
Steve Sarley: Illinois’ Chris Taurisano hanging up well-worn fishing guide cap
I see a lot of things on social media that surprise me but nothing as shocking as what I saw on my Facebook feed on a recent day. It blew me away. It was from

I see a lot of things on social media that surprise me but nothing as shocking as what I saw on my Facebook feed on a recent day. It blew me away. It was from

Bass tournaments often are determined by who lands big bass and who loses them.
That is precisely how the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour was determined in late March

This may seem a tad early, especially for my northern friends, but after watching the weather forecast for southern Illinois on a recent morning, I can feel in my mushroom ‘spidey sense’ that things are

A new book by a well-known southern Illinois angler is designed to share tactics and strategies for catching fish at the bottom of the state.
Colby Simms shares secrets he’s gleaned from years of

A new Prairie Research Institute study found that many commercial seed mixes used to conserve and restore prairies may not have enough diversity or spring flowering plants to fully support pollinators.
“Imagine being an

At the end of most summers, Illinois squirrel hunters and deer hunters scouting locations for the upcoming bow season often find carcasses of whitetails that have fallen victim to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD).
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The former cooling lake located between Illinois Route 47 and Interstate 55 on Lorenzo/Pine Bluff Road certainly has more than muskies to attract anglers, as largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappies, walleyes, and hybrid striped bass
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the April 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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