24 / OutdoorIllinois October 2011
October 8
Youth deer hunt season (Oct. 8-9).
Monarch Program, Cache River Wet-lands
Center, Cypress. 1-3 p.m.*
Pelican Program, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 9 a.m.*
Guided Hike, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 1:30-3:30 p.m.*
Ghost Stories, Volo Bog SNA, Ingle-side.
Gates open at 5 p.m.*
October 9
History and Wildlife, Pere Marquette
SP, Grafton. 10:30 a.m.*
October 10
Guided Hike, Cache River Wetlands
Center, Cypress. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.*
October 12
National Fossil Day, ISM, Springfield.*
October Calendar
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To learn more about this photo, visit http:
//dnr.state.il.us/oi/activity.html.
*Sources of information
Volo Bog SNA: dnr.state.il.us/education/inter
prt/volo/volobog.htm
Women in the Outdoors: womenintheout
doors.org
Illinois State Museum: www.museum.state.
il.us
Events at Pere Marquette SP: (618) 786-
3323, ext. 1.
Events at Cache River: call (618) 657-2064.
October 25
Apply online for late-winter deer spe-cial
hunt area permits (Oct. 25-Nov. 28).
October 28
Crow season opens (Oct. 28-Feb. 28,
2012).
Autumn Drive, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.*
October 29
Guided Hike, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 8:30 a.m.-noon.*
Atkinson McCord Cemetery Tour,
Argyle Lake SP, Colchester. 10 a.m.-
noon. Call (309) 776-3422.
Illinois Ozarks 10K Bluff Trail Run,
Salt Lick Point Land and Water Reserve,
Valmeyer. 9:30 a.m. Call (618) 281-9622.
October 30
Where Are the Wild Things?, ISM,
Springfield.*
November 1
Beall Woods SP photo contest dead-line.
November 5
Trapping season opens for muskrat,
mink, raccoon, opossum, striped skunk,
weasel, coyote, badger, red and gray fox
North Zone (Nov. 5-Jan. 20, 2012). Trap-ping
season opens for beaver, North
Zone (Nov. 5-March 31, 2012).
Raccoon and opossum hunting sea-son
opens, North Zone (Nov. 5-Feb. 10,
2012).
Statewide pheasant, quail, partridge
and rabbit season opens.
October 14
Owl Prowl and Hike, Pere Marquette
SP, Grafton. 8 p.m.*
Volo Bog photo contest entries due 3
p.m. Vote Oct. 23-Jan. 6, 2012.*
Shawnee National Forest Critter
Night, 5-7 p.m., Lincoln Memorial Park,
Jonesboro. Call (618) 833-8576.
October 15
Woodcock season opens (Oct. 15-
Nov. 28).
Fall catchable trout season opens, 5
a.m.
Annual Ft. Massac Encampment, Ft.
Massac SP, Metropolis. (Oct. 15-16).
Wild Weekend, Cypress Creek NWR,
Ullin. Call (618) 634-2231.
The Battle for Bats, The Field Muse-um,
James Simpson Theater, Chicago. 1-
5 p.m. Visit batcon.org/events.
Guided Hike, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 8:30 a.m.-noon.*
Fall Colors Hike, Argyle Lake SP,
Colchester. 10 a.m.-noon. Call (309)
776-3422.
Outdoor Day, Ballard NC, Altamont.
Visit ballardnaturecenter.org.
October 16
Fall Color Walk, Volo Bog SNA, Ingle-side.
9:30-11 a.m.*
October 18
Leftover firearm/muzzleloader deer
permits available over-the-counter.
October 21
Owl Prowl and Hike, Pere Marquette
SP, Grafton. 7 p.m.*
October 22
Fall turkey firearm season (Oct. 22-30).
Openlands Annual Luncheon, The
Fairmont, Chicago.
Women in the Outdoors, Ballard
Nature Center, Altamont.*
Lewis and Clark Program, Pere Mar-quette
SP, Grafton. 9-10:30 a.m.*
Fall Color Hike, Pere Marquette SP,
Grafton. 1:30-3:30 p.m.*
Tree Walk, Kankakee River SP, Bour-bonnais.
9 a.m. Call (815) 933-1813.
What’sHappening
For a list of shooting events at the World
Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta,
see www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx.
For a list of muskie events, see illinois
muskies.com.
