Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Feb. 17, 2025
Staff Report
February 17, 2025
Winter comes and goes, anglers adjust on central lakes. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Feb. 17, 2025.
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Steve Sarley: Readers share many of their turkey thoughts, experiences
Steve Sarley
February 8, 2025
I talked to a number of Illinois Outdoor News readers at the Schaumburg Fishing Show about the missing turkeys. That shocked me. I love meeting readers and talking to them at the shows, but the
Jeremiah Haas: Tips for finding shed antlers during a mild winter
Jeremiah Haas
February 7, 2025
Shed antler hunting is a great excuse to get back out in the woods and get a small piece of that animal you were pursuing earlier in the year. Once in awhile, you get a
Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois natural events calendar from 1995 still holds meaning
Gretchen Steele
February 6, 2025
Here we are at the beginning of February, and just like I’ve done since 1995, I’m taking a long look at one of my perpetual calendars. Unfortunately, that hard-worn and long-lived calendar is no longer
Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois offers plenty of winter spectacle
Gretchen Steele
February 6, 2025
Southern Illinois is an outdoor lover’s paradise, no matter the time of year – even in winter. When the temperatures drop and the crowds thin, the region transforms into a peaceful wonderland with frosty landscapes
Commentary: A cold winter in southern Illinois leads to wild thoughts
Les Winkeler
February 5, 2025
One of the side effects of retirement is a person has more time to think. In my case, I’m not sure that’s productive.
During the polar vortex that gripped Middle America during January, I
Walleyes favored at Fox Chain’s Pistakee Lake in Illinois
Tim Bunton
February 4, 2025
DNR’s reports on the Chain do not typically specify individual lakes, but Pistakee’s varied depths and populations of walleyes, white bass, and channel catfish attracts many. Although the lake’s average depth is only six feet,
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
February 4, 2025
Here’s a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement action needed for hunter stopped walking along busy road in Gruncy County
Staff Report
February 4, 2025
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
