Recently, I spent a day showing fourth-grade students the flora and fauna that live in or next to many of Illinois’ lakes. We looked at animal tracks in the mud on the shoreline, counted shells
There is a dark side to wildlife and amphibian trade, according to a recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Devin Edmonds, a U of I herpetologist and lifelong frog collector, was curious,
There’s a particular kind of ache that settles into southern Illinois by early March. As I write this in the early morning hours, the temperature is a cool 16 degrees, and the wind chill is
By the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but with some hope attached.<br
In most discussions of the decline in Illinois bobwhite numbers, we focus on long term loss of important habitats – including nest cover, brood habitat, food sources and shelter and escape cover.
Statewide, these
Illinois CPO Amanda McKune issued 27 citations and 18 written warnings related to turkey cases across five counties in 2025 – this while handling illegal fish snaggers, state park violators and making DUI arrests.
Three years into a full-on rehab, Lake Le-Aqua-Na is showing signs of returning to the small but solid fishing hole it was before the Stephenson county site endured a massive construction project earlier this decade.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
A bill filed in early February tied to fishing license fees in Illinois would pull at the bottom end of the age bracket and push at the top end. It could cut into revenue produced
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