September outdoor events and wildlife notes at Illinois sites
The September calendar notes migrating waterfowl through Illinois with teal widgeon pintail and gadwall, Canada geese arriving late month, doves forming flocks, and monarch butterflies starting south. It lists events at Pere Marquette State Park and regional venues with contact numbers, plus seasonal activities like mushroom growth, muskrat lodges, oak acorn fall, and rabbit breeding decline.
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Wildlife and seasonal notes from Illinois area fall migration report
Peak woodcock migration noted as whooping cranes pass en route to Florida. Pheasants in mixed flocks of males and females, and juveniles. Deer rut begins and woodchucks start hibernation. Turtles hatchlings head to water as fall puffball mushrooms appear. Rainbow trout stocked for catchable program. aerial goose surveys begin. Archery season runs through Jan 20. snagging for salmon on certain shorelines ends Dec 31. Park grants, naturalist quote by E Donnall Thomas.
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Dog Education 101 at Southern Illinois event
Dan Ihrke, a trainer at Green Acres Sportsman's Club in central Illinois, spoke at the Southern Illinois Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days about methodical dog training. He emphasizes early education, individualized approaches, and avoiding common mistakes. Call 217-395-2588 for more information.
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A Week of Simple Outdoor Pleasures in Southern Illinois
LES WINKELER recounts a week of small joys from Southern Illinois featuring dogs and puppies on walks, beagle charm, wildlife sightings on Saline Creek including fawns at sunset, a drive through Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park with turkey encounters, egrets in lily pads, and reflections from a journalism class event at Rend Lake College. The montage ends with a note that these moments, though not National Geographic material, coalesced into a vivid slide show of life in the region.
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