Hunting
Proper clay target shooting starts with the correct shotgun mount
Point and shoot: whether it’s trap, sporting clays, skeet, or wild birds, your wing-shooting skills can benefit from these tips
Wolf, bear and cougar protection takes effect Jan. 1
Protection of wolves, black bears and cougars will come under the protection of the Illinois Wildlife Code on Jan. 1, 2015, DNR Director Marc Miller announced today.
Taste of the Wild: Wild Blueberry Pie with Cream Cheese Layers
While we normally profile favorite main-dish recipes to utilize your fish and game, picking up your fork for a slice of homemade pie is a tradition that we’re honoring with this week’s featured recipe.
Narrowing down crankbait color choices this open-water fishing season
Choosing the proper crankbait color for largemouth and smallmouth bass
Pay attention to stinging insects during fall season
Late summer an especially active period
Pre-season hunting prep: black bear baiting tips and tactics
The right calories: Successful bear baiting often boils down to producing better food than the competition.
Waterfowlers gunning for prolific season
This upcoming season and the next are not necessarily the end of things as we have come to know them, but duck and goose hunting could look different in 2016-17.
Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame to induct three
Faced with the potential elimination of trapping in the state four decades ago, Paul Kelley organized supporters to convince lawmakers to thwart the campaign that would have doomed one of his biggest passions.
Do whitetails alter their habits to avoid coyotes?
A year into the study on how coyote pressure affects deer behavior, hunters and wildlife watchers around the country are patiently waiting to learn what may already be known.
