Illinois DNR is inviting families, wildlife watchers, and nature lovers to experience eagle-watching events across the state this winter.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 23, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Talks I give throughout the year to hunting and fishing clubs around Illinois typically end with a round of questions that almost always includes, “How do you coach your writers to write what hunters and
A long-time Lifetime Associate and benefactor to conservation has provided the Boone and Crockett Club the opportunity to waive entry processing fees into the organization’s Records program.
Thanks to the generous donation, the Boone
When northern lakes freeze, bassin’ turns hot in the South. For lunker largemouths in southern waters, fish late winter or early spring pre-spawn.
What gear should you bring? In many southern waters, vegetation grows
Winter in the northwoods is a special place and time of year. There is just something exceptional and inviting about the absolute silence, stillness, and wildness that combines to make it a great place to
Heading recently for open water on a tributary to the Mississippi River, Scott Thiede carried his blind, chair, camera, and some raw poultry to an ice shelf.
This is an area that hosts bald
Every year, muskies slip over the dam on Busse Lake’s southeast corner and drift into the narrow flow of Salt Creek. If no one intervened, many would continue downstream through DuPage County, eventually disappearing into
The United States is vast in geography and varied in climate. Every region struggles with its own distinct invasive or “interfering” species. Yet few plants are the bane of as many landowners and conservationists in
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