Illinois Waterfowl
Digest: Review this
season’s Illinois waterfowl regulations with the Illinois Digest of Waterfowl Hunting Regulations now available
online on the IDNR website at this link:
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Keep up to date with events and information on outdoor recreation and
natural resources in Illinois through IDNR postings on Facebook and
Twitter. Find us at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/about/Pages/SocialNetworking.aspx
Remaining Firearm Deer Permits: Those Illinois firearm and muzzleloader deer permits remaining
available following the close of random daily drawings will be available
over-the-counter (OTC) from DNR Direct license and permit vendors from Oct.
16-Dec. 9 (or until quotas are exhausted).
Find a vendor near you at this link:
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/LPR/Pages/LicensePermitVendors.aspx
Resident Archery Deer and Fall Turkey
Permits: Resident combination archery deer permits,
resident antlerless-only archery deer permits, and resident archery fall turkey
hunting permits are available over-the-counter from DNR Direct license and
permit vendors. Find a vendor near you at
this link: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/LPR/Pages/LicensePermitVendors.aspx
Non-Resident Deer and Turkey Permits:
The remaining non-resident 2012 Illinois combination archery deer
permits, as well as non-resident antlerless-only archery deer permits and
non-resident archery fall turkey permits are available over-the-counter (OTC)
from DNR Direct license and permit vendors.
Find a vendor near you at this link:
Late Winter
and CWD Deer Special Hunt Area Applications: Hunters may apply online from Oct. 30-Nov. 26 for
site-specific permits for designated IDNR Special Hunt Areas for the Late
Winter and CWD Deer Hunts. The online application system will be
available through the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov. A list of Special Hunt
Areas open only to hunters with site-specific Late-Winter and CWD season
permits is available at this link: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer/Pages/ResidentLateWinterAntlerlessDeerHunting.aspx
Permits for
these sites are limited and will only be available through the online
application from Oct. 30-Nov. 26 (paper applications will not be
available). Hunters may submit only one online Special Hunt Area
application. Unfilled 2012 site-specific firearm, muzzleloader or youth
permits for these sites are not valid during the Late-Winter Firearm and CWD
Deer season (except at sites where standby hunting is available). Late-Winter and CWD Deer season dates are
Dec. 27-30, 2012 and Jan. 18-20, 2013.
County permits for these seasons will be available over-the-counter
beginning Dec. 11.
Upland Prospects: For
information on prospects for the 2012-13 pheasant, quail and rabbit seasons in
Illinois, check the IDNR web site for the annual hunting prospects reports
prepared by the IDNR Division of Wildlife Resources. The links to the reports are available through
the IDNR web site at: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/uplandgame/Pages/PheasantQuailAndRabbitAnnualStatusReports.aspx
ICF Quail Hunt:
The Illinois Conservation Foundation’s annual Kim Presbrey Memorial
Quail Hunt is scheduled for the Rend Lake Resort on Nov. 11-13. For more information, phone the ICF at 217-785-2003
or register online at www.ilcf.org/events.
Online Free Site Hunting Permits:
Hunters are reminded that Free Site Hunting Permits (windshield cards)
to hunt upland, forest game and waterfowl at IDNR sites are available online
from the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov. Click on ‘Hunting/Trapping’ and then ‘Public
Hunting Areas’ to print these permits. Hunters are encouraged to view the
link to hunter fact sheets also available at the site. For information or
assistance, hunters should contact the site where they intend to hunt.
Sportsman’s
Raffle: Buy your
ticket today for the 2012 Illinois Conservation Foundation Sportsman’s Raffle
and help expand youth conservation education and outdoor recreation programs in
Illinois. Sportsman’s Raffle tickets are
$100 each and prizes – including a grand prize of up to $100,000 – will be
presented at a drawing in Sangamon County on December 6, 2012. The next “early bird” prize will be awarded
for a ticket drawn in Sangamon County on October 4, 2012. Proceeds from the
raffle will support programs at the ICF Torstenson Family Youth Conservation
Education Center in Pecatonica, IL. The
raffle is being conducted in accordance with the Raffles Act. All
business operations of the raffle take place exclusively in Sangamon County. Raffle tickets are available online at
www.ilcf.org
and by mail at: Illinois Conservation Foundation,
One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271.
Beaver Dam, Horseshoe Lake Trapping
Drawings: Drawings are scheduled for Oct. 29 for
trapping permits at Beaver Dam State Park in Macoupin Co. and Horseshoe Lake
State Park in Madison Co.
- Two trapping permits will be awarded at a public drawing on Oct. 29 to be held at the site headquarters of Beaver Dam State Park, 14548 Beaver Dam Lane, Plainview, IL 62685. Registration for the drawing will begin at 10 a.m. at the park office and the drawing will be held at 11 a.m.
- Trapping will be permitted in the designated areas from the statewide opening until January 25, 2013, except beaver and otter trapping which are allowed through March 31, 2013. A 2011 or 2012 trapping license or trapper education card will be required to register for the drawing. For more information about trapping opportunities at Beaver Dam State Park, phone 217-854-8020.
- Six trapping permits will be awarded at a public drawing to be held on Oct. 29 at the site headquarters of Horseshoe Lake State Park, 3321 Highway 111, Granite City, IL 62040. Registration for the drawing will begin at 10 a.m. at the park office and the drawing will be held at 11 a.m. Four permits will be allocated for Horseshoe Lake State Park. Trapping will be permitted at Horseshoe Lake State Park from statewide opening, with the exception that during waterfowl season, live traps and land sets only will be permitted. At the close of waterfowl season, all trapping will be permitted following statewide regulations. The remaining two permits will be allocated to the satellite site Gabaret, Mosenthein and Chouteau Island Area. Statewide regulations will be in effect for this area. Beaver and otter trapping will be allowed for all areas through March 31, 2013. A 2011 or 2012 trapping license or trapper education card will be required to register for the drawing. For more information about trapping opportunities, contact Horseshoe Lake State Park 618-931-0270.
Eldon Hazlet Trapping Drawing:
Four trapping permits will be awarded at a public drawing to be held
Saturday, Oct. 27 at the site headquarters of Eldon Hazlet State Recreation
Area, 20100 Hazlet Park Rd, Carlyle, IL 62231. The site is located on
Carlyle Lake in Clinton Co. Three permits will be awarded for Eldon
Hazlet SRA and one permit for South Shore State Park. Registration for
the drawing will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the park office and the drawing
will be held at 9 a.m. Trapping will be permitted in designated areas from
the statewide opening until Jan. 25, 2013, and land sets only are
permitted. A 2011 or 2012 trapping license or trapper education card
will be required to register for the drawing. For more information,
contact Eldon Hazlet SRA at 618/594-3015.
Schoolyard Habitat Grants: The IDNR, Illinois Conservation Foundation, U.S. EPA and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program are partners in
offering funds to teachers and youth group leaders in Illinois for wildlife
habitat development or enhancement on school grounds or other public property.
Up to $1,000 per applicant is available. The application deadline is Nov. 30,
2012. Projects such as butterfly
gardens, prairie plots, schoolyard arboretums, and bluebird nesting trails have
been developed by grant recipients. Visit
http://dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/grants.htm to access the instructions
and application form.
Owl Night Hikes: Join the Friday Night Hikes to listen for owls at Pere Marquette State
Park, Grafton. Meet at the Pere
Marquette Visitor’s Center at 8 p.m. on Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for the programs, followed by two-mile hikes (bring one
flashlight per family). Roast
marshmallows and hotdogs after the hikes.
For more information, phone 618-786-3323.
CWD Sampling During the Firearm Deer Season in Northern
Illinois Counties with Mandatory Check Stations: Firearm deer hunters in the 10 counties
listed below are required to register all deer harvested during firearm season
(Nov . 16 – 18; and Nov 29 – Dec. 2) at the check stations shown between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Biologists
will be present to take CWD samples for testing at the time of
registration. Testing is voluntary, but
all hunters with adult deer are encouraged to participate. Note: Successful
Kendall County firearm deer hunters are also encouraged to bring their adult
deer to a check station in one of the adjacent counties for testing, as IDNR
needs additional samples from this county to properly evaluate the status of
CWD.
Target
Hunger Now:
Hunters are encouraged to donate whole deer to the Illinois Sportsmen Against
Hunger program – part of the IDNR ‘Target Hunger Now!’ initiative.
Participating meat processors turn the donated deer into ground venison for
delivery to food banks and charities in Illinois. For more information on
‘Target Hunger Now!’ and the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program, check
the IDNR website at
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Documents/MeatProcessorList.pdf,
email tracy.shafer@Illinois.gov, or write to Illinois
Sportsmen Against Hunger, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL
62702-1271.
ESPB 40th: The Illinois Endangered Species Protection
Act was established in 1972 and 2012 marks its 40th
anniversary. It is upon this anniversary that the Illinois Endangered
Species Protection Board presents a new publication on efforts to protect those
species of plants and animals native to Illinois which are in danger of being
lost from the wild in the state. The new
publication The Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act at Forty: A
Review of the Act’s Provisions and the Illinois List of Endangered and
Threatened Species is now posted to the ESPB website at http://www.dnr.state.il.us/espb/index.htm
under “Publications.”
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