Hunting News
Before 2025
- Ralph Loos: Turkey season is months away, but turkey concern here every dayWe’re at the end of another Illinois deer season, shooting snow geese is not as satisfying as it was in 1998, and ice fishing appears to be a “come and goâ€...
- MN Daily Update: Here’s one extra piece of gear that helps you stay safe on fresh iceHere is one thing that comes in handy when heading out on fresh ice to make sure you get home safely. The post MN Daily Update: Here’s one extra piece ...
- Commentary: New York sportsmen and Suffolk County Parks are partners in conservationIn these times of increased challenges for sportsmen and women looking to find hunting opportunities in New York it is encouraging whenever we see local governm...
- WI Daily Update: Here’s one extra piece of gear that helps you stay safe on fresh iceHere is one thing that comes in handy when heading out on fresh ice to make sure you get home safely. The post WI Daily Update: Here’s one extra piece of gear...
- Walleyes continue to show improvement at Shabbona Lake in IllinoisWalleyes appear to be stealing some of the spotlight away from bass and muskies at Shabbona Lake, a 318-acre lake in DeKalb County. The post Walleyes continue t...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Subject caught red-handed shooting from road in Schuyler CountyIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post...
- Bald eagle watch is on in IllinoisSome 3,000 of once endangered birds hang out in the state during the winter, attracted to our not-quite-frozen waterways and the steady supply of fresh fish the...
- 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...