Amid threats to push Illinois out of the project, federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River.
Management
Again led by southern Illinois counties, youth turkey hunters kicked off the spring season by setting yet another harvest record.
DNR reported that a total of 2,318 birds were taken over two weekends, easily
Panfish bite strong, crappies catching up quickly. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on April 24, 2026.
Three new counties have confirmed cases of CWD in deer, pushing the Illinois DNR to upend its unpopular sharpshooting program and once again refocus its approach to managing the expanding disease.
Effingham, Scott, and
On a crisp Illinois morning, when frost clings to prairie grass and the sky shifts from indigo to gold, there is a quiet excitement that is hard to describe to someone who has never experienced
I was watching the recent Bassmaster Classic that was being streamed live on the Internet. I called my wife over to my computer and asked her to take a look at the screen and tell
Easter has just passed through, we’ve been eating big grey morels for a good week, and even the big sought-after yellows were found by a few in the last few days. Lilacs are blooming.
Twenty-one lake sturgeon raised at the Quad Cities Nuclear Station fish hatchery were released into the Illinois River at Starved Rock State Park on March 27.
This was a research project collaboratively conducted by
In west-central Illinois, a small patch of land is poised to make a big difference for wild turkeys and other wildlife.
Through support from the Illinois NWTF State Chapter, NWTF volunteers and partners are
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