
Star Watch: Finding scorpius, the scorpion
Scorpius is one of those rare constellations whose star arrangement resembles its namesake. When you look at it in the night sky, it’s easy to visualize the j-shaped body of a scorpion.

Scorpius is one of those rare constellations whose star arrangement resembles its namesake. When you look at it in the night sky, it’s easy to visualize the j-shaped body of a scorpion.

Long-range target shooting is heady sport. Thousands of shooters would love to indulge… if only they could afford one of those big scopes.
Well, maybe you can. I’m not going to promise every “cheap”

Martin Kemper practiced what he preached – and still does. The retired ecologist keeps busy volunteering for organizations like the Prairie Rivers Network, Master Naturalists, the DuBois Center, and more. He’s handy with a camera

Most wildlife images you see are well planned out and researched.
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Vertical bows used to almost always lead their advertising or sales pitch with how many feet per second the model pumped out arrows. Sure, the “need for speed” was, and remains important, but brands today

He seemed to appear out of nowhere. I was scanning the overgrown pasture from my observation point when I spotted two giant, velvet-covered main beams hovering above the tall grass about 100 yards in the

DNR’s annual CWD Deer Report is not due to be released until later this summer – it is based on the fiscal year that just ended June 30 – but there is plenty of anticipation

The effort to boost Du Quoin City Lake’s largemouth bass population continues, with a new regulation put in place last spring and 115 bass in the 8- to 10-inch range stocked during the 2024 stocking
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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