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Glad your still on the sunny side of the sod old bud ,, Go jump in the pool cannon ball style . It was 91 here today and have no idea what the heat index was .I went with my wife and her friend to Shipshewana In. , it wore me out in that heat .

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Glad your still on the sunny side of the sod old bud ,, Go jump in the pool cannon ball style . It was 91 here today and have no idea what the heat index was .I went with my wife and her friend to Shipshewana In. , it wore me out in that heat .

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looks like its going to be hot for the next few days. one real interesting thing we did was stop in green bay at the national rail road museum.got to see the whole history of train and the railroad...real interesting..if you ever get to green bay I recommend going...iam going squirrel hunting for a little while this morning...

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wife floatin in the pool like a beach whale

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well it wernt great but I got enough for supper..two young greys and one old fox squirrel..

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I haven't been out lookin for squacks but I will later on when it's cooler.

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Do you have a death wish HB? Ain't heard or seen a squirrel 1 since season came in ..... yet,next few days they ain't gonna see or hear me either.

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iam going again in the morning ,got to meet the home owner at 11 in the morning.so I am taking a short hunt to add to the pot I hope.

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0% chance of rain here today so we rode Ol Blue to biker night with my sister and her husband. Got soaked on the way home. Never seems to fail...mow hay or ride the Harley and the forecast changes

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Never seems to fail...mow hay or ride the Harley and the forecast changes

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we rode Ol Blue to biker night with my sister and her husband. Got soaked on the way home.

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You probably needed to cool down anyway I know what goes on at them biker rallies

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I got 3 more this morning ,they were eating the berries in a hackberry tree...getting humid quick this morning...

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IDNR Announces Rules for Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Season

Applications Available Online Sept. 1-30

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Wayne Rosenthal announced rules governing the 2016-2017 bobcat hunting and trapping season today. Hunters and trappers are asked to carefully review the following rules and apply for a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit from Sept. 1 - 30.

“The recovery of the bobcat in Illinois is a conservation success story that must be credited to our state’s hunters and trappers, whose licenses, stamps and fees fund conservation efforts for many species in Illinois – including the bobcat,” Rosenthal said.

1. Hunters and trappers must possess a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit BEFORE taking or attempting to take a bobcat. Applications will be available online only at www.dnr.illinois.gov during Sept. 1-30. Applicants must submit a $5 non-refundable fee. Five hundred permits will be allocated during a lottery and mailed to successful applicants. Any leftover permits will be sold online on a first-come, first-served basis.

2. If you receive a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit, you may take one bobcat by hunting, trapping, or salvaging a road-kill during open seasons. Examples of legal methods of hunting include archery, predator calling, stalking, and treeing with dogs. The 2016- 2017 hunting season for bobcats is November 10, 2016 through January 31, 2017 with a closure during firearm deer seasons. The 2016-2017 trapping season for bobcats is Nov. 5, 2016 through Jan. 20, 2017 in the northern zone and Nov. 10, 2016 through Jan. 25, 2017 in the southern zone.

3. If you take a bobcat, you must purchase a $5 Bobcat Pelt Temporary Permit at www.dnr.illinois.gov within 48 hours (Privilege Code 306). The Department will mail you a federal CITES tag within 2-3 weeks. NOTE: Bobcat Temporary Pelt Permits are not available at license vendors or DNR DIRECT.

4. A federal CITES tag must be permanently affixed to each bobcat pelt before it is exported from the United States or transferred to a fur buyer, taxidermist, fur tanner, or garment manufacturer. If you plan to have a bobcat mounted, we recommend making a slit between the inner lip and eye hole, then placing a piece of wood or plastic in the slit before freezing the bobcat. This will make it easier to insert the federal tag when you receive it.

5. For Fall 2016, bobcat harvest will not be allowed in that area of Illinois that is east of Interstate 39 and north of U.S. Route 36.

6. More information, including the map of the closed bobcat zone, will be available in this year’s upcoming Hunter and Trapping Digest.

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Interesting info Rex.

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83 here been a tad on the humid side looks like rain friday evening into saturday i may not go on the big trail ride might get soaked don't like bein on a horse in a storm noways

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Good luck if u go after a bobcat. Chuck got one 2 yrs ago and last yr I got one and a fisher. Our bobcat trapping season is 3 wks.

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Chuck ,it only took 10 years to get an otter season and now only 7 years to get a bobcat season,,,things are really moving along at the state capital..ugh...it was fried squirrel and fried taters and gravey ,with sweet corn,slice of a big red mater,biscuits,then a slabe of cherry pie..it was a belt buster of a meal..done for tonight...

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A meal fit for a king Rex , I've ate many just like it in my time .

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dang you eatin high on the hog with that meal

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it sure was good....got 2 grey squirrels this morning..got to run to town now..

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If it's as cool in the mornin' as it was today I'm gonna give them squirrel a whirl,still no movement but I got a honeyhole that's my back up.

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I got here in between the fights on the Big Don thread ,lol, now to see if I can get back out .

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dreary ole moronin here they canceal the trail ride last nite so im gettin ready to go to pa to a horsepull and hope don't get rain out

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Never made it to the honeyhole,but never seen 1 dang squirrel,so done my chores instead.

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