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March Calendar
March 15
Resident firearm/muzzleloader deer
of Events
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design
permit applications accepted, first lot-
Contest entries due.
tery.
Last day to call wild turkey while in
Unnecessary mowing of grasses used
the field until opening day of turkey
for nest cover by ground-nesting
season, South Zone.
wildlife should stop (April 1-Aug. 1).
March 19
April 2
RV & Travel Show, Sports Center/
Retriever Unlimited Spring Field
Expo, Rockford. Visit showtimeproduct
Trial, WSRC, Sparta.*
ion.net/rvshow (March 19-21).
April 3
March 20
Spring catchable trout season opens
First Day of Spring Hike, Argyle Lake
at 5 a.m.
SP, Colchester. 10 a.m.-noon. For more
March
2010
Youth turkey season, North Zone
information, call (309) 776-3422.
S M T W T F S
(April 3-4).
Wildflower Hike, Beall Woods SP,
1
2
3
4
5
6
March 21
Mt. Carmel. 10 a.m-noon (repeats 1-3
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Bennett Savanna Hike, Nachusa
p.m.). For information, call (618) 298-
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Grasslands, Franklin Grove. 2-4 p.m. To
2441.
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
register call (630) 309-2110.
Giant Easter Egg Hunt, Wildlife
28
29
30
31
March 22
Prairie SP, Hanna City.*
Last day to call wild turkey while in
Retrievers Unlimited Field Trial,
the field until opening day of turkey
To learn more about this photo, visit dnr.
WSRC, Sparta (April 3-4).
state.il.us/OI/calendar/index.html.
season, North Zone.
Wildflower Hike, Argyle Lake SP,
Colchester. 10 a.m.-noon. For more
March 26
March 6
information, call (309) 776-3422.
RV & Camping Show, Prairie Capital
Rend Lake Polar Plunge, S. Sandusky
Convention Center, Springfield. Visit
April 4
Beach, Benton. Register at 10:30 a.m.
eventsltd.org/page3.htm (March 26-28).
Raccoon spotlight surveys, north-
Visit soill.org/index.php.
central Illinois.
Geology of the Cache, Cache River
March 27
Easter Brunch, Wildlife Prairie SP,
Wetlands Center/Wildcat Bluff Trail,
Effects of Climate Change on Illinois
Hanna City.*
Cypress. 10 a.m. Call (618) 657-2064.
Plants, Glencoe. ENTICE course for
educators. Registration required.*
April 5
March 9
Youth turkey season, South Zone
First turkey season, South Zone
First day for spring turkey random
(March 27-28).
(April 5-9).
daily drawings.
March 28
April 10
March 13
Raccoon spotlight surveys, south-
Registered Trap Shoot, WSRC,
ICF Hall of Fame Banquet, Pheasant
central Illinois.
Sparta.*
Run Resort, St. Charles, Ill. For informa-
tion, call (217) 785-2003.
March 31
Registered Trap Shoot, WSRC, Sparta.*
2009 hunting, trapping and fishing
Super Saturday, Ill. State Museum,
licenses expire.
*Sources of information
Springfield.*
Beaver trapping, woodchuck hunt-
World Shooting and Recreational
173rd Sportsman’s Letter Kankakee
ing and Conservation Order light goose
Complex: dnr.state.il.us/worldshooting
River Fishing Class, Mokena. 1-4 p.m. Reg-
seasons close, statewide.
Illinois State Museum: museum.state.il.us/
istration required, call (815) 932-7285.
events
April 1
Wildlife Prairie State Park: wildlifeprairie
French School for Troops, Fort Mas-
In streams and rivers (except Missis-
statepark.org
sac SP, Metropolis. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For
ENTICE: www.enticeworkshops.com
sippi, Ohio, Wabash and Illinois rivers)
information, call (618) 524-4712.
all smallmouth bass must be immediate-
ly released (April 1-June 15).
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