Illinois DNR law enforcement began investigating the unlawful take of a trumpeter swan that was found deceased near Kinmundy in Marion County on Dec. 5. After x-rays were taken of the deceased swan, it was
As Illinois wraps up the first year of its 5-year CWD Pilot Program, neighboring states Iowa and Missouri are also altering their management approaches – including how they utilize hunters to help control the disease
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
A proposal for the Illinois Farm Bureau to support supplemental feeding of deer in Illinois as a way to ease crop damage fell flat at the organization’s annual meeting this month.
But a push
Anglers, charter boat captains, boaters, and village officials are left scrambling for a solution to avoid “significant” negative impacts after the operator of the North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor ended its contract.
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Everybody wanting to see a bigger deer harvest in Illinois this year has turned to the state’s bowhunters with a request.
Can we count on you? An anticipated boost in the state’s firearms take
Perch fishing hot in north, bass biting in the south. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Dec. 19, 2025.
Scoot a little closer to the fire, friends. I want to talk about a tool most of us already have rattling around in a truck console, tucked in a blind bag, or forgotten in a
There is nothing more competitive than fishing against your friends or that buddy who likes to talk too much in the boat.
While many of these competitions are friendly, competitive anglers and tournament fishing
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