Camping fees
Due to significant increases in utilities and other operating
costs, DNR has implemented an increase in the utility fee
assessed at state-managed campgrounds. The previous utility fee
of $5 per day has been increased to $10 per day for each camp-site
where electricity is provided.
The base camping rate for all campsites has not changed
except for a $10 per day increase in campsite fees for Class AA,
Class A and Class A Premium campsites for the Fourth of July and
Labor Day holiday weekends only. Those campers with reserva-tions
for holiday weekends who do not wish to retain those
reservations should contact that campground’s site office for
refund information. Senior citizen, disabled person, former pris-oner
of war and special armed forces discounts still apply to the
base camping rates.
For more information on all DNR camping fees, visit www.
dnr.state.il.us and click on the Camping link.
SP, Shabonna (DeKalb Co.);
(815) 758-2773
Aug. 30-31 - Cender Conser-vation
Camp, Fisher (Cham-paign
Co.); (217) 935-6860
Sept. 6-7 - Stephen A. Forbes
SP (Marion Co.); (618) 547-3381
Sept. 13-14 - Johnson-Sauk
Trail SP (Henry Co.); (309) 853-
5589
Upcoming hunter wingshooting
clinics:
Aug. 23-24 - Cender Conser-vation
Camp, Fisher (Cham-paign
Co.); (217) 935-6860
Sept. 20-21 - Des Plaines CA
(Will Co.); (217) 785-8129
For the complete wing-shooting
clinic schedule, visit
www.dnr.state.il.us.
Trail grants
released
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich
announced $949,800 in
grants for multi- purpose recre-ational
trail projects that will
create or improve trails in eight
Illinois counties. Funding for
the projects is supported by the
federal government’s Recre-ational
Trails Program.
The RTP provides up to 80
percent of the cost of the trail
projects. Grants may be award-ed
for trail acquisition, educa-tion,
construction, rehabilita-tion
and restoration, and con-struction
of trail-related
support facilities. The program
is administered by DNR in
cooperation with the Illinois
Department of Transportation,
and selections were recom-mended
by the Illinois Green-ways
and Trails Council.
Detailed information about
the following grant recipients is
available at www.dnr.state.il.
us/pubaffairs/pubaffrs.htm.
Cook County: Des Plaines,
Glenview Park District, Open-lands
(also DuPage and Will
counties)
Stephenson County:
Freeport Park District (two
grants)
Lake County: Highland Park
Park District
Kane County: Kane County
Forest Preserve District
Shelby County: Shelbyville
Kendall County: Yorkville
Firewood ban
Visitors to DNR sites are
reminded of the ban on
firewood from any area where
a quarantine has been imposed
in an effort to limit the spread
of the emerald ash borer.
The ban on firewood from
EAB quarantine areas is intend-ed
to help limit the spread of
the emerald ash borer, particu-larly
to state parks, fish and
wildlife areas, conservation
areas, recreation areas, natural
areas and other lands owned
or managed by the DNR. Visi-tors
may be asked to forfeit
their firewood by site or camp-ground
personnel if the fire-wood
is from an EAB quaran-tine
area. The sale or distribu-tion
of firewood at DNR sites
is banned unless authorized in
writing by DNR.
Help stop the spread. Don’t
move firewood. Buy locally
and burn locally. For more
Southeastern Illinois
Convention & Visitors Bureau
1707 E. Main St., Ste. 5, Olney, IL 62450
For tourism and lodging information call today
for your free Travel Guide at (877) 273-4554 or
check out our new Web site at:
www.southeastillinois.com
• 35 lodging facilities
• 19 campgrounds
• 8 state parks/wildlife areas
• large area lakes offering great fishing
• 27 (public and private) locations to hunt
• 4 of the 9 counties border theWabash River
information on EAB, visit at
www.IllinoisEAB.com or
www.emeraldashborer.info.
Help wildlife,
save fuel
Help wildlife—and save
fuel—by delaying all but
essential mowing of roadsides
and other grassy areas until
after Aug. 1, the end of the
nesting season for grassland
wildlife such as pheasants,
quail, rabbits, mallards and
songbirds such as mead-owlarks,
dickcissels and
grasshopper sparrows. Mow-ing
earlier can destroy nests
and young, as well as adults
tending the nests.
DNR operates programs to
establish and maintain grassland
areas for wildlife on rights-of-way
and private land. Contact
the DNR Division of Wildlife
Resources at (217) 782-6384 for
more information.
Spring turkey
results
Hunters bagged a preliminary
statewide total of 15,792
(15,159 regular seasons and 633
youth seasons) wild turkeys dur-ing
the 2008 Spring Turkey Sea-son,
the second-largest spring
harvest was 9,505, compared
with 8,641 in 2007. The top five
counties were Jo Daviess (568),
Pike (552), Adams (507), Fulton
(415) and Macoupin (399).
The table below includes the
preliminary 2008 county-by-county
spring turkey harvest
results and comparable totals for
2007.
turkey harvest ever in the state.
Illinois’ largest spring harvest
was 16,605 birds in 2006.
The South Zone preliminary
harvest was 6,287, compared
with 6,125 last year. The top five
counties were Marion (347), Ran-dolph
(344), Pope (329), Wayne
(303) and Jefferson (299).
The North Zone preliminary
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Wingshooting
clinics
DNR and partnering organiza-tions
are hosting a series of
wingshooting clinics for begin-ning
and more experienced
shooters this summer. Instruc-tors
are certified by the National
Sporting Clays Association.
Youth/Women’s clinics are
free. Saturday sessions generally
provide instruction for girls and
boys ages 10-15, while Sunday
sessions are generally used to
provide instruction for girls and
women ages 10 and older.
(Youth participants must be at
least 4 feet 6 inches tall and
attend. A small fee is assessed
each hunter clinic participant
to cover the cost of clay targets
and refreshments.
Upcoming youth/women’s
clinics:
Aug. 16-17 - Shabonna Lake
Meredosia Bay in Morgan
and Cass counties: Register
noon- 2 p.m. at the USFWS shed
on the east side of the bay
approximately 0.5 miles north
of Meredosia
Rice Lake SFWA, Fulton
County: Register at the area
check station
Sanganois SFWA, Cass and
Mason counties: Register at the
site maintenance building 2
miles north of Chandlerville
Spring Lake SFWA, Pekin
Lake SFWA, Tazewell County
and Clear Lake, Mason County:
Register at the South Park office
at Spring Lake SFWA
Starved Rock SP, LaSalle
County: Register at the Point
Shelter day use area on Illinois
Route 71
Woodford SFWA, Woodford
County: Register at the area
check station
Mississippi River Unclaimed
and Unregistered Blinds
Mississippi River Pool 16:
unregistered blinds and blinds
not passing inspection may be
claimed on a first-come, first-served
basis by calling the Dis-trict
Wildlife Biologist between
8 a.m. and noon at (815) 273-
2733, two weeks before the
opening day of duck season
Pools 17 and 18: use the
same procedure except phone
(309) 344-2617
Additional hunting informa-tion
and maps on the above
sites can be accessed at www.
dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/hu
nter_fact_sheet/index.htm.
weigh at least 75 pounds).
Hunter clinics are designed
to enhance the wingshooting
skills of those ages 16 and
older. Hunters with wingshoot-ing
skill levels from beginner to
advanced are encouraged to
North Zone
County 2007 2008
Adams .................456 507
Boone ...................41 53
Brown.................307 310
Bureau ................103 140
Calhoun ..............335 377
Carroll.................179 208
Cass ....................269 289
Champaign ...........17 17
Christian ...............42 48
Clark ...................156 188
Coles.....................27 36
Cumberland..........53 68
DeKalb..................10 13
DeWitt ..................54 52
Edgar.....................76 77
Fulton .................386 415
Greene................304 305
Grundy .................33 33
Hancock .............296 321
Henderson..........173 186
Henry....................37 51
Iroquois ................38 40
Jersey..................238 266
JoDaviess ............542 568
Kankakee..............26 27
Kendall .................23 14
North Zone
County 2007 2008
Knox...................224 262
LaSalle.................110 136
Lee ........................76 89
Livingston...............6 16
Logan....................25 41
Macon...................16 26
Macoupin............400 399
Marshall ................89 95
Mason .................178 182
McDonough........130 122
McHenry...............28 24
McLean .................36 54
Menard .................97 126
Mercer ................172 165
Montgomery .......144 173
Morgan ...............207 257
Moultrie................22 33
Ogle ....................145 149
Peoria..................155 182
Piatt ......................13 16
Pike.....................528 552
Putnam .................39 39
Rock Island.........165 219
Sangamon .............90 110
Schuyler..............337 365
Scott ...................128 114
North Zone
County 2007 2008
Shelby...................61 47
Stark......................10 11
Stephenson.........173 174
Tazewell ...............44 42
Vermilion............117 142
Warren..................56 73
Whiteside ...........139 160
Will .......................56 66
Winnebago .........132 146
Woodford .............68 85
Total ..........8,641 9,505
South Zone
County 2007 2008
Alexander ...........107 135
Bond ...................144 150
Clay.....................213 230
Clinton................115 111
Crawford ............169 170
Edwards................70 82
Effingham .............86 100
Fayette ................177 187
Franklin ..............128 145
Gallatin ...............100 109
Hamilton.............168 171
South Zone
County 2007 2008
Hardin.................141 169
Jackson ...............245 287
Jasper..................189 166
Jefferson .............336 299
Johnson ..............227 213
Lawrence............159 130
Madison ..............296 294
Marion ................343 347
Massac ..................81 79
Monroe ...............206 172
Perry ...................213 235
Pope ...................322 329
Pulaski ..................81 109
Randolph ............335 344
Richland .............122 116
Saline ....................95 112
St. Clair ...............168 168
Union..................269 278
Wabash.................39 46
Washington ........169 145
Wayne.................259 303
White..................120 122
Williamson..........233 234
Total ...........6,125 6,287
2008 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Harvest
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