
Illinois cuffs and collars: Caught hunting over bait in Winnebago County
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

This is the time of year when many flying insects are desperate for sweets, as anyone who has tried to drink a can of soda on their deck can attest, often waving off wasp after

For 16 or 17 years in a row, I’ve gotten the same phone call from 16 or 17 different deer hunters just before the gun season.
“You’re always writing about how good of shape

The American bison (Bison bison) strikes me as one of those animals that doesn’t get the admiration or respect that other large animals command.
The public adores brown bears, moose, and elk. Hunters prize

Night hunting has undergone some significant changes in the early decades of the 21st century thanks, in large part, to the advancements in thermal and night vision optics.
We’ve gone from hunters slogging through

An 18-year-old was arrested after local law enforcement and Illinois wildlife officials pointed to him as the one responsible for killing up to 13 deer in Clinton County.
Ashden McArthur, of Carlyle, is the

A once-popular southern Illinois destination for anglers and hunters from northern parts of the state is expected to reopen in 2027, a progress report by DNR and area lawmakers suggests.
Rend Lake Resort, originally
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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