
Clinics, youth pheasant hunts set at Illinois state parks in October
A pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Participants must have successfully completed an approved hunter safety course and have a valid hunting license..

A pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Participants must have successfully completed an approved hunter safety course and have a valid hunting license..

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Sept. 22, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Sept. 22, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Located in the Shawnee National Forest within LaRue-Pine Hill Research Natural Area, is a one-of-a-kind place that locals call Snake Road.
Snake Road is a 2½-mile-long gravel road that is closed to vehicles and

Bass are never a preferred food item. Muskie predation on large adult gizzard shad is highly desirable on Mill Creek Lake to thin this size group, with white suckers a potential valuable diet item to

Expectations have been that if – or when – an invasive carp enters Lake Michigan, that fish will have swam up from the waters of Illinois.
That notion has remained mostly true, especially after

More crossbows, larger harvests and the potential addition of new counties to a special restricted archery zone designed to bolster the herd.
Bowhunting in Illinois has evolved. It most certainly will continue to do

Mallard harvest in Illinois increased by nearly 38% during the 2021-22 season, a somewhat surprising bump considering reports of declining duck numbers.
The overall statewide take of 360,698 ducks that season was up 42%

Catfish continue to be the hot bite across the state. A look at the fishing report from Illinois on Sept. 15, 2023.
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