
Backyard and Beyond: Hunting through the winter
On a winter day, a short-eared owl drops down into a grassland, talons extended to snag a vole, a dietary staple. A northern harrier – a hawk that often shares the same hunting territories and

On a winter day, a short-eared owl drops down into a grassland, talons extended to snag a vole, a dietary staple. A northern harrier – a hawk that often shares the same hunting territories and

One of the side effects of retirement is a person has more time to think. In my case, I’m not sure that’s productive.
During the polar vortex that gripped Middle America during January, I

DNR’s reports on the Chain do not typically specify individual lakes, but Pistakee’s varied depths and populations of walleyes, white bass, and channel catfish attracts many. Although the lake’s average depth is only six feet,
Here’s a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Four Chicago teens have been charged in the killing of a coyote last month near the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to Illinois DNR.
CPOs investigated the Jan. 11 incident alongside officers from the Chicago

Illinois Outdoor News once again is seeking nominations for its annual Person of the Year Award. We’re looking for people who have worked on behalf of hunting, fishing, and conservation in the state of Illinois.

The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of a proposed settlement with the Illinois DNR concerning property at the heart of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which is designed to stop invasive carp from moving

A study by USGS and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, points to hunting as a tool that might reduce the number of infected animals within a population and slow down the spread of the
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