Chicago outdoors: Classic suburban fishing scene, artful bullfrog, piping plovers’ pull

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Dave Derk photographed Sondra Katzen in July while fishing at Saganashkee Slough in a classic scene. Jeff Getz of the northwest suburbs “threw in” his artful photo of a bullfrog. Both photos caught me as much as photos as much as for their subjects.

POTW, a random celebration of photos from around Chicago outdoors, runs in the special two-page outdoors section in the Sun-Times Sports Sunday. To make submissions, email BowmanOutside@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside), Instagram (@BowmanOutside). or Bluesky (@Bowmanoutside).

LAST WORD

“A buddy of mine was touring with a couple of punk bands. When they got to Chicago the number one thing they wanted to do was see the plovers. A task they accomplished. My buddy said it was `oddly spiritual.’ ”

Bill McCormick, Renaissance man, creator of many things, including the former incarnation of the much-missed JayTheJoke.com

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Thursday, Aug. 8: Tony Boshold, “Preparing for Fall lake fishing in NE Illinois and SE Wisconsin and Chicago shoreline opportunities,” Riverside Fishing Club, Berwyn Moose Lodge 424, 6:45 p.m., RiversideFishingClub.com

NIGHT FISHING

Saturday, Aug. 10: Monee Reservoir, free, 7 p.m.-midnight, https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/event-calendar/midnight-madness-august-2024/

CONSERVATION WORLD

Thursday, Aug. 8-18: Northwest corner Illinois State Fairgrounds during Illinois State Fair, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Springfield, statefair.illinois.gov/ridesattractions/conservationworld.html

ILLINOIS PERMITS/SEASONS

Through Aug. 16: Third lottery, deer firearm & muzzleloader

Through Aug. 31:Applications open for free upland game permits

HUNTER SAFETY

Thursday, Aug. 8, & Saturday, Aug. 10: Mundelein, arodkey@countrysidefire.com

Aug. 24-25: Morris, (815) 941-1366

Sept. 7:Chicago, https://forms.gle/yUxRfKkHaC5MEh5f9

Full state listing is at dnr2.illinois.gov/SafetyEd/SafetyEdClassByCounty

WINGSHOOTING

Aug. 17 or 18: Introductory days, Shabbona Lake SRA, rakcarlson@comcast.net or (815) 757-2949

Aug. 24 or 25: Hunter clinics, Aurora Sportsmen’s Club, Waterman, hunterwsclinic@gmail.com

Sept. 21 or 22: Hunter clinics, Des Plaines SFWA, Wilmington, (815)423-5326 Nov. 9: Youth clinic & youth pheasant hunt, Iroquois SWA, Beaverville, (815) 933-1383

BIRDING FESTIVAL

Sept. 13-15: First citywide festival, guided trips, registration opened Saturday, https://www.theurbanbirdingfestival.org/

BEER IN THE WOODS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9icWUDQPUz4

Sept. 21: LaBagh Woods, 1-5 p.m., fotfp.org/event-item/8th-annual-beer-in-the-woods/