Fall is a magical season. It’s a season of abundance, even while we feel winter breathing down our necks. There are more birds in the world after summer’s busy nesting season, butterflies are busy living
This time of year always makes me excited. The cool weather always makes me want to be outside. I have been planning all year to head out to the woods and waters to hunt. Whether
Looking for a way to introduce some variety to your camp cooking?
Maybe add some challenge, or impress your friends? Just one utilitarian piece of equipment can help you do it all. What’s more,
Minnesota’s own Bob Hautman, from Delano, won the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest today with his acrylic painting of a pair of long-tailed ducks. After two days of judging, the announcement happened at an
A mountain lion was spotted moving through southern Illinois, and this time wildlife officials believe the big cat crossed west through Union and Jackson counties.
DNR confirmed multiple sightings of the feline – also
The DNR has floated the idea of establishing additional Restricted Archery Zones in other parts of the state, but this year’s bow season opened Oct. 1 with only the original zone: the same cluster of
Crappies reaching fall pattern right on target. Here’s the Illinois fishing report across the state on Sept. 25, 2026.
The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back.
In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest
Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by President Donald Trump’s
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