
Changing fishing line is a matter of time and money
You might be wondering if it is absolutely necessary to change your fishing line at the beginning of a new season. That depends on a lot of factors. If you ask a professional fisherman, you

You might be wondering if it is absolutely necessary to change your fishing line at the beginning of a new season. That depends on a lot of factors. If you ask a professional fisherman, you

My heart began to sink just a little as I made my way to one of my favorite mushroom patches. All along the roadside and the fence rows, what was greening up and putting on

The retriever club I belong to is neck-deep in planning its 35th anniversary “Spring Hunt Test.” Even though I still haven’t been able to bring myself to take on a new pup since the loss

We have word of a grant distribution that should make everyone reading this page want to pat me – OK, I won’t accept blame so I can’t take credit – and pat DNR on the

Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Through the picture windows of The Driftless Center, visitors can look out over the Mississippi River. Now, with a 16-foot-long, 1,250-gallon aquarium filled with local fish species, including bass, bluegill, and northern pike, it will
A mix of outdoor news stories from across Illinois published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Seventeen Illinois schools have been awarded Schoolyard Habitat Action grants totaling $15,700 from DNR and the Illinois Conservation Foundation.
The Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant program supports the development or enhancement of wildlife habitat, such

From a fish standpoint, floods are very positive events and do multiple things. First, the high water opens up terrestrial food resources that were high and dry before. The river’s surface area can easily double
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