I really enjoy this time of year but not for what you might think. Sure, there are thousands of birds landing in the northland each night. Huge flocks of snow geese are pushing northward. Hibernating
Bill Manuell went out to check his maple traps and spotted a bobcat crouched below a tree at the edge of the woods on his property, apparently on the hunt. But then he looked up
Amid threats to push Illinois out of the project, federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River.
Management
What would you do when faced with an attacking force and you are outnumbered six to one? If you are a spring turkey hunter, you’d smile and wait for the leading edge to enter your
Again led by southern Illinois counties, youth turkey hunters kicked off the spring season by setting yet another harvest record.
DNR reported that a total of 2,318 birds were taken over two weekends, easily
Panfish bite strong, crappies catching up quickly. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on April 24, 2026.
Michigan DNR’s Fisheries Division has partnered with organizations and university researchers to track movement of muskies in Lake Macatawa with acoustic telemetry.
In April 2025, acoustic telemetry tags – provided by the Michigan Muskie
Three new counties have confirmed cases of CWD in deer, pushing the Illinois DNR to upend its unpopular sharpshooting program and once again refocus its approach to managing the expanding disease.
Effingham, Scott, and
Any angler who’s ever caught a 3-inch fish on a 4-inch lure must have wondered what, if anything, the fish was thinking.
Spoiler alert: It all boils down to the fact that evolution is
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