Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
October 4, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Dog owner cited for hunting without permission
Staff Report
October 4, 2023
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois discontinues testing of fish for some pesticide contaminants
Tim Bunton
October 4, 2023
Illinois is joining a growing list of states that will no longer test fish in lakes and rivers for DDT and other related pesticides.
Illinois began testing fish for organochlorine pesticides in the 1970s,
Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR has delays in early trout stocking
Staff and News Reports
October 4, 2023
The 2023 Illinois fall trout season will open Oct. 21 at 59 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state, but DNR has warned anglers that warm weather will delay some early stockings this fall.
New research in Illinois utilizing listening devices aims to understand how fish interact in Chicago River
Ralph Loos
October 2, 2023
How far do largemouth bass swim? How do bluegills respond to poor water quality? And where do common carp, sunfish, and crappies go in the winter months?
One might be able to answer these
Outdoor News columnist Gretchen Steele joins Illinois’ Outdoor Hall of Famers
Ralph Loos
October 1, 2023
The hardest part about putting Gretchen Steele into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame is figuring out how to describe her when rattling off what has become a rather long list of contributions.
Wildlife
Rifles given OK for Illinois’ gun, youth hunts
Ralph Loos
September 30, 2023
Illinois’ “shotgun season” is no longer just that.
Deer hunters will be able to use centerfire single-shot rifles during the two weekends of the 2023 firearms season, DNR has confirmed. Youth hunters also
Illinois’ statewide fishing report for Sept. 29, 2023
Staff Report
September 29, 2023
Cooling air, water setting up fall patterns in bass. A look at the fishing report from across Illinois on Sept. 29, 2023.
Chance to hook a stocked rainbow trout returns Oct. 21 at several Illinois sites
Kathy Andrews Wright
September 27, 2023
In about a month – on Oct. 21 to be exact – anglers will stand along the shorelines of nearly 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout Illinois, anxiously watching the clock.
At the stroke
