Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025
Staff Report
January 17, 2025
Mid-winter bites depend on water temps, brush cover. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025.
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Jeremiah Haas: The experiences in 2024 that confirmed why I love the outdoors
Jeremiah Haas
January 10, 2025
As the seasons turn over, I find myself stuck inside the walls of my warm home, yet I find a longing to be back outdoors. Thinking back on 2024, I have probably spent the least
Steve Sarley: NWTF says suburban turkeys near Chicago likely fell victim to coyotes – or age
Steve Sarley
January 9, 2025
I’m going to conclude a story (Finally, I can hear you say!) I call “The Case of the Missing Turkeys.” I began my mysterious tale here in Illinois Outdoor News and I’m ready to wrap
Gretchen Steele: Volunteering for conservation benefits everyone, everything involved
Gretchen Steele
January 8, 2025
Outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, and wildlife enthusiasts of Illinois, 2025 is calling you to action. The trails we hike, the rivers we paddle, and the forests we explore owe their existence to ongoing conservation efforts.<br
Once on front line of invasive carp battle, Kevin Irons retires as Illinois DNR assistant fisheries chief
Ralph Loos
January 7, 2025
Name a fish in one of the Illinois river systems and Kevin Irons has studied it and – at least in the past two dozen or so years, shaken his head at it.
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Stockings boost Mautino’s anglers in Bureau County, Illinois
Ralph Loos
January 6, 2025
The push to boost catfish and redear sunfish populations in the collection of lakes that make up the Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area continued this year, with Illinois DNR stocking 450 channel cats and
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
January 6, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Citation issued after envelope with SD card shows up on porch
Staff Report
January 6, 2025
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Restoring Volo Bog in Illinois is vital, unique team task
Site Staff
January 6, 2025
At Volo Bog State Natural Area, a hard-working, collaborative team of volunteers and staff recently embarked on a pioneering restoration of Illinois’ only open-water bog. Prior, important work at this Lake County site has focused
