
Here’s how to maximize your trail cameras this deer season
The Illinois deer season starts in just about a month, so if you have not surveyed your deer herd yet, you still have some time.
Bucks will be in the process of shedding their

The Illinois deer season starts in just about a month, so if you have not surveyed your deer herd yet, you still have some time.
Bucks will be in the process of shedding their

Illinois-native Phil Borsdorf recently returned to DNR to serve as the Hunter Heritage Program manager. Borsdorf previously worked for DNR as an associate wildlife biologist and district natural heritage biologist, where his efforts were focused

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Southern Illinois bass anglers – and those from central and northern regions who like to hop on I-57 or Illinois 127 and head south for solid fishing – have patiently waited for Washington County Lake

The feeling during DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie’s recent visit to the ATA Grand could be summed up in two words: Enthusiastic and hopeful.
Since taking on the role in January, Phelps Finnie

If you’ve ever kayaked down the Chicago River, fished or relaxed along any of the waterways in the area, you may have encountered all sorts of creatures — an enormous snapping turtle, a stray alligator

A month or so out from a new deer season, we’re learning something new – or maybe not so new – about scouting bucks on late-summer trail cameras.
What you see now is not

Catfish bite continues to be consistent in big lakes. A look at the fishing report from across Illinois on Aug. 18, 2023.
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