
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Reader offers solid ideas for solving state’s turkey decline
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
An agency with “hands in many pots,” the Illinois DNR not only maintains and manages hunting and fishing in the state, it also is in charge of state parks and regulates mines and minerals and

After an Illinois circuit court judge sided with the state that the Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card is constitutional, the plaintiff plans to appeal.
The FOID is required for residents – including hunters and
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Illinois published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Each passing summer seems to bring us increasingly long heat waves and high outdoor temperatures. These extended periods of high heat can present some particular challenges for outdoor recreationists.
As the sun’s rays beam

If you are a trapper and looking to put up numbers of desirable pelts, beaver appears to be the way to go in pretty much every section of the U.S.
Averages on the more

Extending from southern Illinois all the way up to Minnesota, the Upper Mississippi River basin’s system comprises an extremely complex network of streams and watersheds.
Little is known about how those systems and the
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