January 2006 OutdoorIllinois
January 2005
Sam Parr
SFWA, snow-mobiling,
river
cleanup, snow-shoe
adven-ture,
ICF schol-arship
program,
problem animals.
February 2005
“Celebrating the
Seasons of
Life.” Outdoor-
Illinois’ premier
photographic
issue featuring
2004 Photo
Contest winning entries.
March 2005
Beaver Dam
State Park, the
Big Buck
Recognition
Program, com-mercial
fishing,
electric fish bar-rier,
Santa Fe Nature Preserve,
Bobtown Prairie, Dickson Mounds
exhibit, silvery bladderpod.
April 2005
Rock Island
Trail, turkey
hunting, stur-geon,
important
bird areas,
spring wildflow-ers,
orphan
wildlife, morel festivals, bird blitz,
turkey food habits, mine rescue
units, Why Not Now?, Inc.
May 2005
Fox Ridge State
Park, darters,
timber cruise,
giant Canada
geese, 6th annu-al
Photo Contest
announcement,
native plant gardening, Geological
Survey centennial anniversary.
June 2005
Banner Marsh
SFWA, sail Illi-nois,
urban fish-ing
anniversary,
archery tourna-ment,
Baltimore
oriole, safe
drinking water, black-crowned night
heron, proper bait disposal, blue-bird
humor.
July 2005
Clinton Lake
State Recre-ation
Area, Illi-nois
Climate
Atlas, boilie bait,
Evergreen Lake
comeback,
camping, brown recluse spider, red-bellied
woodpecker, youth wilder-ness
experience.
August 2005
Randolph Coun-ty
Conservation
Area, frogging,
illegal reptile
trade, lifetime
trapper, conser-vation
canine
patrol, wildlife habitat programs,
wingshooting clinic.
2005 OutdoorIllinois Index
September
2005
Des Plaines
Conservation
Area, Mississip-pi
River wall-eye,
squirrel
dogs, outdoor
women, license fraud, vulture festi-val.
October 2005
Rice Lake
SFWA, antique
fishing lures,
youth hunting
opportunities,
waterfowl art,
fall fungi, storing venison, preparing
for the taxidermist, New Philadel-phia.
November
2005
Pheasant hunt-ing,
Chronic
Wasting Dis-ease
update,
youth dream
hunt, aging a deer, fish net knitting,
European rack mounts, raccoon
hunting, Cache River volunteer.
December 2005
Washington
County Conser-vation
Area,
annual recipe
feature, prob-lem
swans, ice
photo essay, exurban deer, ice fish-ing,
Ballard Nature Center.
24 / OutdoorIllinois January 2006
a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information,
call (815) 667-5356.
January 22
Duck season closes in South Zone.
Rabbit season closes in South Zone.
January 25
Red fox, gray fox, badger, coyote,
raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, mink
and muskrat trapping seasons close in
South Zone.
January 26
Illinois Conservation Foundation
Board meeting, Springfield. 1 p.m. For
information, call (217) 785-2003.
January 28-29
Eagle Watch Weekend, Starved
Rock State Park, Utica. Eagle viewing
and birds of prey shows. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call (815) 667-5356 for information.
January 29
Eagle Days Art and Poetry Display,
Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown.
Call (309) 547-3721 for details and entry
information.
January 31
Red and gray fox hunting season
closes, statewide.
Brant, Canada, snow and white-front-ed
goose seasons close in Central and
South Zones unless quotas reached
earlier.
February 1-March 31
Conservation Order light goose sea-son
opens in Central and South Zones
unless quota reached earlier.
February 4
ENTICE Teacher workshop on
Issues Investigation, Chicago. Call (217)
524-4126 to register.
February 4-5
Cross-Country Ski Weekend,
Matthiessen State Park, Utica. Basic
instruction available. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
For information, call (815) 667-5356.
Special CWD deer season in Win-nebago,
Boone, McHenry and DeKalb
counties. Visit www.dnr.state.il.us for
details.
January 14
Winter Birds Super Saturday, Illinois
State Museum, Springfield. 10 a.m.-4
p.m. For information, call (217) 782-
6044.
Bald Eagle Bus Tour, Galena. 8 a.m.-
Noon. For information, call (815) 594-
2306.
Call of the Wild, Apple River Fort
State Historic Site, Elizabeth. 1-4 p.m.
Call (815) 858-2028 for information.
Eagle Meet and Greet, Alton Visitors
Center, Alton. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit
www.VisitAlton.com for information.
January 14-15
Eagle Days, Old Chain of Rocks
Bridge, Madison. Eagle viewing from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Eagle education program
every half hour from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Call (314) 416-9930 ext. 111 or (618)
874-8554 for information.
January 15
Pheasant, quail and partridge season
closes in South Zone.
Winterfest, Volo Bog, Ingleside.
Activities for the whole family. Noon-4
p.m. Call (815) 344-1294 for information
January 18
Wild Game Feed, Executive Man-sion,
Springfield. 6-11 p.m. For informa-tion,
call (217) 785-2003.
January 18-22
Chicagoland Outdoors Show, Rose-mont.
See NewsFront.
January 20
Red fox, gray fox, badger, coyote,
raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, mink
and muskrat trapping seasons close in
North Zone.
Squirrel season closes.
January 21-22
Winter Wilderness Weekend, Starved
Rock State Park, Utica. Guided hikes. 9
January 11
Last day to apply for spring firearm
turkey permits, second lottery.
Eagle Watching Programs, Pere Mar-quette
State Park, Grafton. Informational
program, followed by a driving tour. Pro-grams
begin at the Visitors Center at 8:30
a.m. Call (618) 786-3323 to reserve your
spot. Program repeats on Jan. 17-18,
Jan. 21-23, Jan. 28-Feb. 1, Feb. 4-8.
January 12
Archery deer and turkey seasons
close, statewide.
January 13
Wonders of Winter Walk, Giant City
State Park, Makanda. Moderate 1-mile
hike. 1-2:30 p.m. Call (618) 457-4836
for information.
January 13-15
Late winter antlerless deer season in
select counties.
Chicago Muskie Show, Harper Col-lege,
Palatine. See NewsFront.
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