Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 19, 2024
Staff Report
January 19, 2024
Ice hits state just as anglers grew used to open water. A look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on Jan. 19, 2024.
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Illinois bobcat harvest poised to change in 2024
Kent Weil
January 19, 2024
Positive changes to the number of permits Illinois DNR allots to bobcat trappers and hunters are likely next season.
Illinois’ harvest quota is certain to adjust higher, too. This expected dialing up the opportunity
Jeremiah Haas: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs integral to what we love as hunters, anglers
Jeremiah Haas
January 15, 2024
Now that we have spent the sporting goods store gift cards we received at Christmas, you might be wondering where does all that money go? While the manufacturers and retailers get much of the price
State-threatened osprey establish a growing presence at Carlyle Lake in Illinois
Willow Simmons
January 15, 2024
The 26,000-acre Carlyle Lake reservoir opened in 1967 and has become a favorite spot for water sports, hunting, wildlife viewing, and other outdoor recreational activities in Illinois.
With five known nesting locations, it also
Looking for a winter project? Here’s how to make awesome bird feeders
Gretchen Steele
January 14, 2024
Do you love birds? Do you want to attract more of them to your backyard and help them survive the cold winter? Do you wish to have fun and educational time with your kids? If
Frozen Frames: Master the art of winter photography
Gretchen Steele
January 13, 2024
As a landscape/outdoor photographer, I find winter my favorite season. The sunrises and sunsets are much more colorful and complex, the quality of light is better, and the number of subjects abounds. However, outdoor photography
Students get hands-on learning of how to process deer at Illinois high school
Gretchen Steele
January 12, 2024
For the past several years, students in Darin DeNeal’s agriculture class at Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School in Illinois have had the opportunity to learn to process deer thanks to DeNeal’s efforts to include it in
Illinois anglers lose a good friend in Ken Abraham
Steve Sarley
January 12, 2024
The year 2023 came to an end and it left some bad news for northern Illinois fishermen. I was stunned to learn that my friend, Ken Abraham, passed away.
I’m not trying to claim
Commentary: Doggone it, everybody needs a ‘Buck’ in their lives
Les Winkeler
January 11, 2024
Golden retrievers have been a part of my life since the mid 90s when Buck entered our lives.
I had no intention of bringing a dog into our household at that time. In addition
