"Fur animals in Illinois, as in perhaps
every other state, are of importance from
viewpoints other than income. In one
form or another there is nearly always
the problem of predator control, which is
brought up most frequently by farmers
and sportsmen decrying real and alleged
inroads of foxes, skunks and other carnivores
on poultry and game birds. In
Illinois, control is vigorously opposed by
fox-hunting groups and to a lesser extent
by central and southern orchardists, who
appreciate the rodent- and insect-destroying
habits of these animals. Sincere conservationists
of certain convictions also
oppose control. Illinois has little or no
beaver damage, and no appreciable problem
due to stock-killing coyotes. Wild
dogs, sometimes reported as ""wolves,"" are
many times more destructive to domestic
Illinois livestock than are coyotes. During
recent years, members of coon-hunting*
clubs, especially in the northern half of
the state, have desired more sport and in
some cases have supported movements designed
to eliminate the raccoon from the
trappers' list.
Perhaps the chief need for an impartial,
fact-finding study lay in the necessity for
providing reliable information on which
to base theoretically sound, but still practical,
fur laws. This need is particularly
acute in Illinois due to the great north south
length of the state and the consequent
appreciable variations in the dates
of fur priming. Because of these variations,
the state has wisely been divided
into three zones, namely, northern, central
and southern."
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 022, no. 06
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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