Spring flipping and other vegetation tactics for pocket crappies
Where there’s one slab, there’s more, so tune up your skills and work the cover correctly.
Did Aldo Leopold actually build a Leopold bench?
Whether or not he designed his namesake seat, it’s still a fun, simple project to occupy the kids during this era of social distancing.
Graduating from fishing elementary school
Choosing the right lure option for a kid’s first casting experience.
Saltwater or freshwater fishing: So which is best?
Quit the debate because big fish flourish in both waters.
Illinois experts wonder how pandemic impacts endangered bird
Ornithologists are trying to adjust to a plover summer during the coronavirus outbreak.
Videos
Great spring project for kids: The Outdoor News Wood Duck Challenge!
Since 1989, the Wood Duck Challenge has been an Outdoor News institution that encourages youth under the age of 18 to construct and install a wood duck nesting box. For access to complete plans and instructions, check out this video!
Spring crappie locations: Understanding three key slab movements
Knowing how crappies move and adjust their habits during ice-out, pre-spawn and spawn will put more fillets in the frying pan.
Birding ideas for a pandemic
During this challenging time, find comfort in the great outdoors and enjoy the upcoming peak of the spring migration.
Wild turkey scouting with trail cameras starts now
Not just for whitetails anymore, trail cameras can provide keen insight into wild turkey spring haunts and habits.
Meet America’s most popular rifles for deer hunting
Which firearms are a growing number of white-tailed deer hunters taking afield these days? The answer might surprise you.
State closes all sites due to coronavirus outbreak
On Sunday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office instructed DNR to close state parks and other sites.
Ice fishing tip: Think shallow for late season panfish
Locate standing weeds in shallow water in late winter, and hungry panfish will be hanging out nearby.
Environmental groups sue to speed up lake sturgeon status
Hope to force U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete a review that could designate lake sturgeon as a federally endangered species.
Trappers top hunters in 2019-20 bobcat harvest
Pike County led the harvest with 22 bobcats, 16 of those taken by trappers.
Ice fishing tip: Using spoons to catch more late-season panfish
Small spoons tipped with plastics, worms, or minnow heads and tails will attract more perch, crappies, and sunfish thus boosting your odds of catching more fish.
Spring cleaning is for the birds
Tackle these duties before the snow melts for better bird nesting success and health this spring.
Psst… don’t tell anyone, but kayak fishing rules
Kid Lesmeister all you want, but from Alaska to Minnesota to Florida, angling via kayaking has produced big fish and great memories.
DNR budget for FY 2021 mostly flat, includes $27.5 million for Asian carp fight
An interesting tidbit for the state's sportsmen is the proposed budget's forecast for participation in fishing, trapping and hunting. The new budget proposal projects the state will have 710,000 fishermen in FY 2021 – the same number in FY 2020 but a drastic increase over the 579,497 anglers projected back in the FY 2017 budget.
Rabbit and squirrel hunting: No better way to spend February
Longer days and warmer sunshine activate small game hunting opportunities between now and – bonus day – Feb. 29.
Wefer named Chief of DNR’s Division of Wildlife
The permanent position had been vacant since former chief Mark Alessi stepped over last year to assume a role as central region manager for DNR’s Division of Natural Heritage.
Remembering a true legend: Forrest L. Wood
Known as the father of the modern bass boat, Wood helped make competitive fishing mainstream and devoted his career to recreational sport fishing.
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