
Video: Rebounding from a bad shot during the whitetail rut
I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

There’s really nothing like the terror associated with falling through the ice and into dangerously cold water.
Anyone who’s survived the scenario can recall it in vivid detail even years later. Some of them

In life, patience is a virtue. In hunting, it’s often a necessity.
Deer hunters know this. Waterfowl hunters do, too. For some reason, a lot of pheasant hunters have missed the memo. This costs

Flying drones to recover wounded deer, tapping artificial intelligence to efficiently review hunting regulations and cruising e-bikes to quickly access hunting sites and treestands.
There might be more hi-tech options in an Illinois hunter’s

Crappies to open December as if it were November. A look at the Illinois fishing report on Nov. 22, 2024.

You could point to a host of technological advances that in recent decades have redefined the sport of ice fishing. New batteries let you power electronics all day long, and probably longer.
The electronics themselves

AltonWorks, an organization that, according to its website, “is a social impact development company focused on the revitalization of Historic Downtown Alton, Ill., as a healthy, thriving, walkable city and as a regional hub for

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched the ”Europa Clipper” aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This spacecraft is headed for Europa, one of Jupiter’s four largest moons first discovered

Clockwise: The Lincoln Park Lagoon north of downtown Chicago; a large treble hook used in the snagging of salmon; Martin Arriaga with his harvest after a few hours of snagging salmon in Chicago during the
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