportunities rapidly dwindling.
Final deer tally sees slight dip
Site Staff
February 7, 2013
It was the question lingering the halls of recent outdoor sports shows in Marion, Chicago and Schaumburg.
Muskie study taps escapement issue
Site Staff
February 7, 2013
Choosing which strain of muskie produces the biggest and healthiest fish in Illinois waters was not the only purpose of a 10-year study labeled “Project Green Gene.”
