Illinois DNR made an educated guess about a guest, and that guess turned to reality when the guest did what the guess said it would do.
DNR did not predict the part about the
The Illinois Legislative Audit Commission in late May held a hearing to discuss a recent Auditor General finding that wasn’t flattering to DNR and its management of state historic sites.
An interesting aside to
As he was telling the story of how he managed to accomplish one of hunting’s most impressive and impractical feats, Jack Robertson was quietly sweating out the task of helping a fellow hunter reach a
State’s warming waters motivating bass, bluegill bites. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on June 6, 2025.
A pair of young biologists authored the following report, which originally appeared in the Outdoor Illinois Journal. Emily Hodapp, a Private Lands Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Zach Stephenson, a Farm
For those looking to introduce youngsters to the joys of angling, bluegill fishing offers the perfect gateway. This hardy and plentiful fish is ideal for beginners, providing plenty of excitement with minimal equipment and a
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and with it, the unofficial launch of summer. If you’re like many folks in southern Illinois, the long weekend was a chance to soak up sunshine, fire up
I’d like to dive a little deeper into the subject of topwater fishing. That’s quite an anomaly, isn’t it? Deeper? Topwater? Ha!
To be honest, I never was a believer in fishing lures on
Fifth season – or, the fifth and final week of the Illinois spring turkey season – can be a fun, but difficult time to hunt turkeys as most of the breeding is over, hens are
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