Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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November 26, 2024
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Fishermen caught trespassing, snagging along Illinois River
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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Ducks Unlimited, NRCS partner on Illinois wetlands
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new partnership with Ducks Unlimited to reduce sedimentation on Illinois properties in the Mississippi River Basin. The $18.96 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program targets watersheds that cover much of the southern half of the state.
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Osprey banded in Cook County, Ill., found in Colombia after 2,500-mile flight
For more than 30 years, Cook County wildlife biologist Chris Anchor and his colleagues have been attaching metal ID bands to the legs of various birds – thousands in all – and every great once in a while, one of those birds, or maybe just its tag, is found.
This summer, Anchor received a report from the federal bird banding lab in Maryland that one of Cook County’s ospreys had landed in Colombia.
After 30 years of banding, this is the most exceptional return that we’ve ever had,” Anchor said.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: To keep balance in state’s deer, turn to hunters to control herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Mentored deer hunts coming up at Fox Ridge, Kickapoo
Participating hunters will be provided access to sections of the recreation area otherwise closed to archery deer hunting. Adult and youth hunters with less than three years of deer hunting experience and who have not been successfully drawn into the mentored deer hunt program previously may apply.
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One fatality, several injuries reported so far during the 2024 Illinois deer season
A bowhunter in Wayne County, Ill., apparently fell asleep in his treestand Nov. 10 and fell to the ground. According to DNR, the hunter, who was not wearing a safety harness, was air-lifted to a nearby hospital, where he later passed away.
The report came as part of DNR’s annual reminder to hunters about safety and wearing a harness in their stands. DNR included a handful of other hunter falls during the 2024 season.
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17-year-old Illinois bowhunter gets the buck he’s been after through many zigs and zags
His history with the deer includes a missed shot, a long period of “ghosting” and tons of evidence suggesting that even celebrities can turn camera shy.
Kelton Ryan on Nov. 10 finally harvested the Warren County, Ill., buck he had nicknamed “Turkey Foot” back in 2022. But, like most bowhunters, the 17-year-old Cameron resident had to overcome a series of typical deer hunting “zigs and zags” and “zags and zigs.”
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Stid Hill Wildlife Management Area worth the effort for New York hunters
When you visit Ontario County’s Stid Hill Wildlife Management Area, you’ll quickly see the WMA’s name is well deserved.
About 150 acres of the WMA along Route 64 is gentle or moderately sloped, but the tract becomes very steep to the east, climbing up 500 feet to the hilltop. Above the steep hillside, however, there’s more reasonable terrain with moderate rolling slopes.
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