Chicago outdoors: Look-alike deer, nuisance animals, Illinois’ last elk, no ice and Put-in-Bay

Notes come from round Chicago outside and past.

WILD OF THE WEEK

Ronald Narcisi photographed these very related deer in his Crete yard, then puzzled, “Household reunion?”

WOTW, the celebration of untamed tales and images round Chicago outside, runs most weeks within the particular two-page outside part within the Solar-Instances Sports activities Saturday. To make submissions, e mail BowmanOutside@gmail.com or contact me on Fb (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or Instagram (@BowmanOutside).

DALE’S MAILBAG

“Can a particular allow be obtained for an issue bobcat? This bobcat comes into my yard day by day even on my again deck trying in my sliding glass door.” Mark

A: The query comes from Downstate, the place bobcats are extra widespread. Any wildlife nuisance drawback begins with contacting your wildlife biologist. Click on right here for a pdf with a map of Illinois and call data for district wildlife biologists. I needed to when raccoons invaded the crawl area of our frog room.

BIG NUMBER

1855: Final verified sighting of [a wild free-ranging] elk in Illinois, in line with the Illinois State Museum.

LAST WORD

“The older islanders, they keep in mind when you can drive all the best way from right here to Toledo.”

Aaron Schroeder, carpenter and ice fishing information, concerning the historic lack of ice on Lake Erie and its profound impacts on Put-in-Bay island in Ohio, to the New York Instances.

WILD TIMES

FISH GATHERINGS

Tuesday, March 14: Jim Saric, new member evening, Chicagoland Muskie Hunters chapter of Muskies, Inc., North Department Pizza & Burger Co., Glenview, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 14: Free seminar, Steven E. Brown, chief scientist, Illinois State Geological Survey, seminar on the Illinois Seashore State Park reef venture, Salmon Limitless, Thornwood Restaurant & Lounge, Wooden Dale, 7 p.m.,

Wednesday, March 15: Doug Nelson of Wolf River Resorts, fishing the Wolf River system, South Aspect Muskie Hawks, Vince’s Restaurant and Pizzeria, Chicago, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 16: Dale Bowman, common native information and loads of Q&A, Fish Tales Fishing Membership, Value Township workplaces, Alsip, 7 p.m.

LAKE MICHIGAN FISHERIES

Thursday, March 16: Informational assembly, Lake Michigan fisheries, IDNR workplaces, 9511 W. Harrison St., Des Plaines. 7 p.m., (847) 294-4134

April 5: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s spring workshop, Wilmette Harbor Membership, 6-8:30 p.m., (digital viewing can be April 13 6-8 p.m.), click on right here to register

HUNTER SAFETY

April 28-29:Morris, philliparnold3@gmail.com or (815) 343-7330

SHOWTIME

Click on right here for the whole listing of present, outside lessons and swap meets.

At this time, March 11:Fish & Hook Sports activities Present, VFW Submit 5788, Lockport

At this time, March 11:DRiFT’s annual Fly Fishing Public sale, VFW Submit 2801, Villa Park

By Sunday, March 12:Journal Sentinel Sports activities Present, Wisconsin State Truthful Park, West Allis, Wis.

By Sunday, March 12:Canoecopia, Alliant Vitality Heart, Madison, Wis.

By Sunday, March 12:Final Sports activities Present, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, Mich.

By Sunday, March 12:Rockford RV, Tenting & Journey Present, Indoor Sports activities Heart, Loves Park

March 17, Saturday, to March 19: Illinois Taxidermist Affiliation conference, Northfield Inn & Suites, Springfield

U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

Friday, March 17: Des Plaines, B. Darrey, bridget.darrey@9wr-uscg.org

Subsequent Saturday, March 18: Boat America, Channahon, Bob Allen, (630) 621-5544.

DALE’S MAILBAG

“Can a particular allow be obtained for an issue bobcat? This bobcat comes into my yard day by day even on my again deck trying in my sliding glass door.” Mark

A: Any wildlife nuisance drawback begins with contacting your wildlife biologist. Google “District Wildlife biologists IDNR,” one can find a pdf with an Illinois map and wildlife biologists.

BIG NUMBER

1855: Final verified sighting of [a wild free-ranging] elk in Illinois, in line with the Illinois State Museum.