Urban Wildlife

Southern Ill. students win awards in Ill. Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 12:41pm

Southern Ill. students win awards in Ill. Junior Duck Stamp Contest

(KFVS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the winners of the 2012 Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest.

The wildlife service said they received more than 300 entries for this year's contest. The Best in Show artwork was created by Justas Varpucanskis, 14, from Mokena, Ill. His artwork was an acrylic painting of a female pintail. It will adavance to the 2012 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest on April 20 at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland.

The winner of the best of show award for the conservation message: "No skyscraper or monument can compare to nature" was Aidan Shervheim of Naperville, Ill. His work will also advance to the national competition.

“Illinois students are fortunate to live along the Mississippi Flyway where ducks are abundant. There were so many beautiful works submitted to the contest. All of the winners have reason to be proud of their accomplishment” said Illinois program coordinator Kim King-Wrenn.

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Community photo: The next Charlotte's web

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, 12:50pm

Community photo: The next Charlotte's web

SCHELLER, IL (KFVS) - Viewer Bruce Shurtz of Scheller, Ill. sent us this picture Tuesday, Feb. 7 of a spider that hatched out under the eaves of his house.

He says the spider hatched a few days ago.

You can e-mail us pictures from your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief explanation of the picture.

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IDNR reports preliminary harvest of 97,760 deer, firearm season closed

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:48am

IDNR reports preliminary harvest of 97,760 deer, firearm season closed

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday firearm deer hunters in the state took a preliminary total of 97,760 deer during the seven-day firearm season.

Last year's preliminary firearm season harvest was 98,944.

According to the IDNR, the preliminary second-season, Dec. 1-4, harvest total was 31,259, compared with the 30,907 during the same time in 2010. This year’s preliminary first-season, Nov. 18-20, deer harvest was 66,501, compared with a first-season harvest of 68,037 in 2010. The preliminary harvest totals include deer taken in all counties in which firearm deer hunting is permitted, as well as at Chain O’Lakes State Park in Lake County.

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Ill. firearm deer season to begin

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, 12:36pm

(KFVS) - The Illinois firearm deer season will begin Friday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 20 and ends Dec.1-4.

Hunters that successfully take a deer during the firearm season in most counties must register the deer online through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources website or by calling 1-866-452-4325. Hunters using the online or phone-in system must register their harvest by 10 p.m. on the day they take the deer. The IDNR recommends that hunters using cell phones to register their harvest wait until they are out of the field and have a clear cell phone signal before trying to make the harvest report phone call.

Firearm deer hunters in Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, JoDaviess, Kane, LaSalle, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago counties are reminded to bring their deer to mandatory check stations by 8 p.m. on the day they harvest a deer.

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SLIDESHOW: 2011 Fall Deer Season

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 3:45pm

(KFVS) - You can send us pictures of your bounty from the 2011 Fall Deer Season and we'll feature them online and maybe on-air.

You can e-mail the pictures to cnews@kfvs12.com or upload them to cNews.

Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and some background information.

Take a look at some of the pictures we've already received in this slideshow.

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IDPH: Wednesday is World Rabies Day

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 12:53pm

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Health says Wednesday, September 28 is World Rabies Day, a global campaign to spread the word about rabies prevention.

The theme this year is "Working Together to Make Rabies History." It was founded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alliance for Rabies Control to bring people from around the world together.

“Rabies can be prevented through increased awareness and education about the disease, as well as pet vaccinations,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold. “Preventing and controlling rabies starts at the community level. World Rabies Day is an excellent time to talk with a veterinarian about pet vaccinations and learn what animals typically transmit rabies and how to avoid them.”

Rabies is a virus that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals.

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Rend Lake fishing report

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 10:51am

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Rend Lake fishing report for August 22 for the main lake and tributaries is available. The report includes:

Largemouth Bass

Rating - Good
Bait of choice - Worms, rattle traps, jigs and trailer, spinner baits, square bill crank baits
Suggested locations - Fish in shallow bays near brush cover and bushes. Fish around bridges and along the rocks. Fish being caught in 4-5 ft. of water on the main lake
Regulations - 14" minimum length limit, 6 daily creel limit, 1 fish daily creel limit in ponds 14" minimum length

Crappie

Rating - Excellent
Bait of choice - Fish with medium and small minnows. Quarter-ounce pink and white tub jigs
Suggested locations - Fish are in the deep water. Fish 8-16 ft. deep over brush and on edges of water.

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