Organization | • | Illinois Natural History Survey | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A random sample of 3,000 hunters was selected from the 2000 Illinois Habitat Stamp stubs and license sales. The sample was evenly divided between each sample frame (1,500 from each frame). Of the sample of 3,000 hunters, 2,912 questionnaires were deliverable. We received 2,142 (74%) returned questionnaires. License sales declined 1.4% from 1999 (294,000) to the 2000 season (290,000). From 1999-2000 to 2000-2001, harvests increased for 7 game animal categories (rabbit, pheasant, dove, gray partridge, squirrel, red fox, and coyote), decreased for 4 game animal categories (quail, woodcock, raccoon, and opossum), and did not change for 1 category (gray fox). Activities of upland hunters were profiled, as were attitudes toward hunting and general information about hunters. | | | | Date Created: | 12 06 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001271 Original UID: 1181 FIRST WORD: 2000 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A stratified random sample of 892 persons who purchased a 2000 resident Illinois trapping license was surveyed after the furbearer trapping season. The U.S. Postal Service was successful in reaching 857 of the licensees, 621 (72%) of whom returned usable questionnaires. Trapping license sales declined 9% from 1999 (2,345 licenses) to 2000 (2,126 licenses). Trappers had traps set for an average of 23.4 days during the 2000-2001 season, and they harvested an estimated 96,480 furbearers (down 18% from the 118,326 harvested in 1999-2000). Data are provided for temporal distribution of trapping activities, types of traps used, participation in trapper education programs, and fur hunting by trappers. The opinions of trappers as to changes in furbearer populations and trapping effort are also presented, as is a profile of personal characteristics of trappers. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001306 Original UID: 1217 FIRST WORD: 2000 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A random sample of 3,000 hunters was selected from the purchasers of 2001 Illinois Habitat Stamps and resident hunting licenses. The sample was evenly divided between each sample frame (habitat stamps and hunting license). Of the sample of 3,000 hunters, 2,902 questionnaires were deliverable. We received 1,906 (66%) questionnaires, 1,883 of which were usable. License sales increased 2.1% from 2000 (290,000) to the 2001 season (296,000). From 2000-2001 to 2001-2002, harvests increased for 4 game animal categories (woodcock, gray squirrel, raccoon, and coyote), decreased for 8 game animal categories (rabbit, quail, pheasant, dove, gray partridge, fox squirrel, red fox, and opossum), and did not change for 1 category (gray fox). Activities of hunters and types of land hunted were profiled, as were attitudes toward hunting programs and general information about hunters. | | | | Date Created: | 12 06 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001270 Original UID: 1180 FIRST WORD: 2001 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A stratified random sample of 894 persons who purchased a 2001 resident Illinois trapping license was surveyed after the furbearer trapping season. The U.S. Postal Service successfully reached 858 of the licensees, 619 (72%) of whom returned usable questionnaires. Trapping license sales increased 25% from 2000 (2,126 licenses) to 2001 (2,668 licenses). Trappers had traps set for an average of 29.8 days during the 2001-2002 season, and they harvested an estimated 184,562 furbearers (up 91% from the 96,480 harvested in 2000-2001). Data are provided for temporal distribution of trapping activities, types of traps used, participation in trapper education programs, sources of furbearer and trapping information, and fur hunting by trappers. The opinions of trappers as to changes in furbearer populations are also presented, as is a profile of personal characteristics of trappers. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001305 Original UID: 1216 FIRST WORD: 2001 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2002 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Harvest of light geese during the 2002 Illinois Conservation Action was estimated at 17,875 geese, a decrease or 18,955 geese from the 2001 harvest of 36,830. Participation increased to 5,107 hunters during 2002 compared to 4,665 hunters during 2001. Hunters spent an estimated 31,204 days afield during 2002, a decrease of 1,430 from the 32,634 days hunted during 2001. Unplugged shotguns were the method used most often (67%); however electronic calls and hunting after sunset were also used by more than 50% of hunters (62% and 54%, respectively). As with hunters responding to the 2001 survey, hunters who did not participate in the conservation action reported no geese in the area and no place to hunt as well as not interested as the main reasons they did not hunt light geese. | | | | Date Created: | 08 20 2002 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001285 Original UID: 1229 FIRST WORD: 2002 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A stratified random sample of 770 persons who purchased a 2002 resident Illinois trapping license was surveyed after the furbearer trapping season. The U.S. Postal Service successfully reached 741 of the licensees, 551 (74%) of whom returned usable questionnaires. Trapping license sales increased 15% from 2001 (2,668 licenses) to 2002 (3,073 licenses). Trappers had traps set for an average of 28.1 days during the 2002-2003 season, and they harvested an estimated 193,072 furbearers (up 5% from the 184,562 harvested in 2001-2002). Data are provided for temporal distribution of trapping activities. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | HR-03-02 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001304 Original UID: 1215 FIRST WORD: 2002 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A random sample of 3,000 hunters was selected from the 2002 Illinois Habitat Stamp stubs and license sales. The sample was evenly divided between each sample frame (1,500 from each frame). Of the sample of 3,000 hunters, 2,907 questionnaires were deliverable. We received 1,852 (64%) returned questionnaires, 1,832 of which were usable. License sales decreased 2.4% from 2001 (296,000) to the 2002 season (289,000). From 2001-2002 seasons to 2002-2003 seasons, harvests for 3 game species increased (gray squirrel, red fox, and opossum), decreased for 8 species (rabbit, quail, pheasant, gray partridge, woodcock, fox squirrel, raccoon, and coyote), did not change for 1 species (dove), and could not be calculated for 1 category (gray fox). Use of the internet by hunters was profiled, as were attitudes toward wildlife and wildlife management, and general information about hunters. | | | | Date Created: | 12 06 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001269 Original UID: 1179 FIRST WORD: 2002 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 April 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights from the results of the 2006-2007 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey | | | | Date Created: | 04 09 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010978 Original UID: 5873 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 January 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights from the 2006-2007 Illinois Non-Resident Deer Hunter Survey. | | | | Date Created: | 12 19 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010979 Original UID: 5875 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 April 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights from the results of the 2006-2007 Illinois Non-Resident Hunter Harvest Survey. | | | | Date Created: | 04 09 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010942 Original UID: 5874 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 December 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights of the 2007 Illinois Light Goose Hunter Survey. | | | | Date Created: | 12 18 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010941 Original UID: 5872 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 May 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights of the results of the 2006-2007 Illinois Trapper Survey. | | | | Date Created: | 05 08 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010977 Original UID: 5871 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Highlights of the 2006-2007 Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Survey. | | | | Date Created: | 05 07 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010940 Original UID: 5870 FIRST WORD: Human | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2003 June 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A study of 2,683 (79% response) Illinois deer hunters attitudes toward and understanding of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer in Illinois was conducted during spring 2003. Most hunters (96%) were aware of CWD, but fewer could state they were aware of CWD in a particular state, including Illinois (77%). Higher risk ratings were given to West Nile Disease (7%), Lyme Disease (5%), or having a heart attack while hunting (5%) than CWD (3%). Hunters did perceive CWD to be a threat to the Illinois deer herd (33% were very concerned). Most hunters (63%) did not foresee any change in their hunting participation for the 2003 firearm season due to CWD, 15% planned to make sure they were hunting deer in a CWD-free county. A majority of hunters (54%) expressed a degree of uncertainty as to the potential risk of CWD to humans, and 18% felt it could be contracted by eating meat from infected animals. Hunters expressed potential changes in behavior with increased infection rates of CWD in deer in the county where they hunted. Based on the responses to this study, approximately 5% of hunters can be expected to drop out of deer hunting if CWD is found in the county next to or in the county where they hunt. | | | | Date Created: | 01 04 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | W-112-R-12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000010973 Original UID: 5914 FIRST WORD: Hunter | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 October 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | An estimated 37,189 snow geese were harvested during the Light Goose Conservation Order season in Illinois in 2004. This harvest is 22% greater than the estimated 30,564 snow geese harvested in 2003. Participation in the Light Goose Conservation Order season increased from 3,111 hunters in 2003 to 5,976 hunters in 2004, a 92% increase. Similarly, the days spent afield by snow goose hunters increased 63%, from 27,177 days to 44,306 days. Sixty-three percent of the 2004 snow goose harvest occurred in the South Waterfowl Zone during February. Of the specialized methods afforded snow goose hunters, unplugged shotgun was the most often used, being employed by 67% of hunters. Electronic calls and hunting after sunset were utilized by 62% and 60% of the hunters, respectively. | | | | Date Created: | 11 17 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | HR-04-04 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001315 Original UID: 1227 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 381 Autumn | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Contents include: Emerald Ash Borer, a potential new Illinois pest; the Illinois Gap Analysis Project; Frequency of Early Mortality Syndrome in South-western Lake Michigan lake trout populations; Neartic terevid genera revision nears completion; and Species spotlight, Spiney softshell turtle; The naturalist's apprentice -- turtle crossword puzzle | | | | Date Created: | 09 14 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000531 Original UID: 572 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 379 Spring | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Contents include: Prospects for biological control of teasel in Illinois; Highlights of the long term resource monitoring program at the INHS Great Rivers Field Station; INHS Researcher, Dr. Stephen P. Havera, named a Fellow by the Wildlife Society; Channelization, a major factor influencing stream condition in Illinois; Critical Trends Assessment Program Web Page: a window into Illinois habitats: Transmission cycle of Neospora canium: a single-cell parasite at the interface between domestic and wildlife species; Species spotlight, devil crayfish; The naturalist's apprentice -- crayfish word search | | | | Date Created: | 09 14 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000532 Original UID: 573 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 380 Summer | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Contents include: From air to water contamination: steps to reduce high sulfur coal pollution; Fishing Illinois via the Internet; INHS researcher, Dr. Robert J. Novak, named fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science; Hill praries along a stretch of the Illinois River; Species spotlight, Bur Oak; The naturalist's apprentice -- make an oak tree collection | | | | Date Created: | 09 14 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000533 Original UID: 574 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 378 Winter | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Contents include: From tiny acorns...; Evaluation of dam removal on the Fox River, Illinois; Biological control and genetically modified crops; Measuring the precision of volunteer stream monitoring methods; Species spotlight, mantispid; The naturalist's apprentice -- insect adaptations | | | | Date Created: | 09 14 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000534 Original UID: 575 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2000 365 Autumn | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Contents include: Book by INHS scientist, Stephen P. Havera, wins national award; Exotic vegetation in Illinois wetlands; Database management and analysis of fisheries in Illinois; The Critical Trends Assessment Program: gathering data on the condition of Illinois' ecosystems; New Illinois Wilds Institute For Nature course; Illinois Valley ticks; Species spotlight, bald cypress; The naturalist's apprentice -- making leaf prints | | | | Date Created: | 09 14 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000535 Original UID: 577 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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