PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois Deer Classic at the Peoria Civic Center offered deer licenses, fishing licenses, big buck competition registration, and hunting seminars. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources also offered on-site safety classes, permit sales and pin sales. Show producer John Bunge said he hopes the show will get more people involved […]
A photograph of a bird nest made with fishing line and a question on the prospects for smelt fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Here is the master list of outdoors shows, classes and swap meets for the 2024 season around the Chicago area, well, there’s a couple in this December, too.
A dramatic photo of a merlin in Chicago, winning the Bassmaster Classic and the Stanley Cup, a frequent question on the safety of eating fish and the growth of nesting barn owls in Indiana are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.