
Biden officially makes bald eagle the national bird
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday, Dec. 24: It officially became the country’s national bird.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday, Dec. 24: It officially became the country’s national bird.

Often when I’m leading a photo tour, we’re seeking a specific bird or mammal or maybe a couple of species. For example, recently I was leading a tour to central New Mexico, and we were

Take a holiday decoration purchased at a big box store, add a rope hanger and, voila! you have a great setting to photograph winter’s birds as they fly in to feed. Rich Carlson snapped a

On the lighter side this week, I see President-elect Trump wants to rename Denali in Alaska as Mount McKinley. Until the recent news reports, I didn’t realize the federal name change happened a mere decade

It’s been a busy couple of weeks with announcements concerning some southern Illinois public lands.
The first announcement we received was from DNR outlining a change in management duties at Carlyle Lake. DNR and

Largemouth bass, muskies, and crappies continue to be on the edge of “breaking out” as spotlight fish at Canton Lake.
But the stage still belongs to catfish.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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