Spring wildlife events and hatchery updates partial calendar
Wildlife activity ramps up across species from wood ducks nesting to turkey gobbling and quail coveys dispersing. Fisheries begin spawning as muskie and walleye rise, steelhead hatcheries run, and trout stockings occur. Listings cover talks, shoots, forums, and license deadlines with contact numbers.
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Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery
Virginia
Naturalist Quote on Nature as a Broadcasting Station
A noted naturalist expresses a view that nature is an endless broadcasting station through which God speaks to people hourly if they choose to listen. The quote reflects the belief in divine communication via the natural world.
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Nature
Alabama fishing rig sparks debate as five-hook lure gains fame
The so called Alabama rig has up to five baits on wires from a single lead head and has drawn praise for catching suspended fish while provoking legal rows. It debuted after Paul Elias won the FLW Tour Open at Guntersville and faces B A S S bans and state by state legality issues. Illinois biologists note versions vary and five hook rigs are legal on lakes not two pole and line only waters.
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Alabama
Paul Elias
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Guntersville
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Chad Morgenthaler
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Coulterville
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Morgenthaler
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Illinois
Chris Bickers
Tornado reshapes a yard and skyline in Southern Illinois
Outdoors writer Les Winkeler recalls the Feb 29 tornado’s impact on his home. Debris piles, a prominent weather radio, and unusual tree loss alter his nightly sky view and bird habitat. He wonders how reduced cover will affect titmice, nuthatches, grosbeaks, goldfinches, and hawks, while a Coca Cola can clings to a limb as a curious remnant.
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Beau
Monet
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Mushrooms of Illinois Forum
Southern Illinois University
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Wildlife Preservation Fund
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Les Winkeler
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