The best scenario in raising young often involves a communal effort, many people working together to provide a safe environment. This proved remarkably apt in July 2023 when three federally endangered piping plovers were translocated from where they were raised in captivity to their release site at Montrose Beach, Chicago.
If you are looking for a fun outdoor family outing this fall, want the challenge of reeling in a good-fighting fish, or are interested in a tasty, freshly harvest meal, consider the 2023 Illinois fall catchable trout season. Nearly 60 sites around the state will be opening at 5 a.m. for the October 16 start of the season.
A preview of the 2023-2024 Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations reveals updates to laws for furbearer hunting, trapping and nuisance removal as it pertains to dens, feed beds and nest and also reiterates single shot centerfire rifle regulations which we newly adopted as of January 2023.
The state-threatened Illinois chorus frog and northern bobwhite quail have a lot in common, particularly in the sand prairies of Illinois. Thanks to the work of partners working with private landowners, work is under way to restore habitats that benefit populations of these declining species.
During the migration seasons, millions of waterfowl pause at a series of backwater lakes and wetlands known in the Mississippi Flyway as the Illinois River Valley. In the fall, waterfowl hunters have a variety of options for hunting on public lands from Peoria north to Hennepin.
Muskies are affectionately known as “the fish of 10,000 casts,” and for good reason – anglers can spend years patiently working the water in hopes of landing a 48-inch monster, but with no success. University of Illinois researchers recently set out to learn why muskies strike lures. Or, more accurately, do NOT strike lures.