Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
October 1, 2024
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Charges filed against Springfield individual for possession of multiple venomous snakes
Staff Report
October 1, 2024
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Birds of Champaign-Urbana in Illinois using different spaces in different ways
Diana Yates
October 1, 2024
Researchers tracked birds in Illinois parks and backyards in the state’s twin cities.
They found that birds rely on spaces in different seasons and for different reasons. University of Illinois scientists took regular snapshots
Illinois Mixed Bag: Shabonna Lake Campground closing Nov. 1
Staff Report
October 1, 2024
The campground at Shabbona Lake State Park will be closed beginning Nov. 1 to accommodate replacement of vault toilets at the site, DNR announced in September. The campground is expected to be closed through April
Nearly $1 million in stewardship grants for various Nature Preserves programs in Illinois
Staff Report
October 1, 2024
Illinois DNR announced nearly $1 million in grants to support 14 stewardship programs managed by land trusts on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.
The grants are part of the Illinois Natural
Fall trout season to open at 60 sites in Illinois on Oct. 19
Staff Report
October 1, 2024
The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Oct. 19 at 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state.
The early catch-and-release season will open at select sites on Oct. 5, but anglers are
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Back when there were 20-foot fencerows and long tree lines
Illinois Letters To The Editor
October 1, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Are rifles boosting deer hunting numbers in Illinois? Not so far
Ralph Loos
October 1, 2024
There were assumptions made that legalizing rifles – albeit the single-shot, centerfire variety – would entice more Illinoisans to try deer hunting for the very first time or return to deer hunting after a hiatus.<br
Preventing largemouth bass cannibalism is focus of Southern Illinois University study
Tim Crosby
October 1, 2024
The largemouth bass is popular among anglers, who know that familiar “thump” of a fish hitting a lure.
But researchers at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale are studying ways to keep the infamously cannibalistic
