
Steve Sarley: Youth attendance at sports shows is vital
It’s a pretty good time of year for me. Mixing in a little ice fishing with all the outdoors shows that are happening is what I consider to be a good time. That is, even

It’s a pretty good time of year for me. Mixing in a little ice fishing with all the outdoors shows that are happening is what I consider to be a good time. That is, even

Early routes run by fur buyers in Illinois have shown prices to be stable on most items. A few others are doing a bit better than expected.
Early season prices started at roughly where

It’s time again to solicit your nominations for the Illinois Outdoor News “Person of the Year.” Each year, we ask you to submit the name of someone in the state who has made a difference

A lot of attention has been paid to the largemouth bass and muskie populations in Lake McMaster, but it appears walleyes deserve the spotlight – even if briefly.
During DNR’s most recent survey of
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Conserving Illinois’ natural resources, particularly as it relates to agriculture, has been Michael Woods’ focus – both professionally and on a more personal level – for years.
Now Woods is the new CEO of
Three of the four mussel species targeted for recovery by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are found in Illinois.
Sheepnose mussels, snuffbox mussels, and Spectaclecase mussels are included in a plan drafted by

A wild cat misidentified as a bobcat by a Vernon Hills, Ill., resident has led to new legislation that would make it illegal to possess kangaroos, wallabies, caracals or “any hybrid, intergrade, or cross of
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