Outdoors: Hunting & Fishing

The Year of the Minnowby

In China, 2020 is considered the Year of the Rat. For local crappie anglers, however, 2020 is proving...

May is Merry Month for Crappie Anglers

The old tune about the merry month of May would be a appropriate theme song for anglers this...

Crappie Action Improving at Corps Lakes

The recent period of wet weather has only temporarily slowed the exceptional crappie fishing action...

Farm Pond Panfish Bonanza

Like many local fishing holes, most farm ponds have already warmed to a point not normally found...

Are You Ready for the Spring Turkey Hunt

Though wild turkey populations have suffered some in recent years, the number of local hunters pursuin...

Spring Trout Season Opens April 4

Though many of the lakes and ponds in the fall catchable trout season continue to produce catches...

Another Big Year for Rend Lake Anglers

If predictions by Illinois Department of Natural Resource's (IDNR) fisheries biologist Shawn Hirst...

It's Nearly Crappie Time

There appears to be a new trend among crappie anglers from our state. For years, Illinoi...

Big Year for Quality Catfish

If predictions by Illinois Department of Natural Resource’s fisheries biologists prove to b...

Illinois DNR Newsbits - February 2020

Spring Turkey Applications: Permit applications for the third lottery for 2020 Illinois Spring...

Nearly Time For Downstate Sauger

Mention an Illinois sauger and walleye fishing trip and most Illinois anglers automatically assume...

Illinois Deer Hunting Seasons Preliminary Harvest Totals 153,048

SPRINGFIELD - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 153,048 deer during all 2019-20...

The Hot-Water Alternative

With the odds of local winter ice fishing always a bit questionable, many local anglers are turning...

Illinois DNR Newsbits – January 2020

Spring Turkey Applications: Hunters should plan ahead for spring by applying for the second lottery...

Sport Show Season Begins Soon

What is does an outdoor enthusiast to do when it's too cold to go open-water fishing and not cold...

Searching for Big Bass

You hoping to catch a big bass next year? One that is large enough to occupy a spot on your den wall?...

Pheasants Still Popular Among Illinois Hunters

With all the exciting hunting opportunities currently existing within the Illinois, few provide th...

Searching for Big Bass

Say, are you hoping to catch a big bass next year? One that is large enough to occupy a spot on...

Late Season Hunts - Only for the Dedicated

Late-season hunting here in downstate Illinois typically separates the men from the boys. This...

Winter is Top Time For Corps Lake Crappie

While many local sportsmen are occupying their time by sitting in duck blinds or deer stands, a...

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