Pheasant season is already under way for hunters in Iroquois and Will counties and opens on Saturday at the Kankakee River State Park.Hunters hit the field Wednesday morning for the early start of pheasant hunting at the Iroquois County and the DesPlaines state wildlife area.
Beginning Friday hunters with disabilities can apply on line for access and transportation to the birding fields at DesPlaines. Click HERE for reservations for the handicapped hunt.
An estimated 60 youngsters are expected at DesPlaines on Sunday for the youth pheasant hunt according to assistant superintendent Tom Collofellow.
Pheasant hunting opens Saturday and Sunday at Kankakee River State Park. Hunting is closed at the park on Mondays and Tuesdays and will resume on Wednesdays.
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There has been a few changes in The Daily Journal’s Outdoors coverage since the last time I posted to this blog.
Our Outdoors section now appears on Mondays in our print edition. Everything that readers enjoyed on Fridays can be found on the front of our B2 section.
The change came during a week when I was on vacation in Minnesota and Wisconsin which accounts for the gaps in the Outdoors Journal blog.
To help fill any sense of loss, I will be posting entries more often on this blog and encourage readers to post or e-mail comments or suggestions. My e-mail address is: bbyrns@daily-journal.com.
The new publication schedule gives us a chance to provide readers with a look at what’s ahead for the coming week as well as for more distant events. Our Outdoors Briefs column will reflect that by emphasizing coming events.
Our main stories will continue to be geared to the seasons. Below is just a sample of what will be part of our Monday cover story about pheasant, upland game and deer seasons across The Daily Journal region.
And while November is a prime time for hunters, our Outdoors coverage will continue to reflect interest in the full spectrum of Outdoors recreation and the environment.
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Wildlife in Nature
Coming Nov. 10 will be a look at the latest work of acclaimed Kankakee wildlife photographer Gary R. Soper. A frequent contributor to The Daily Journal’s Outdoors section, Soper has just released his first collection of wildlife images in an 124-page book.
Fall trout fishing begins at 5 a.m. Oct. 18 at Bird Park Quarry in Kankakee where nearly 2,000 rainbow trout will be stocked for the early bite of the season.
More than 70,000 trout will be stocked at 37 other locations around the state just prior to the season opener.
Anglers are prohibited from taking trout from Bird Park Quarry and other locations before 5 a.m. on Oct. 18.
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Fall trout fishing begins at 5 a.m. Oct. 18 at Bird Park Quarry in Kankakee where nearly 2,000 rainbow trout will be stocked for the early bite of the season.
More than 70,000 trout will be stocked at 37 locations around the state just prior to the season opener. A new location being stocked is Derby Lake located at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta in Randolph County.
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