Cecil the lion has become a global celebrity in his death. The patriarch-appearing male sported an unusually dark mane and was a tourist and p…
Those who regularly read this column know that I am an avid turkey hunter and have been for many years. One of the many reasons that attracts …
Either the high school anglers coming from all dozen schools who participated in last Friday's IHSA Sectional Bass Fishing Tournament are gett…
After much political and legal wrangling, Illinois became the final state in the country to have a concealed carry law. Number 430 ILCS 66/ wa…
All Quad-Cities area outdoors men and women who have won a fishing, shooting or hunting national championship, raise your hand. I suspect this…
Here is some Children's Therapy Center Charity Bass Tournament trivia for 2014 — the CTC charity tournament has been running for twice as many…
Nearly everybody gets what I call a warm-fuzzy feeling when a free outdoors kids learning activity takes place.
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The Friday- Saturday weekend of Sept. 19-20 will be the busiest for competitive tournament fishing that the Quad-Cities area has experienced i…
A short while back, a column was written regarding an Illinois Department of Natural Resources regulation that small bodies of water owned and…
Fishing conditions and fish catching were both far superior last Friday for the IHSA Sectional Bass Fishing Tournament held on Mississippi Riv…
One of the points we hunters and those who oppose hunting agree on is: what a waste it is when a majestic buck comes to a seemingly senseless …
The phone number to call if you want to order fish to stock a pond was incorrectly reported in the Bob Groene column published in Wednesday's …
There is little, if any, question that the Children's Therapy Center Charity Bass Tournament, which will reach the ripe old age of 40 this Sep…
Last week the Rivers and Streams Technical Committee of the North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society held its annual two-day m…
Dale Merchant and his Uncle Charlie Sexton, both of Clinton, have been fishing partners for most of their lives. Angling for bass in spring th…
Bass Pro Shops and Cabala's, retail and catalog outdoors products giants, both came from small and humble beginnings. Johnny Morris started BP…
Recently, as the winter ice of 2013-14 was melting from the upper Mississippi River, something happened that caught the attention of each and …
Finally, daylight-saving time has arrived and "official'' (calendar) spring is in sight. We anglers of northern Illinois are itching to feel t…
To say there is controversy regarding Illinois' deer herd and its management would be a gross understatement. Following several years of incre…
The largest outdoor classroom ever to be used and enjoyed in the Illinois Quad-Cities area is about to be unveiled.
I did it. After observing what was going on politically for quite a while, then after the law was finally passed and sitting on the fence for …
If you think you've noticed more bald eagles gracing the greater Quad-Cities area this winter than other winters, you are absolutely correct. …
1. "Illini Nation: 7-footer serious about Illinois": In his online blog, Illini columnist Kedric Prince looks at Illinois' offering of a baske…
Sometimes life just isn't fair. If one reads completely through the Bible, you will not find anything about life being fair. Anyone who has ma…
Let the 2014 outdoor show season begin. And it will — this weekend.