As a follow up to my previous post about Des Plaines I thought I'd share a map we generated allowing you to view and research potential strategies when visiting yourself! View Des Plaines Wildlife Conservation Area in a larger map More information about this park can be found at the Illinois DNR web site and more information about hunting specifically can be found here. … [Read more...] about Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area
Hunting
What a day!
We recently made our first trip of 2010 to Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area for a controlled pheasant hunt. The weather ended up being warm (temps in the low-mid 70's and sunny skies) but the dogs worked their butts off even in trying scenting conditions and birds that refused to sit still. Al limited early and Nate took his first birds on his first excursion on … [Read more...] about What a day!