
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter skeptical of CWD, DNR’s effort to curb disease in deer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

The thing about sticking your arm in the den of an angry raccoon is that you usually know you’re sticking your arm in the den of an angry raccoon. But you do it anyway.

Lake sturgeon are spawning once again on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam.
The whiskered fish has been in the news after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently decided

Bluegill bite strong, channel cats biting statewide. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on April 30, 2024.

Jase Corley wasted little time. The 10-year-old from St. Jacob shot a gobbler – his first ever turkey – on the morning of March 30, opening day of the 2024 Illinois youth season.
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Expensive boats and fancy electronics are nice, but they’re not necessary when it comes to dropping a line for fish.
Take Wisconsin, for example. The Badger State is home to more than 15,000 inland

A big reason why first-season turkeys are generally easier to kill is because they’re often locked into a destination food source.

In Minnesota and beyond, resource agencies across the country are managing elk and deer populations infected with chronic wasting disease.

The Illinois Natural History Survey at the Prairie Research Institute is home to the first inland field station in the United States.
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