Anyone who comes in contact with wild birds, both alive and dead, should take all precautions to prevent coming in contact with avian flu, Outdoors columnist Ken Perrotte warns.

Hunters across Ohio checked 238,137 white-tailed deer during the 2024-25 hunting season that concluded on Sunday, Feb. 2, ...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during the 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which ...

Ohio hunters recorded the fourth highest number of deer taken by the end of the 2024-25 hunting season, according to the Ohio ...

Illinois hunters harvested 10,445 more deer during the 2024-25 seasons than during the the ’23-24 seasons or an increase of more than 6.5 percent. My instincts say that at least some of that increase ...

Conversely, the youth/apprentice weekend harvest increased by 19.6% as compared to 2023. Harvest during the three-day early season, which was closed in 26 northwestern counties in 2023 ...

SPRINGFIELD Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during all 2024-2025 archery and firearm ...

The final total, the fourth highest number of deer taken on record, represents all deer bagged during archery, gun, ...

The 238,137 deer harvested in 2024-25 was not only the fourth most in state history, but also the highest number in 15 years.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources preliminary figures show archery and firearm hunters bagged 170,758 deer during the seasons that concluded Jan. 19.