
Gretchen Steele: The origin and evolution of the term “river rat”
Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in

Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in

It’s been described as “remote” and “difficult to access.”
Illinois DNR only occasionally samples the body of water bulging out of the Des Plaines River not coincidentally called Des Plaines Lake. If you can
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the July 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Funded by DNR’s Flood Hazard Mitigation Program, the move will reimburse the city for approved costs associated with acquiring homes on a total of 39 lots, plus one vacant lot.
DNR is accepting grant applications for the State Pheasant Fund Special Funds Grant Program and for the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Funds Grant Program through Aug. 1.
The Pheasant Fund program enhances pheasant habitat

It was last minute, but groups partnering with Illinois to prevent invasive carp from getting into Lake Michigan will take it.
On July 1 – the given deadline – it was announced that Illinois

Drawings for public waterfowl blinds at DNR sites have been scheduled for later this month, giving hunters an opportunity to secure a place to hunt ducks and geese this fall.
Traditional drawings will take place

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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