April bird and wildlife events across southern Illinois
April marks nesting protections and multiple hunting seasons across parks and lakes. Wood ducks and great goose nests. turkey gobbling peaks in early April and breeding mid April. Open trout season April 6. Numerous hikes, clinics, shoots, and festivals run April 6 through 25 with river trails, bird walks, and mushroom festival noted.
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Jake Wolf
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area
Ashes to headline two Bend Lake Shooting Complex clinics
Gil and Vicki Ash scheduled at Bend Lake Shooting Complex April 12 13 sold out in two days a second clinic set for late June Dennis Sneed Rend Lake manager says the events boost local economy and may become annual calls for details and enrollment provided two phone numbers for information
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Gil
Vicki Ash
Bend Lake
Dennis Sneed
Rend Lake
Call
Sneed
Ashes teach shooting with science and psychology at Rend Lake
Houston couple Gil and Vicki Ash, renowned shooting editors for Sporting Clays magazine, lead seminars at Rend Lake Shooting Complex on April 12-13 and June 29-30, combining ophthalmology based methods, mental training, and precise swing fundamentals. They stress a team approach and tailor sessions for experienced shooters, with emphasis on subconscious technique and handling failure.
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Whittington
Gil
Vicki Ash
Houston
Texas
Sporting Clays Magazine
Rend Lake
Ashes
Vicki
Litter problem prompts reader ideas in Southern Illinois
LES WINKELER advocates an anti littering drive in The Southern region urging education and civic action. Readers call for harsher enforcement, public service cleanup sentences, and school based awareness to reduce roadside trash and restore environment.
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Peter Finch
Orange County
America
Illinois
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