Calendar of Events
Spring:
- Crappie and bass fishing peak.
- Wildflowers are abundant.
- Northern snowmelt swells Mississippi River.
- Birds migrating north.
- Excellent wildlife viewing opportunties.
Summer:
- Catfishing still good.
- Habitat management programs are busy.
- Heat, humidity, and bugs can be extreme.
Fall:
- Squirrel hunting begins the end of August.
- Other hunts follow through the end of the year.
- Public Lands Day in September.
- National Wildlife Refuge Week in October.
- Excellent wildlife viewing opportunties.
Winter:
- Hunting closes the end of February.
- Wintering waterfowl use peaks.