Illinois Letters to the Editor: Is the 2024 deer season here?
Illinois Letters To The Editor
March 5, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Tracking of bluebills in Illinois study looks to help solve mysterious decline
Ralph Loos
March 5, 2024
Capturing 100 bluebill hens so transmitters can be attached to the ducks will be a big part of Cheyenne Beach’s work over the next two years.
The Northern Illinois University doctoral student will spend
Upper Mississippi River Refuge set to celebrate 100 years
Tim Eisele
March 5, 2024
Will Dilg may be unknown to most hunters, trappers, and anglers who enjoy Mississippi River outings, but that should no longer be the case in 2024, with this year marking the 100th anniversary of the
63% of Illinois archery turkey hunters used crossbows during recent fall season
Ralph Loos
March 4, 2024
A few hundred more hunters hit the woods for Illinois’ fall turkey season this year – good news for an endeavor that has lost luster here and in other states.
One reason for the
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on March 4, 2024
Staff Report
March 4, 2024
Suddenly, bass coming into the picture as waters warm. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on March 4, 2024.
50 years later, Illinois hunters benefit from projects, partnerships with NWTF
John Burk
February 26, 2024
The Illinois spring turkey season is roughly six weeks away, so it seems like a good time to address the ongoing effort to keep the state’s populations strong – or at least keep it from
Jeremiah Haas: Shed hunting helps keep track of my old friend ‘Blade Runner’
Jeremiah Haas
February 25, 2024
Working and playing in the outdoors is a real blessing for those of us who are able to do it on a regular basis. And while fall successes in the field bring pictures, meat and
Illinois state parks, campgrounds will host thousands of curious viewers when the solar eclipse hits on April 8
Gretchen Steele
February 24, 2024
Are you ready to witness a cosmic spectacle like no other?
Southern Illinois is gearing up to host the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. If you plan to join the thousands
Light Goose Conservation Order: How did this opportunity for hunters come to be, and is it working?
Randy Smith
February 23, 2024
Where did all these things come from? This is a common phrase uttered when people view a concentration of snow geese in Illinois during migration.
Another common expression is: “I don’t remember these things
