Notes come from all around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
WILD OF THE WEEK
Sondra Katzen forwarded photos from Dave Derk of a barred owl in his yard recently in Palos Park.
WOTW, the celebration of wild stories and photos around Chicago outdoors, runs most weeks in the special two-page outdoors section in the Sun-Times Sports Saturday. To make submissions, email BowmanOutside@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or Instagram (@BowmanOutside).
WILD TIMES
HUNTER SAFETY
Aug. 28-29: Palatine, palatineparks.org
Sept. 10-11: Morris, philliparnold3@gmail.com or (815) 343-7330
Sept. 11-12: Diamond, bowchic39@icloud.com
Sept. 25-26: Joliet, (815) 727-4811
ILLINOIS PERMITS
Aug. 31: Deadline, applications, first lottery, duck/goose blinds
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/waterfowl/Pages/OnlinePermitApplication.aspx
Aug. 31: Deadline, applications for free upland game permit
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
Saturday, Aug. 28: Boat America, Chicago, Dan O’Connell, cgaux.doc@gmail.com . . . Waukegan, Curt Schumacher, curts402@aol.com
DALE’S MAILBAG
“Any recommendations on bullfrogging? My son watched a video of some guys down south doing it and he asked @HotRodBlago30 and myself tonight if we’d take him.” Tweet from @Ogee77
A. My first question was whether they had any connections to a golf course that would grant permission for a night excursion. That’s the best bet. Otherwise, I would suggest any farm or retention pond where you have permission to go bullfrogging.
BIG NUMBER
400: Brown trout held back by the Indiana DNR, from 2,500 received from the Ohio DNR for stocking, for starting an in-house raising of browns.
LAST WORD
“I’ve never adhered to the age philosophy in this country. Every day you should be making a contribution. You should be dead tired at the end of every day.”
Rick Clunn, professional bass angler who on February 12, 2019 at 72 years old, became the oldest angler to win a Bassmaster Elite Series event, via etc.bdir.in/quotes.
