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Winter Steelhead are Active and Catchable

The steelhead are starting to come in real strong into the local creeks and rivers. They are moving upstream to spawn and can be found from Wisconsin down to Michigan. You will find fish that

Waterfowl Update from Southern Illinois

Between deer hunting, family issues and the holidays, I haven’t had the chance to get after ducks or geese yet this season. I’ve got the itch, though, and with my schedule opening up a bit

Target practice as close as your living room?

I’m not exactly a tech junkie. However, if a gadget deals with hunting equipment, archery, or guns, my interest peaks. So, when I was reading Women and Guns magazine, and I found a product that

Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees named

The Illinois Conservation Foundation has named the four inductees for the 2011 class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. Dr. Thomas C. Dunston, Dr. David Kenney, Bob Long, Jr. and Ed Mullady were selected

Pile of deer remains found in Wayne County

A large pile of deer carcasses was found in eastern Wayne County last week, leading authorities to question the source and motive. Someone notified the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department after finding the carcasses near the

Where are the Cougars?

As the 2010 hunting season draws to a close, I sit at my computer preparing my first blog for the Illinois Outdoor News and a simple question comes to mind: Where are the cougars of

IL: Finally some good news for Lake Michigan

Chicago – The latest survey of Lake Michigan’s forage base, conducted by the Great Lakes Science Center revealed the alewife biomass (total abundance lakewide) had doubled in 2009. The good news is there are more

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