Southern Illinois will be home to a wide variety of waterfowl until mid-March.
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A wide variety of ducks will call Southern Illinois home until about mid-March. Winkeler shares the diversity of waterfowl that can be spotted this season.
The serenity of a post-Thanksgiving nature walk reminds us of the ordinary, wild wonders to be thankful for.
The Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon features 70 acres of woodlands, prairies and fresh-water ecosystems along with a well-equipped visit…
Anna's J & Scents is a leading supplier of deer urine, sold to hunters looking to a bag a trophy.
Waterfowl season is open throughout Southern Illinois.
In Illinois, the target at fishing tournaments was winning, but it now may be working together and doing everything we can to preserve what we have.
Animals have become less weary of humans as they realize their needed resources are often near people. Now people need to take precautions to not feed animals and exacerbate environmental issues within this new human-wildlife dynamic.
There is something breathtaking about driving among the clouds. Walking among the clouds is even more of an experience.
The way to mess up a good thing in fishing is to establish a new set of guidelines that make it unaffordable. The new tournament fee and tax from the IDNR did just that.
The way to mess up a good thing in fishing is to establish a new set of guidelines that make it unaffordable. The new tournament fee and tax from the IDNR did just that.
Tom Hankins of Normal, one of the founders of the Central Illinois Geocaching Association, talks about "geocaching," which he describes as a "…
Geocaching involves searching for hidden “geocaches” that may be smaller than a film canister or larger than an old military ammunition box. The sizes vary, as well as their contents, but generally all have a log sheet in which to write your name.
Although predicting waterfowl season success is an inexact science, Randy Smith, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ chief waterfowl biologist, said this is not likely to be a banner year for hunters in the Midwest.
The use of jerkbaits with forward-facing sonar has proven itself a powerful combination in finding and triggering bass that we've been missing…
This past week we lost one of fishing’s prized possessions — professional angler Aaron Martens. No doubt his accolades on the water put him in legendary status, but the real story was much more than the fishing part.
An extended family trip to the Smoky Mountains last June was our first “post-pandemic” vacation.
If there is a cardinal rule regarding bird feeding during the winter, it’s once you start feeding, don’t stop.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is now charging $25 for a fishing tournament permits and 10% of revenue for tournaments with more than 20 participants.
Chinquapin Bluffs, located in Woodford County, is the largest preserve owned by ParkLands. The foundation is a private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1967, to protect, restore and manage natural land in the Mackinaw River watershed.
A new trail is under construction at Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve near Carlock, the largest preserve in the ParkLands Foundation s…
LAKE GLENDALE — Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act, enacted in 2019, Lake Glendale, a National Forest Service recreational area in the …
Beau, our golden retriever, turned 12 on Oct. 10.
Our Midwest climate is ever changing, but it’s always been that way.
Evidence that people have lived in the Mackinaw River Valley for thousands of years is all around us, explains archaeologist Michael Wiant, wh…