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- Species Spotlight: Do you know about hooded mergansers, the duck of many names?If there wasn’t a photo with this story would you be able to identify the duck if I were to only describe it by some of its common or regionally associated na...
- Illinois DNR recognizes efforts to reclaim mined property as habitat benefitIllinois DNR has announced recipients of the 2023 Land Reclamation Awards, presented by the Office of Mines and Minerals, Land Reclamation and Explosive and Agg...
- Illinois conservation leader, John Rogner, retires after 40 years of serving wildlife, fishAfter 40 years working in conservation – including stints with DNR, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – DNR Assistant ...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Carlyle, Shelbyville accepting Christmas trees to improve fish habitatLake Shelbyville officials are collecting old trees in Sullivan and Shelbyville to reuse to improve the lake’s fisheries next year. Trees for Lake Shelbyville...
- Illinois gun registration deadline passesAssault weapons and assault weapon attachments are already illegal to buy and possess in Illinois since Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation banning them on Jan....
- Female hunters take three of four deer at Lost Mound Unit hunt in IllinoisSixteen families participated in the first Family Deer Hunt Nov. 18-19 at Lost Mound Unit in Savanna. The hunt, hosted by the Upper Mississippi River National W...
- State to transfer ownership of Iowa’s Kearny State Park golf course to city of EmmetsburgBy the late summer of 2024, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will no longer own a golf course. In December, the state Natural Resources Commission provi...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in deer seasonReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disappointed i...
- New Illinois law creates set of 3-year licensesA new Illinois law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows residents to obtain a hunting, fishing, trapping or sportsmen’s combination license that is good for th...
- Study shows that hunter harvest reduction can boost wild turkey numbersIn a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers found male turkey survival is 30% higher in nonhunted populations. That’s good news for managers...
- New York Woods and Waters: Dutchess County WMA is a solid deer and turkey spotIt’s not the biggest wildlife management area at just 250 acres, but when you’re looking for public hunting access in southeastern New York, the Baxtertown ...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor Calendar a...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Decoy helps nab road hunters in Cattaraugus CountyNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cu...
- Wayne LaPierre, one of the most powerful figures in U.S. gun policy, leaves NRA days before trialThe longtime head of the National Rifle Association announced on Friday, Jan. 5, his resignation, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations h...
- New York DEC advises birdwatchers to feed wild birds responsiblyFor many birdwatchers in New York, winter is an exciting time of year – when backyard bird feeders can go back up! There are many natural sources of winter fo...