
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunters, anglers should take it upon themselves to save us
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Giant City State Park near Makanda, Ill., is taking a significant step forward in making the outdoors more accessible to all. The park is excited to announce the addition of an Action Trackchair, a tool

Illinois’ first cast at a virtual fishing tournament resulted in anglers catching 434 qualifying fish.
Hooking fishermen was a little bit tougher. Held March 30 through June 30, the Illinois Walleye Challenge attracted 31

Dove hunters in Illinois are shooting half as many birds as they did a decade ago. Does that mean there were more doves flying in 2014? Or were hunters better shooters 10 years ago?

At the start of archery season every fall, most deer hunters (myself included) are crazy with hubris. We take to the deer woods with an almost tangible feeling that this season is the one –

Summer blues: variety of species remain in deep water. A look at the Illinois fishing report on Aug. 16, 2024.

Trappers and hunters hoping to secure a bobcat permit for the upcoming season in Illinois have had their chances doubled.
Following the release of a much-anticipated study by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale indicating

My pal Paul resides on a hobby farm that, among other things, provides a heap of open pasture space upon which to train my dogs, shoot our hunting bows at 3-dimensional targets set up against

A common thread when reviewing ruffed grouse-hunting populations and opportunities in the Upper Great Lakes states revolves around habitat. Maturing forests are increasing in some areas of some states on public and private lands, while
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