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- Report shows hunting, target shooting worth $133 billion nationallyNew York’s hunting community contributed $2 billion in 2022 through hunting related purchases while target shooting-related purchases accounted for another $1...
- Work on New York’s Skaneateles Lake boat launch and fishing pier slated for 2025A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation fishing pier/boat launch project on the southwest end of Skaneateles Lake has been delayed for nearly ...
- Commentary: Reflecting on Leopold’s Sand County Almanac on its 75th anniversaryAldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac should be considered the environmental primer of the 20th century. Oct. 27 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of ...
- MN Daily Update: Zebra mussels discovered in two more lakesThe Minnesota DNR confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in two more lakes. Here are the details. The post MN Daily Update: Zebra mussels discove...
- Missouri allows drone use in recovery of wildlife – will Illinois join?A new law in neighboring Missouri is allowing hunters there to use drones to recover wounded deer, turkey, and other wildlife this fall. Illinois wildlife offic...
- Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 29, 2024The best bite on the south end has been in 22-28 feet of water. Water temperatures are dropping, and as the temps cool further, the bite has been excellent. The...
- Big mountain lion caught on Voyageurs Wolf Project trail camera in Minnesota’s St. Louis CountyThe Voyageurs Wolf Project reported Tuesday that one of its trail cameras in the Voyageurs National Park region recorded a video of a mountain lion on Friday, O...
- Magical 7-pound bass is back at Evergreen Lake in McLean County, Ill.DNR now rates Evergreen Lake as an “average” bass fishery. With that being said, it appears the 7-pound largemouth bass appears to be back at the central Il...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Archers need to wear blaze orange during youth deer seasonIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois ...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: CWD check stations, drop-off sites readyDNR is reminding deer hunters about locations where deer can be tested for CWD free of charge. Hunters can visit participating vendors, including taxidermists a...
- Teal, pintail counts indicate migration into Illinois moving ‘just a tad slower’ than typicalHabitat conditions and food production along the rivers in west-central Illinois appear to be above average. All that’s missing are the ducks. A turn by Mothe...
- Sharpshooters provided 127 of 308 CWD-positive deer in IllinoisBetween Jan. 22 and March 29 of this year, Illinois DNR sharpshooters removed 1,744 deer from 19 counties as part of the agency’s effort to monitor and contro...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Restricted archery zone goes against ‘getting kids involved’Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Restricted arch...
- Ralph Loos: How many deer are there in Illinois? It’d be nice to knowNow and then some naive soul (dummy) goes out on a limb – sometimes literally – and attempts to either count the deer in his or her woods or, if they’re r...