Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
If you think it’s a bit early for us to spend our ink on the Illinois deer season, you should wipe that dust off your calendar, or at least drive by your local gridiron.
Pool 19 of the Mississippi River has long been a refueling stop for diving ducks migrating up and down the portion of the Flyway that touches Illinois and neighboring states.
It’s also an ongoing
The past two decades have produced a wide and wild assortment of ideas and proposals to help fund and maintain Illinois’ collection of state parks and natural areas.
“State Park, Great Parks” was launched
Heat pauses August bite, deep waters remain strong. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Aug. 15, 2025.
Hunters killed 18,309 deer in the state’s 21 CWD counties during the 2023-24 season, lending creed to the Illinois DNR’s contention that harvests in affected areas have remained consistent – the 5-year average harvest for
Comparing the 1925 fishing regulations in Illinois with those in place today provides a glimpse into how fisheries science and management evolved over the years.
Early regulations were largely statewide and included seasonal closures
Back in 2009, Tim Himsl, then a senior at Moline High School, had the opportunity to join the school’s fishing team, which had just become a sanctioned high school sport in Illinois.
Back then,
August in southern Illinois is not for the faint of heart – or the poorly hydrated. The tomatoes are splitting on the vine, the cicadas scream like tiny chainsaws in the trees, and the air
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