Hook and Bullet
Trapping update: global fur auctions a major price factor
Summer may seem like “down time” for Illinois trappers and fur hunters, but much is happening in the global fur market that will affect fur prices received by those here in the middle of the
Bass anglers, here’s how to beat the summer heat – video
Mid-summer bass fishing can be tough, but when the weather gets hot, so do these five presentations.
Wet spring may impact 2024 pheasant hunting season in Iowa
Iowa’s pheasant population typically shows increases following mild winters with springs that are dryer and warmer than normal.
While last winter was average to below average snowfall, spring was wetter than normal, with May
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Unlawful use of limb lines in Coles County
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the July 26, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Pope and Young announces two new record whitetails
The Pope and Young Club, America’s leading bowhunting organization, has announced a new world record typical white-tailed deer in velvet and a new world record nontypical white-tailed deer in velvet.
Commentary: Many threats to public lands and waters within Project 2025
Stories about “Project 2025” have been circulating in the news, but what many hunters and anglers may not realize are the implications it would have for the conservation of our nation’s public lands and waters.<br
Indiana research looks at hunting’s effect on deer-vehicle collisions
Illinois DNR has long used deer–vehicle collision statistics as the basis for making management decisions regarding the state’s deer hunting seasons.
A new study by Purdue University in neighboring Indiana suggests recreational hunting of
Illinois Mixed Bag: Contact with raccoons blamed for illness
DNR and the Illinois Department of Public Health are working with public health authorities in Rock Island and Iowa to investigate an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a gastrointestinal disease, in persons helping at a Rock Island
Ralph Loos: Significant wild turkey research makes its way to states that include Illinois, Iowa
There are plenty of good reasons I became a journalist instead of a biologist, engineer or chemist – and I am reminded of those reasons each time I stumble across a phrase like, “spatiotemporal variation
