Illinois Outdoor News
Thu, April 24 at 02:29 PM
Launched in 2007, PrairieStateOutdoors.com quickly caught fire and became Illinois' premiere outdoors website.
Whether your passion was in bagging deer, hooking fish or enjoying the passive beauty of nature, PSO was there to give you the latest news and commentary. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Fri, February 21 at 01:33 AM
Mom has pushed me into making a confession.
"Do the other outdoor writers know?" she asked, "that you are a terrible fisherman?"
"No, Mom. But thanks for your support anyway."
Today is my last day at The State Journal-Register, so I suppose this is a good time to get a few things out in the open. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Fri, February 14 at 03:23 PM
Chicago nature writer Joel Greenberg documents the passenger pigeon’s slide into oblivion in such gritty detail. His new book “A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction,” includes accounts of majestic flights of “wild pigeons,” and the ceaseless slaughter that drained the life out of a species that once numbered in the billions. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Thu, February 13 at 01:39 PM
Outdoors enthusiasts can come inside next weekend, and not feel the least bit guilty. Two large outdoors sports shows will take place simultaneously in Springfield. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Thu, February 13 at 08:46 AM
Mark McConnaughhay stepped through deep snow to the bluff edge. White-tailed deer darted along the hillside. Two bald eagles roosting in a tree took flight. McConnaughhay, site superintendent for Starved Rock State Park, was checking out the park's latest land acquisition, the former White Oak Campground south of Utica. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Thu, February 06 at 12:07 PM
Each year at this time we bring you a roundup of lake surveys conducted by regional fisheries biologists with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This installment features Sangchris Lake and Lake Springfield. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Wed, February 05 at 03:14 AM
A craft brewer still has hopes of one day using drones to deliver its lager to ice fishing anglers on Minnesota lakes by air, despite being grounded by federal aviation officials after a recent test run. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Tue, February 04 at 12:44 PM
The photographers who line up at a Mississippi River lock to snap images of eagles are getting help from a man with a giant slingshot that flings dead fish into the open water. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Sat, February 01 at 05:17 AM
The most important thing for you to know about ice fishing is whether or not the ice is thick enough to support your weight. That little detail can make the difference between pulling bluegills out of a hole in the ice, and somebody fishing you out of the icy water. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Sat, February 01 at 04:43 AM
Police across Illinois have objected to just 236 applications from people seeking to carry concealed weapons out of 33,631 submitted to the state police. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS