Wild of the Week (cranes): Field Notes & calender

NOTE: I think am going to try to post the weekly Field Notes from the Sunday Sun-Times outdoors page in this format. Any suggestions let me.

WILD OF THE WEEK

Margo Sliwa messaged the photo at the top of cranes from Chain O’Lakes State Park on Aug. 10 and added, “Thought you might enjoy.’’ Yes.

Wild of the Week, a celebration of wildlife around Chicago outdoors, runs on the Sun-Times outdoors page on Sundays when apt.

To submit WOTW, find me on Twitter (@BowmanOutside), Facebook (Dale Bowman) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).

WILD TIMES

HUNTER SAFETY

Sept. 25-26: Arlington Heights, huntsafely.webs.com

Sept. 25-27: Elburn, phil-joanne@juno.com

Sept. 26-27: Oak Forest, Karen Perritano (708) 687-8882 . . . Essex, (815) 458-3568

DUCKS UNLIMITED

Thursday: Northwest Suburban banquet, Cotillion Banquets, Palatine. Contact Jeff Lanaghan, (630) 258-5273

FISH GATHERING

Wednesday: Bill Sutton on success in walleye tournament trails, Walleyes Unlimited, Gurnee American Legion, 7 p.m., walleyesunlimitedusa.org

ILLINOIS PERMITS

Dale Bowman

Monday: Deadline, fall wild turkey shotgun permits, dnr.Illinois.gov/hunting/turkey

DALE’S MAILBAG

E: “Yup- our CPO has had calls. One breeder lost 17 and another 10. Numerous farmers calling in. Here we go again.’’ Deer activist emailing on reports once again of epizootic hemorrhagic disease Illinois’ prime deer area in west-central counties

A: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources tracks EHD reports. To report, find biologists at web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/professionals.cfm or call (815) 369-2414.

BIG NUMBER

1980: Year that Indiana’s record Chinook (38 pounds) was caught by Rich Baker in Trail Creek in LaPorte County.

LAST WORD

“I just had another one of my regular customers go by and he gave the thumbs up.’’

Stacey Greene, texting from Park Bait, on perch finally showing up (“hit and miss, obviously’’) at Montrose harbor