Outdoors
Hunters give many reasons why they like using certain single-shot rifles, which are now legal for use in firearm deer seasons in Illinois.
Ice fishing finally getting underway in the Northwoods (maybe closer to home) and the continuation of perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Illinois deer hunters had a preliminary harvest of 53,348 in the first part of the firearm deer season, up slightly from 2022.
Joe Yozze shot his biggest buck during the first part of Illinoois’ firearm deer season.
Dan Lindich found a tangential use for catching nice steelhead on the Chicago lakefront: It’s a good way to warm up.
A buck wandering a Chicago cemetery, wondering about the whereabouts of a sturgeon mount and Illinois’ low fall turkey harvest are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Show season around Chicago outdoors looks to be returning to something like normal.
Here is the master list of outdoors shows, classes and swap meets for the 2024 season around the Chicago area, well, there’s a couple in this December, too. At two updates now.
John Krizek caught a 72-inch lake sturgeon but couldn’t weigh it because of its heft.
Lakefront perch on southern Lake Michigan and waiting on ice fishing (maybe next week in the Northwoods) lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Nolan Lenc took advantage of moving a deer stand slightly to adjust to the scrapes of a big buck to earn Buck of the Week honors.
Paul Vriend photographing a great egret in flight, Illinois’ effort to reestablish lake sturgeon and Bassmaster’s 1st “Million Dollar Man,” Larrry Nixon retiring from competitive fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
One of the mildest opening days made for an interesting beginning to Illinois firearm deer season.
Orrin Brand, 79, better known as Mike Jackson in his former roles as an outdoors radio personality and as outdoors columnist for the Daily Herald, died on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
A rare chance to tour the Urban Stream Research Center In Warrenville, the 10th annversary of Openlands’ Birds in My Neighborhood and Illumination opening at Morton Arboretum are in the Go & Show this week.
Last week I had a rare chance to take part in the state’s first confirmed sighting of the bird, near Champaign.
At least for this winter, perch anglers should rest easy about fishing on the north side of Navy Pier. But Navy Pier Marina appears to be on track to begin building soon.
Perch fishing beginning on southern Lake Michigan and pier passes beginning Wednesday, Nov. 15, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Josh Bubinas arrowed what may be his biggest buck when he rattled it away from some does near Wilmingon.
Mike Mikolajczyk had quite the November with big bucks in Will County in his vehicle, during firearm season and while bowhunting; he earns unusual Buck of the Week honors.
Philip Jordan sought a different path than perch fishing Thanksgiving on the Chicago lakefront. It paid off a steelhead.
A buck in Hegewisch, symbolic of too many deer in that area, a Downstate dog story and a near-record count of cranes at Jasper-Pulaski FWA in Indana are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
A day spent observing the first steps in revising the list of endangered and threatened fish in Illinois. Who knew what wonders swam in our waters?
An open house on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on Tuesday and the St. Paul ice-fishing show beginning tomorrow are in this Go & Show.
Brendan Bruno, 15, joined those who caught a 40-inch or longer northern pike this year on the Chicago lakefront.
Another tilapia from the Chicago Area Waerway System (CAWS) and a rutting buck chasing does in the suburbs are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
An early trip to see sandhill cranes at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Indiana raised questions, especially related to what is becoming the nation’s largest solar farm.
Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso makes a good side on the way to viewing sandhill cranes at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Indiana.
The fisheres on both the Illinois and Indiana sides of Wolf Lake are positives in a water facing other urban challenges.
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