A reminder for late-winter/CWD hunters that would like to have their deer tested:

Watching this deer at Banner Marsh in Fulton County. 

A reminder for late-winter/CWD hunters that would like to have their deer tested:

Capitol Outdoors received the information below from Chris Young, the Communicatigon Director at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  

Late-Winter/CWD Deer Season Reminder: Hunters are reminded that the Late-Winter Antlerless-only and Special CWD deer hunting seasons conclude on Jan. 15-17. There will be 27 counties open for Late-Winter season and 14 counties open for the Special CWD season. Hunters should check the information page on the IDNR website to make sure the county they intend to hunt is open for the Late-Winter or Special CWD season: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Documents/Late-WinterSHAHuntingPermitInformation.pdf

Late season deer hunters are encouraged to have adult animals sampled for Chronic Wasting Disease at the nearest available facility. Each hunter-killed animal sampled from CWD zones contributes to the removal goal established for each. A list of cooperating vendors and voluntary drop-off points can be found at this location on our website:

http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/programs/CWD/Documents/CWDSamplingLocations.pdf

Illinois National Wild Turkey Federation Banquets 2016

Illinois National Wild Turkey Federation Banquets 2016

Gobble, Gobble,  Turkey season is always around the corner.  Fall or Spring there's nothing like a turkey strutting into range.  The NWTF has a great program called "Save the Habitat Save the Hunt".  Go to a banquet and support conservation efforts here in Illinois and other parts of the country.  

Make sure to check out the Illinois National Wild Turkey Federation website.

Gobblers At Mcgraw 

1-14-2014

Contact: Brent & Cathy Manning
brent1722@yahoo.com
(217) 720-3683

Location: Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation
14 N 322 Route 25, 60118

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Bureau Creek Gobblers
1-22-2016

Contact: Kurt Freeberg
kurt.freeberg@yahoo.com
(815) 875-4089

Location: Bureau County Metro Center
837 Park Avenue West
Princeton, IL 61356

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Illinois Ducks Unlimited Events/Banquets 2016

Illinois Ducks Unlimited Events/Banquets 2016

Take a night out to enjoy some food and talk waterfowl hunting.  DU Banquets are full of fun and action for the whole family.  Remember that the money raised at these banquets helps conservation efforts and programs in Illinois and across the country. 

Quincy Waterfowler Party & Firearms Frenzy

Quincy, Illinois

Friday, January 22, 2016

Horseshoe Lake Dinner

Miller City, Illinois

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Beardstown Chili Night

Beardstown, Illinois

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Illinois Pheasants Forever Events 2016

Illinois Pheasants Forever Events 2016

Reagan after his first pheasant hunt

There's nothing quite like a dog being on point and rushing a covey of Quail or flushing a Pheasant.  However, habitat loss in Illinois and across the country have the location of wild pheasant dwindling.  Attend a Pheasants Forever Banquet and support the Illinois Pheasants forever.   

IL River Valley (IL)-PF: 28th Annual Banquet 

Washington, Illinois
February 20, 2016

Tallgrass (IL)-PF: Tallgrass Chapter Banquet 

Orland Park, Illinois

March 4, 2016

Otter Creek (IL)-QF: Otter Creek QF Annual Banquet

Virden, Illinois

March 5, 2016