Hunting
Avian flu’s effect on local Illinois lakes is unsettling
Imagine taking your family for a holiday bird/wildlife watching trip to one of the affected sites.
Want to gauge a goose’s smarts? Just ask a goose hunter
Now and then we get reminded that most animals are much smarter than most humans.
Trapping 101: How to get an animal to step on 1.5-square inches
Lures versus baits: What’s the difference?
Bucks dominate Illinois bow hunt
There is evidence that the first 75 days of the archery season were a success. The Robertson family is an example. On Nov. 30, Jack Robertson took a healthy 12-pointer that green-scored 171 4⁄8 in
Woman campaigning against bobcat season draws a permit
Woman applies for permit with no intentions of using it.
Technology is changing tactics we use to locate and harvest deer
There are bucks of legend in many of our woods. These ghosts seemingly always evade the hunters and are many times found in the spring after dying of natural causes, or unfortunately they are “caught”
THE ATLATL and the demise of really big animals 12,000 years ago
Of these large-bodied herbivores, only the deer and bison remain. I noted that scientists oscillate between two explanations for the extinction of these large plant eaters (and their predators).
Holiday reading guide: The 2022 book review
All year, I gather new books in anticipation of writing this review. And then I cram reading them into one or two weeks in order to offer my take on a new crop of reading
Mixed Bag: Outdoor news items from around Illinois
Poached 36-point rack under investigation.
