Illinois
Gretchen Steele: June has become ‘the season between seasons’
I feel like the title above needs a qualifier. Like everything else this year, what I commonly associate with mid-June down here in the hills and hollers of southern Illinois has been happening early. Generally about two to three weeks early.
It’s confounding for someone like me, who has taught young people not to rely on a calendar but rather to listen to the woods and look around you.
Jeremiah Haas: Enjoy moments to make the most out of Father’s Day
Father’s Day (June 21) is a weekend where we celebrate, honor, and appreciate those things
Steve Sarley: Illinois Gov. Pritzker quiet on fishing licenses; Copi hunt continues
It’s time to clean up a couple of issues that I still have open and
Gretchen Steele: June has become ‘the season between seasons’
I feel like the title above needs a qualifier. Like everything else this year, what I commonly associate with mid-June down here in the hills and hollers of southern Illinois has been happening early. Generally about two to three weeks early.
It’s confounding for someone like me, who has taught young people not to rely on a calendar but rather to listen to the woods and look around you.
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Michigan’s statewide fishing report on June 12, 2026
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Lake Profiles
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Fishing News
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Opinion
Commentary: The Roadless Rule is under attack
Steve Sarley: Illinois Gov. Pritzker quiet on fishing licenses; Copi hunt continues
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Ralph Loos: Illinois spring legislative session produced some successes, failures – and shrugs
All About Hunting
Commentary: The Roadless Rule is under attack
When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a
Bobwhites and the challenges they face to reproduce in Illinois
As we reach the season when reproductive efforts of bobwhite quail hits prime time and nesting activities peak, let’s outline
New lawsuit filed against Illinois’ FOID card
A new challenge to Illinois’ requirement for firearms hunters and other gun owners to have a state police-issued FOID card
Podcasts
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No silver or bighead carp in spring survey of Chicago Area Waterway System
One grass carp was spotted, but there were no signs
Silent entry and close encounters: Kayak tactics to help you kill more deer
Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon
Nature Smart: Lord Baltimore’s oriole
Every winter I lead a group of photographers to Costa
Backyard and Beyond: Woods and water in spring
Teresa Phillips was hunting morel mushrooms in a local woodland
Illinois hunters set new turkey harvest record for third straight year
Balance in the Illinois wild turkey population is now evident
Project to boost mallard numbers in Great Lakes states hits Phase Two
Mallard hens outfitted with solar-powered GPS transmitters in Illinois and
Outdoor Insights: A slice of reassuring news on the CWD front
A New York Times story this spring by Helena, Mont.-based
Feds finalize habitat protections for endangered rusty patched bumble bee
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 1.5
