
Backyard and Beyond: Golden fish catch
An osprey swooped down and snagged a fish in a pond as Cliff Price watched. But this was no ordinary wild fish: Price says there are many goldfish in this pond, probably released by someone

An osprey swooped down and snagged a fish in a pond as Cliff Price watched. But this was no ordinary wild fish: Price says there are many goldfish in this pond, probably released by someone

The Illinois early teal season has long been a battle for attention between green-winged teal and blue-winged teal, with blues mostly coming out on top in recent years.
But an incident back in the

The Illinois archery deer season is less than a month away, which means the waiting and watch has begun. Will 2024 be an EHD year, or won’t it?
Between August and October each year

A 4½-pound crappie or an 8½-pound bass?
Given the choice of which fish they could catch, anglers would likely hem and haw, dance and dodge, and then dilly-dally before answering with an indecisive, “both?”<br
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Sept. 6, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Sept. 6, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
The Illinois Conservation Police is investigating a boating accident at the LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area that resulted in the deaths of two Indiana men who had been fishing with their 7-year-old granddaughter.

Other than a three-year trapping license becoming available and an increased number of bobcat permits being distributed, Illinois trappers won’t see any big changes to the 2024-25 season.
That doesn’t mean they aren’t busy

Illinois DNR began accepting bobcat permit applications for the upcoming season on Sept. 1.
The odds of winning a permit greatly increased this year when DNR announced it is doubling the number of trappers
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