The much-anticipated 2024 Light Goose Conservation Order season has arrived, prompting a spectacular grand finale for North American waterfowl hunters.
Reports are streaming in from Illinois where strong numbers of light geese are building
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Anglers and paddlers who frequent the Kankakee River will have a new option, according to local officials. The city of Wilmington is getting a new kayak launch on North Island Park, Mayor Ben Dietz announced
The new executive director of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta is one who not only has extensive experience in shooting sports, but also has experience in operating large shooting facilities.
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Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
The only way a deer hunter in Illinois could get more attention than he or she already gets is if Taylor Swift showed up in a neighboring tree to gleefully watch him or her hunt.<br
From January through April, shed hunters strap on binoculars and haunt the backroads in ATVs, or they trek through farmland or woods checking trails and bedding areas.
Inevitably, trespassers search for sheds – fresh,
Two factors have wildlife biologists feeling optimistic heading into the spring turkey hunting season, but only one – results of DNR’s 2023 brood survey – was expected.
The unexpected factor involves the pending emergence
Illinois deer hunters have gone from average to below average when it comes to hunter success in the past 10 years.
This according to two different sources: the hunters themselves and the National Deer
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