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- Study of lake trout population in New York’s Follensby Pond provides unique educational opportunityOver the summer, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy announced a pair of conservation easements they had agre...
- MN Daily Update: Lessons to take from early-season waterfowling that can help your late-season huntsThere is some good waterfowl hunting to be had during the early season. Here are a few things that Tim Lesmeister has learned from early hunts that can help you...
- Committee keeps focus on angler concerns in greater Chicago regionNine times a year, a group assembles to discuss a topic they have a vested interest in – fishing the greater Chicago region. The Chicago Fishing Advisory Comm...
- Ferne Clyffe State Park, a southern Illinois fishing, hiking jewel, celebrates 75 yearsFerne Clyffe State Park marked its diamond jubilee with a day of youth fishing, rock climbing demonstrations and words from retired DNR district heritage biolog...
- Iowa’s fall community trout stocking starts Oct. 18Eighteen lakes across Iowa will receive trout this fall. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at eac...
- Bass Fishing Hall of Fame welcomes five new members, unveils venue expansionTo the three bullies on the bridge, Mark Zona has a message for you: Bass fishing is cooler than you’ll ever be. It has perhaps never been a...
- A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wildBy all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of three of the giant endan...
- Ten-pound bass sets the bar at Cedar Lake in Jackson County, Ill.Ever since a 10-pound largemouth bass was caught by a tournament angler in 2022, the looks on faces of anglers who show up at Cedar Lake all seem to say the sam...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Charges filed against Springfield individual for possession of multiple venomous snakesIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post ...
- Birds of Champaign-Urbana in Illinois using different spaces in different waysResearchers tracked birds in Illinois parks and backyards in the state’s twin cities. They found that birds rely on spaces in different seasons and for differ...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Shabonna Lake Campground closing Nov. 1The campground at Shabbona Lake State Park will be closed beginning Nov. 1 to accommodate replacement of vault toilets at the site, DNR announced in September. ...
- Nearly $1 million in stewardship grants for various Nature Preserves programs in IllinoisIllinois DNR announced nearly $1 million in grants to support 14 stewardship programs managed by land trusts on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves ...
- Fall trout season to open at 60 sites in Illinois on Oct. 19The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Oct. 19 at 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. The early catch-and-release season will open at sele...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Back when there were 20-foot fencerows and long tree linesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 4, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Back when there...