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Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Shore angler caught with too many fish
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Illinois Mixed Bag: Carlyle Lake to host soil habitat field day
The Illinois DNR is inviting hunters and the public to a moist soil habitat field day at Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Sept. 20.
Wildlife biologists and staff will lead tours at

Ralph Loos: New ‘rewilding’ law in Illinois an open invite for skeptics among us
Anytime a missive begins “Illinois is the first state to . . .” or “Illinois has done what no other state has done . . .” most of us who’ve been around the block a

Balsam Lake Mountain features big-woods hunting and fishing in southeast New York
Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest gets a lot of attention from a variety of outdoor enthusiasts – campers, hikers, backpackers, cross-country skiers, canoeists, and hunters, anglers, and trappers.
But at about 13,500 acres, there’s

Four ways to turn passing shots into point-blank opportunities on waterfowl
I have a friend from South Dakota – a veteran, lifelong waterfowler who hunts a minimum of four days a week during the season – who didn’t purchase a decoy until he was in his

New owners of popular Antlers Supper Club in Wisconsin will maintain outdoors theme
It may have new owners, but a Shawano County supper club will retain its outdoors-related vibe.
Harlow Arndt and his wife, Tia, recently purchased Antlers Supper Club in Bonduel from Lance and Vicki Olson,

New York Cuffs & Collars: Angler caught using cast net on Lake Huntington
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Indiana man convicted for illegally guiding in Ohio, violating Lacey Act
Dylan Nissley, 32, of Wakarusa, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 11 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor Lacey Act violations.
Nissley was sentenced to two

New York’s Long Island hunters balk at 500-foot set-back rule in new crossbow law
For the first time since 2014, legislative changes to crossbow hunting have been approved by both houses during the 2025 session of the state legislature. Now that it has been signed by the governor, the