
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Fewer wildlife? It’s a great time to evaluate your habitat
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 3, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 3, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Six out of 10 deer taken during last year’s shotgun season were bucks, according to DNR’s published report on the 2022-23 harvest.
The exact harvest ratio of 59.2% males to 40.8% females was not

There is new evidence that largemouth bass regularly dine on silver carp in the Illinois River, a finding that could potentially help manage invasive fish.
Potentially being the key word here. There are plenty

A dramatic spike in CWD-positive deer discovered in Illinois this past year could be enough to trigger bells and whistles . . . and maybe even alarms.
But so far, loud noises have been

You’ve probably seen the meme: it features a cute picture of an opossum, with text that implores the reader to appreciate opossums because they eat ticks.
Among the many variations of this meme that

When the leaves start to change, and the chill of winter fills the air, many people might be tempted to hang up their binoculars and stow away their field guides.
But if you’re a

It’s the time of year when we suddenly notice the shortening of the days. Not only is darkness starting to fall earlier in the evening, but we are in the zone just before time changes,

I was once fishing for muskies with Spence Petros when he showed me a rod he had rigged up with an 8-inch Lindy Tiger Tube. It’s a soft plastic lure that has a huge treble

My alarm went off at 4 a.m., but my body was having none of it. It was a Saturday – Oct. 7 to be exact – the first day of Illinois’ youth firearm deer season
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