Notes from round Chicago open air.
FIELD NOTES
MOREL OF THE WEEK
Lee Sczepanski messaged on Monday from Northwest Indiana, “Yesterday and today’s and got to see the eaglet today, too.” MOTW, the celebration of images and tales of morel mushrooms round Chicago open air, runs as warranted on Sundays on the Sun-Times open air web page. Send nominations by Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutdoors) or electronic mail BowmanOutdoors@gmail.internet.
DALE’S MAILBAG
“I normally have to be careful about nesting geese, but didn’t see a single nest or a goose on one. Instead I came across two pairs of geese with goslings following them around. Seems kind of early, but my timing might be off.” Ken Gortowski, wandering Fox tributaries
A: I’m round nesting geese daily this time of the 12 months and ours are working about 10 days later than typical. What I discover wonderful is how briskly they go from gosling to half-grown.
Goslings in April alongside a Fox River tributary.
Provided by Ken Gortowski
BIG NUMBER
16-9: Pounds-ounces of North Dakota document walleye 32 half of inches) caught April 21 by Tom Volk from shore alongside the Heart River in Mandan, in keeping with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
LAST WORD
“The red-tailed hawk’s long, raspy call is often heard on TV and in movies when a bald eagle is shown. In reality, the bald eagle has a chittering, high-pitched call, which apparently doesn’t sound imposing enough to go along with its tough appearance.”
American Bird Conservancy, Bird of the Week for April 19 on red-tailed hawks. Click right here for extra particulars on calls of eagles and red-tailed hawks and TV.
WILD TIMES
ILLINOIS PERMITS/SEASONS
Turkey looking: North zone, third season, via Wednesday, fourth, Thursday-May 8; South, fourth, via Wednesday, fifth, Thursday-May 9
Now: Remaining spring turkey permits on sale over-the-counter, click on right here for more information
Through Tuesday, April 30: Applications (restrict of 1) accepted for first lottery for resident firearm and muzzleloader deer looking, click on right here for more information
HUNTER SAFETY
(Click right here for full bundle of northeast Illinois hunter security lessons)
Friday-Saturday, May 3-4: Bartlett, (847) 608-3118 (Sofia)
Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5: Ingleside, go.fishfry@gmail.com . . . Momence, (815) 472-4900
SHOWTIME
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Saturday, May 4: Midwest Morel Festival, Jordan Black Park, Ottawa
DUCKS UNLIMITED
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Thursday, May 2: Naperville dinner, White Eagle Golf Club, Bill Lehman, (312) 841-9259, Steve Hoffman, (630) 728-8432
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
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Saturday, May 4: About Boating Safely, Bolingbrook, Darryl Haefner, jlyrrad@comcast.internet . . . GPS for Mariners, Waukegan, Curt Schumacher, curts402@aol.com
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
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PHEASANTS FOREVER
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