
Remembering Leopold: In the outdoors, it’s the learning that we crave
More often than not, it seems the goal of most wildlife is to confuse me. Ducks land 100 yards downwind of the decoys. A deer comes down the trail from behind me instead of in

More often than not, it seems the goal of most wildlife is to confuse me. Ducks land 100 yards downwind of the decoys. A deer comes down the trail from behind me instead of in

The U.S. Congress passed legislation to fund the federal government, including funding for several critical conservation programs. Most notably, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act – one of Ducks Unlimited’s highest-priority programs – received record

When it comes to catching river walleyes, nothing is more important than water visibility.

It is rare that I get to interact with two similar yet different species on back-to-back photo trips. I am talking about river otters (Lontra canadensis) and sea otters (Enhydra lutris). Although they look remarkably

Those of us who live near water probably see mallards on a daily basis in the warm seasons.

Illinois hunters and trappers had their best bobcat season ever.
According to DNR Furbearer Biologist Stan McTaggart, preliminary tallies show that a total of 383 bobcat permits were filled for the 2022-23 season,

Now more than ever, it seems prudent (and in the self-interest of hunters, anglers, trappers, and state natural resources agencies) to explain and market the benefits of consumptive use to the non-hunting public (perhaps with

When the 2023 Illinois spring catchable trout season opens April 1 at 58 sites, more than 80,000 DNR-stocked rainbows will be up for grabs.
Again this spring, a special catch-and-release portion of the trout

Timing the market is something financial advisors rarely recommend, but can an angler make an educated guess at when he or she should time a used boat purchase? How about private or dealer purchases? What
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