* (Editor’s Note: Updated to correct squirrel season information that appeared in Friday’s print edition of The Daily Journal’s Outdoor section.)
Several hunting seasons begin on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with the early Canada goose and dove hunts.
The early goose hunt runs through Sept. 15 with a daily limit of five birds.
Teal season is Sept. 5 to 20 with a daily limit of four birds.
Squirrel season opens Sept. 8 at the Kankakee River State Park and at the Momence Wetlands. The season continues through Sept. 30 with sign in and out required at the Area 6 check station. (An earlier post incorrectly listed the check-in/out as Area 3.) Hunters must must report their shotgun harvest.
Friday’s print edition incorrectly merged some dove permit regulations and incorrect dates into the squirrel season information. At Kankakee and Momence, the squirrel season runs from the day after Labor Day, Sept. 8 through Sept. 30. I appologize for the error.
Squirrel hunting is by permit-only on Sept. 1 to 5 and on first-come basis from Sept. 6 to 30 at Kankakee River State Park.
Hunters got an early start at the Iroquois County State Wildlife Area which opened for squirrel season on Aug. 1. The squirrel season there ends Sept. 30.
Monday is the last day to apply on-line for free upland game permits. Go to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources WEB site and click on the Hunting link.
Archery deer hunters can arrange for parking permits at the DesPlaines Conservation Area and at Heidecke Lake. Check in with the respective offices. The permits allow hunters to begin scouting hunting locations.
