Illinois Letters to the Editor: Deer rifle confusion continues
Illinois Letters To The Editor
July 12, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Illinois Mixed Bag: Judge assigned to FOID card lawsuit
Staff Report
July 12, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Illinois published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Rend Lake in Illinois hosts 3D archery national championship
Gretchen Steele
July 12, 2023
Rend Lake was filled to the brim with all things archery during the 11th annual Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA) Eastern 3D National Championship, held at the North Marcum Multiple Resource Area.
Nearly 700 youth
Project to improve pollinator habitat in Illinois, Wisconsin receives funding
Staff Report
July 12, 2023
A project shared by the McHenry County Conservation Foundation in Illinois and the Wisconsin DNR that aims to improve habitat for pollinators and other Species of Greatest Conservation Need will receive funding from the U.S.
Histories Forgotten: The 1870s saw the rise of the sportsman in Illinois
Michael Lyne
July 12, 2023
Before the 1870s, in Illinois, market men – men who hunted for profit – exercised free reign over state natural resources deemed wildlife.
Despite economic downturns and social upheavals, Illinois’ fertile fields, ample transportation systems,
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Father lets young sons take deer without licenses or permits
Staff Report
July 12, 2023
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
July 12, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Hybrid crappies making progress at Citizens Lake in Illinois’ Warren County
Ralph Loos
July 12, 2023
An experiment to see how a blacknose and white crappie hybrid species would fare in the somewhat cozy Citizens Lake appears to be going well, according to DNR’s report on the Fall 2022 sampling of
State-endangered orchid found in reclaimed strip mine lands in Illinois
Gretchen Steele
July 11, 2023
It was in 2020 when I first heard whisperings of a state-endangered orchid species being found in the Pyramid State Recreation Area near Pinckneyville, Ill.
Typically, I would have dismissed this as next to
