Carlyle Lake (West), Clinton County
Site Staff
November 11, 2022
Still, Carlyle Lake’s reputation is that of being a bass lake.
Illinois
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report – November 11, 2022
Site Staff
November 11, 2022
Southern Illinois bass warming up, north cools.
My first deer hunt and lack of ‘beginner’s luck’
Steve Sarley
November 3, 2022
I had never before attempted to hunt deer, and I was excited to receive the invitation. I was so excited, I could barely sleep the week before the hunt.
Fur Market Report: What can trappers do with furs this season?
Kent Weil
November 3, 2022
As the Illinois trapping season nears – it opens Nov. 10 statewide – I’m reminded that the last couple of years have been pretty tough on wild fur.
Conditions for pheasant broods point to positive season in Illinois
Casey Sill
November 3, 2022
Winter conditions in Illinois were just about ideal for pheasant survival, and spring conditions were equally as encouraging, according to Jason Bleich, a former Pheasants Forever team member and current private lands biologist with the
How to utilize scents in the whitetail woods
Mike Raykovicz
November 3, 2022
I find using scents for deer hunting can be a productive strategy for enticing a whitetail within bow range. But those scents must be used judiciously.
Commentary: U.S. State of the Birds Report shows losses in all habitats but wetlands
Staff Report
November 2, 2022
Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation have improved conditions for birds and people.
Mallard hens with transmitters may show up in hunters’ bags
Ralph Loos
November 2, 2022
The Illinois Natural History Survey’s Forbes Biological Station is teaming with other states and Canadian provinces in the three-year study of hen mallards.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Cheating in the outdoors is nothing new
Illinois Letters To The Editor
November 2, 2022
Cheating hunters, anglers are nothing new – not going away I found the Ralph Loos’ editor column concerning cheating in the outdoors very interesting because I have had firsthand experience with cheaters. I owned and
