Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
August 23, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois
Washington County Lake’s bass remain on positive course in Illinois
Ralph Loos
August 23, 2023
Southern Illinois bass anglers – and those from central and northern regions who like to hop on I-57 or Illinois 127 and head south for solid fishing – have patiently waited for Washington County Lake
Illinois DNR director’s priorities: staffing, funding
Gretchen Steele
August 21, 2023
The feeling during DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie’s recent visit to the ATA Grand could be summed up in two words: Enthusiastic and hopeful.
Since taking on the role in January, Phelps Finnie
Lobster in Chicago River? No, it was a creature much worse
Laura Pavin / Chicago Public Media
August 19, 2023
If you’ve ever kayaked down the Chicago River, fished or relaxed along any of the waterways in the area, you may have encountered all sorts of creatures — an enormous snapping turtle, a stray alligator
Camera study sheds light on how bucks shift from summer to fall
Ralph Loos
August 18, 2023
A month or so out from a new deer season, we’re learning something new – or maybe not so new – about scouting bucks on late-summer trail cameras.
What you see now is not
Illinois’ statewide fishing report for Aug. 18, 2023
Staff Report
August 18, 2023
Catfish bite continues to be consistent in big lakes. A look at the fishing report from across Illinois on Aug. 18, 2023.
Nature’s Playground: joys of exploring with a child
Gretchen Steele
August 16, 2023
Before we know it, school will be back in session, and the opportunities for outdoor adventuring and exploring for the young ones in our lives will be mightily curtailed.
Chiggers: An itch you just can’t scratch enough
Steve Sarley
August 15, 2023
I was on a plane one time, talking to a married couple who had moved from Illinois to Arkansas. The husband was singing the praises of his new home and told me, “The best thing
What are the impacts of low water on the Mississippi River?
Jeremiah Haas
August 13, 2023
Locally, after a bounty of resources were swept into the river during the spring floods, the low water brings a bounty for all the predators in the river, including fishermen. As fish are pulled from
