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Before 2025
- To the chagrin of waterfowlers, Canada geese becoming more suburban in IllinoisWhile hunters have been seeing fewer and fewer Canada geese from blinds along the state’s rivers in the fall, people living in Illinois cities and towns are n...
- WI Daily Update: Lake sturgeon don’t need protections on Endangered Species ListLake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced last week. Here’s what the ruling means. The post WI Daily...
- Cool, wet weather does not dampen turkey hunting as Minnesotans blow past season ‘A’ harvest recordThe spring wild turkey-hunting season in Minnesota is just two weeks old, but the DNR reports a record-setting pace of harvest following the mild 2023-24 winter...
- Mike Raykovicz: Thoughts on New York tree stand injuries, turkeys and bald eaglesIt wasn’t too long ago state game agencies throughout the country didn’t track tree stand related accidents as “hunting” accidents or incidents. That ch...
- Wisconsin DNR confirms first case of CWD in wild deer from Pierce County, baiting and feeding bans start May 15The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Pierce County. The de...
- Saugeyes, muskies shine in Lake Carlton sampling from Illinois’ Whiteside CountySaugeyes and muskies appear to be doing quite well in what some consider to be the “cozy” Lake Carlton. Actually, except for a few pauses in the crappie and...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Cal...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Commercial helper not in possession of valid fishing licenseIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post I...
- Dam removal project will open access on the Sangamon River in IllinoisThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will invest $1.5 million and work with Illinois DNR to remove two dams – the Riverside and Color Plant Dams ...
- 28.5-incher tops walleye challenge on the Illinois leaderboardThree weeks in, Sam Militello’s 28½-inch walleye was at top of the Illinois leaderboard in the The Midwest Walleye Challenge. A 23-inch walleye caught by Jor...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Farm Bureau opposes DNR wetlands controlIllinois Farm Bureau has launched an action request asking members to contact their state senator to urge them to vote no on proposed legislation that could all...
- Morel hunters, turkey hunters find common (woods) groundTwo very different kinds of Illinois hunters are diverging in the woods right now in nearly every county. What happens when morel hunters meet turkey hunters? C...
- Endangered whooping crane rescued from Illinois suburbBrad Semel, a DNR endangered species recovery specialist based in McHenry, was called to Wilmette April 24 and quickly mapped out a plan. The International Cran...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter skeptical of CWD, DNR’s effort to curb disease in deerReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter skeptical...
- Ralph Loos: Some readers not happy with story regarding hunter attitudes toward culling to combat CWD in IllinoisThe thing about sticking your arm in the den of an angry raccoon is that you usually know you’re sticking your arm in the den of an angry raccoon. But you do ...