Steve Sarley, a Wheaton resident who has written a column for Illinois Outdoor News since it launched in 2008, has been honored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation as “Outdoor Writer of the Year.”
The
Halfway through the 2026-26 bobcat season, the Illinois DNR has reported the harvest to be “uneventful,” with roughly one-third of the anticipated harvest tagged.
At the Jan. 1 mark, a total of 195 bobcats
Mid-winter bites depend on ice, temps, brush cover. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on Jan. 16, 2026.
I talked hunting with the late Doug Buffone, who was a star linebacker who had a passion for deer hunting. It was on my radio show and his passion for deer hunting was almost as
Totally by accident, I found myself on the periphery of a philosophical argument recently. The wonder of creation, whether by the broad stroke of a magnanimous deity or a big bang, was the topic of
Every few years – sometimes every few months – it seems we circle back to the same campfire question: how much should politics shape conservation, land management, and outdoor regulations in Illinois?
It’s a
While new laws giving landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt nuisance deer got a majority of the attention as the calendar flipped to 2026, a lesser-known law is expected to “clean up” the hunting
DNR stocked nearly 16,000 fingerling “wipers” – a cross between a white bass and striped bass – in Lake Glenn Shoals in 2025, another step toward developing the species in the Montgomery County water.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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