Illinois Letters to the Editor: Liking the switch from compound to crossbow hunting
Staff Report
June 25, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 28, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois
Ralph Loos: It’s now illegal to “interact” with bears in Illinois as they continue to make appearances in the state
Ralph Loos
June 25, 2024
Suspicions that black bears are headed our way once again – Illinois has become somewhat of a summertime destination for the wandering species – means I wasn’t really surprised when the following question landed in
Deadline nearing for Illinois to sign on to project designed to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan
Ralph Loos
June 25, 2024
The clock has been running for 18 months, but groups partnered with Illinois on a project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan say Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t hearing the tick, tick, tick toward
Access to Illinois streams, creeks on private land remains unfixed
Terri Dee / Public News Service
June 25, 2024
In question is a fisherman’s access to a creek or stream that winds though private land. Or a canoe or kayak navigator that decides to get off the water on private land along a river.
New Illinois record saugeye has ‘weighty’ story
Ralph Loos
June 24, 2024
A few quick and important lessons for anglers arrived with the newest Illinois state record fish: Persistence pays off, trusting your handheld scale does not — and the metric system continues to create chaos. Michael
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on June 24, 2024
Staff Report
June 24, 2024
All species of bass hit action mode in state’s lakes. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on June 24, 2024.
Ryan Rothstein: The fascinating way weather patterns, precipitation impact deer herds
Ryan Rothstein
June 15, 2024
The weather roller coaster continues, and it’s almost mind-bending to take a look back through data and actually see how drastic the swings have been.
Last year, following a record-breaking snowpack and insane winter
Jeremiah Haas: Here’s how mussels help fish in Illinois and Iowa’s Quad Cities area
Jeremiah Haas
June 14, 2024
The Quad Cities has a long history with freshwater mussels in the Mississippi River and other local tributaries.
Mussels were first used for tools and food by the Native Americans that lived along these
Steve Sarley: Choosing right lure is only half an angler’s job
Steve Sarley
June 14, 2024
I’ve spent some time talking about the use of live bait as well as artificial bait.
Personally, I use artificials more than live bait by a ratio of about 9-to-1. I am not averse
