
Understanding your child’s limits at ‘hunting time’
As I was laying in bed, I realized how much my son was taking into consideration my feelings and all the work I had done for his season. He really didn’t want to go out

As I was laying in bed, I realized how much my son was taking into consideration my feelings and all the work I had done for his season. He really didn’t want to go out

A pair of young anglers from deep southern Illinois accomplished quite a feat in late winter that somehow flew under most everybody’s radar.
Trevor Wilburn and Kagen Hill, both students at Century High School

Using data spanning 120 years, scientists at the Illinois Natural History Survey now have a unique view of long-term changes in stream fish populations and their habitats in a central part of the state.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the April 7, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Outdoor news items from across Illinois published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

It’s really never too early to get out on the water or go down to the shoreline for a few early-season casts.
If you haven’t had your reels serviced by a competent professional, you

Hugo Ruellan recently joined the Illinois Natural History Survey as an aquatic ecologist. He is set to study his specialty, freshwater mollusks, as well as fishes and aquatic amphibians and reptiles.

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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