WI Daily Update: Sharp-tailed grouse season remains closed for 2023
The Wisconsin DNR announced the hunting season for sharp-tailed grouse
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July 27, 2023
Even smart people fall for turkey myths
I’ve long wondered why people have so many odd beliefs about turkeys. Myths about them are nearly as stubborn and pervasive as those about whitetails. Prof. Mike Chamberlain, at the University of Georgia, addressed this topic recently in his popular weekly column “Turkey Tuesday” on Instagram.
Chamberlain noted, for example, that even John James Audubon – yes, that Audubon – used to believe gobblers are so logical, cunning, and plotting that they trampled nests and eggs to force hens to resume mating.
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An endangered victory: Piping plovers released on Chicago lakefront
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois DNR, and the Chicago Park District this month released federally endangered piping plover chicks back into the wild at Lake Michigan’s Montrose Beach.
The July 13 release marked the first time piping plovers have been released outside the state of Michigan.
“Releasing captive reared piping plover chicks in new locations helps to encourage the population to spread throughout the Great Lakes Region,” said Armand Cann, a USFWS biologist. “It’s a strategy to reduce the extinction risk to the population.”
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