Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois trappers and hunters sold 374 raccoons, 250 muskrats, and 177 beavers during the annual Illinois Trappers Association Fur sale last month in Strasburg. The three species easily dominated the sale – at least when
Mike Conlin, whose footprints and pawprints can be found on just about every tool used to build the Illinois DNR’s Division of Fisheries over a magical four-decade period, died Feb. 12 at the age of
Illinois DNR offices that involve hunting, fishing and recreational shooting would see just a handful of new workers under the recently-proposed state budget.
Headcounts in the Office of Resource Conservation would go from 236
Warmer temps leading fish toward early spring patterns. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on Feb. 27, 2026.
I have been talking about how I believe that people are seeing the Illinois DNR with a new spirit of respect. There doesn’t seem to be as much complaining about the DNR Conservation Police Officers
For the third year running, researchers from the Illinois Natural History Survey in 2025 waded into the Illinois River to survey historic mussel beds. Their mission: track how mussel communities are changing and compare today’s
Each spring deer hunters hit the woods to look for the antlers of animals which eluded them during the hunting season.
Lawmakers, wildlife officials, and fishermen in Kentucky are debating an issue that has yet to create waves in Illinois: The stocking of a fast-growing and aggressive species of Florida largemouth bass known as “F1.”
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