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Wingshooting Clinic Schedule

Class DateClass TimeClinic TypeLocationRegistration FormContact InformationLink
3/2/2024CLASS FULLYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Pere Marquette State Park (Jersey) Grafton, IL

Sponsors: Alwerdt’s Pheasant Farm - Altamont, IL; Bollini Taxidermy Studio; Channel-Seedsmanship At Work; Clemens Insurance; Discount House; Ducks Unlimited-Jersey County Chapter; Friends of Pere Marquette State Park Foundation; Fur Takers of America; Green Roof Kennels; Hargrave International; the Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources; the Illinois National Shoot-To-Retrieve Field Trial Association; Migratory Waterfowl Hunters; National Wild Turkey Federation - Midwest Gobblers Chapter; Olin/Winchester; Pfister Seed Company; Quail Forever - Illinois Pioneer Chapter; Todd Parish - Attorney At Law; Ward Financial Services; and Whitworth-Horn-Goetten Insurance Agency 		**CLASS FULL**
(618)786-3323 		Website Link
3/3/20248:00AM - 3:00PMYouth Clinic & Pheasant Hunt Erienna Hunt Club (Grundy) Morris, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - Grundy County Chapter and Erienna Hunt Club 		Call to register - (815)666-8355
(815)666-8355 		Website Link
3/9/2024CLASS FULLYouth/Women Foosland Sportsmen's Club (Champaign) Foosland, IL

Sponsors: Foosland Sportsmen's Club; Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		**CLASS FULL** timmurrayco@gmail.com
(217)493-9017 		Website Link
3/16/2024CLASS FULLYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt World Shooting & Recreational Complex (Randolph) Sparta, IL

Sponsors: Friends of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex; National Wild Turkey Federation - Randolph County Cutters and Strutters Chapter; Okaw Valley Beagle Club 		**CLASS FULL**
(217)524-5466 		Website Link
4/13/2024CLASS FULLYouth Wingshooting Clinic Springfield - James Orlandini Foundation Site (Sangamon) Springfield, IL

Sponsors: the James Orlandini Foundation; the Illinois Conservation Foundation; and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 		Click here to register!
(217)524-5466
4/20/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Moraine View State Park (McLean) Leroy, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - McLean County Chapter; Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register!
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5/17/20248:00AM - 1:00PMKids & Clays Charity Fundraiser Decatur Gun Club (Macon) Decatur, IL

Sponsors: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois; Decatur Gun Club; Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register and for information! racegun.40@gmail.com
(217)494-7804 		Website Link
5/18/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Sponsors: Dale Athletic Club; Friends of Des Plaines SFWA; German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Illinois; Illinois State Rifle Association; North American Versatile Hunting Dog; Sportsmen’s Spaniel Club of Calumet; Vizsla Club of Illinois; and Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois 		Click here for registrartion forms!
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
5/19/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Sponsors: Dale Athletic Club; Friends of Des Plaines SFWA; German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Illinois; Illinois State Rifle Association; North American Versatile Hunting Dog; Sportsmen’s Spaniel Club of Calumet; Vizsla Club of Illinois; and Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois 		Click here for registrartion forms!
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
6/1/2024CLASS FULLHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		**CLASS FULL**
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
6/1/20241:00PM - 5:00PMHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here for registrartion forms!
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
6/2/2024CLASS FULLHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		**CLASS FULL**
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
6/1/202410:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Wingshooting Clinic Gardner Camp (Pike) Hull, IL

Sponsors: Gardner Camp 		Click here for more information! info@gardnercamp.org
(217)432-1999 		Website Link
6/7/20248:00AM - 4:00PMBecoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Workshop Northern Illinois University/Lorado Taft Field Campus (Ogle) Oregon, IL

Click here for IDNR BOW Webpage lisa.demeule@illinois.gov
(217)782-7026 		Website Link
6/8/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Sponsors: RiverBank Lodge - Petersburg; National Wild Turkey Federation - New Salem Longbeards; Farm & Home - Wabash Ave, Springfield; Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register!
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
6/9/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Sponsors: RiverBank Lodge - Petersburg; National Wild Turkey Federation - New Salem Longbeards; Farm & Home - Wabash Ave, Springfield; Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register!
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
6/15/2024REGISTRATION CLOSEDHunters Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club (Lee) Amboy, IL

Hosted and sponsored by Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Registration Closed bkhcmanager@gmail.com
(815)857-2320 		Website Link
6/15/2024REGISTRATION CLOSEDHunters Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club (Lee) Amboy, IL

Hosted and sponsored by Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Registration Closed bkhcmanager@gmail.com
(815)857-2320 		Website Link
6/16/2024REGISTRATION CLOSEDHunters Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club (Lee) Amboy, IL

Hosted and sponsored by Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club and the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Registration Closed bkhcmanager@gmail.com
(815)857-2320 		Website Link
6/22/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area (Vermilion) Oakwood, IL

Sponsors: Guns Save Life; Pheasants Forever - Champaign County Chapter; Pheasants Forever - Vermilion County Chapter; and Gordon Farms Seed Company 		Click here for registration forms! tdoyle2@msn.com
(815)258-8474 		Website Link
6/23/2024REGISTRATION CLOSEDIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area (Vermilion) Oakwood, IL

Sponsors: Guns Save Life; Pheasants Forever - Champaign County Chapter; Pheasants Forever - Vermilion County Chapter; and Gordon Farms Seed Company 		Registration Closed tdoyle2@msn.com
(815)258-8474 		Website Link
8/17/202410:00AM - 2:00PMOpen House - 5 Stand Wayside Farm - Wendling-VanUytven-Kiesecoms Foundation (Shelby) Assumption, IL

This event is hosted and sponsored by the Wayside Farm, Wendling-VanUytven-Kiesecoms (WVUK) Foundation, with support from the IDNR Wingshooting Program; The Wayside Farm WVUK Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3), dedicated to helping wounded warriors, veterans, and youth through hunting and education. 		Click here for more information or to register!
(217)753-7385 		Website Link
8/17/2024CLASS FULLIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area (DeKalb) Shabbona, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - DeKalb Co. & LaSalle Co. Chapters; Shabbona Sportsman Club 		***CLASS FULL*** rakcarlson@comcast.net
(815)757-2949 		Website Link
8/18/2024CLASS FULLIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area (DeKalb) Shabbona, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - DeKalb Co. & LaSalle Co. Chapters; Shabbona Sportsman Club 		***CLASS FULL*** rakcarlson@comcast.net
(815)757-2949 		Website Link
8/24/20248:00AM - 12:00PMHunters Aurora Sportsmen's Club (DeKalb) Waterman, IL

Hosted and sponsored by The Aurora Sportsmen's Club - Shotgun Sports Department 		Email for Registration - Click Here hunterwsclinic@gmail.com
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8/24/20241:00PM - 5:00PMHunters Aurora Sportsmen's Club (DeKalb) Waterman, IL

Hosted and sponsored by The Aurora Sportsmen's Club - Shotgun Sports Department 		Email for Registration - Click Here hunterwsclinic@gmail.com
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8/25/20248:00AM - 12:00PMHunters Aurora Sportsmen's Club (DeKalb) Waterman, IL

Hosted and sponsored by The Aurora Sportsmen's Club - Shotgun Sports Department 		Email for Registration - Click Here hunterwsclinic@gmail.com
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8/24/20248:30AM - 12:00PMSaturday Morning Open Sporting Clays Decatur Gun Club (Macon) Decatur, IL

Hosted and spondored by the Decatur Gun Club, Decatur Sportsman Association, and Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register, or call (217)494-7804 for more information!
(217)494-7804 		Website Link
8/24/20241:00PM - 5:00PMHunters Decatur Gun Club (Macon) Decatur, IL

Hosted and spondored by the Decatur Gun Club, Decatur Sportsman Association, and Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register!
(217)494-7804 		Website Link
8/25/20248:00AM - 12:00PMHunters Decatur Gun Club (Macon) Decatur, IL

Hosted and spondored by the Decatur Gun Club, Decatur Sportsman Association, and Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to register!
(217)494-7804 		Website Link
9/7/202410:00AM - 4:00PMIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Johnson Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (Henry) Kewanee, IL

Sponsors: Knox County Pheasants Forever Chapter, the Illinois Conservation Foundation, and the Henry County and Rock Island County Chapters of Pheasants Forever 		Click here for registration packet! DNR.JohnsonSaukTrail@illinois.gov
(309)853-2425 		Website Link
9/21/20248:00AM - 12:00PMHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here for registration packet!
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
9/21/20241:00PM - 5:00PMHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here for registration packet!
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
9/22/2024SESSION FULLHunters Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area (Will) Wilmington, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		***Session Full***
(815)423-5326 		Website Link
9/28/2024SESSION FULLHunters Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		***Session Full***
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
9/28/2024Registration ClosedHunters Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		***Registration Closed***
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
9/29/2024Registration ClosedHunters Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation 		***Registration Closed***
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
9/29/2024CANCELLEDIntroductory Wingshooting Clinic Decatur Gun Club (Macon) Decatur, IL

Hosted and spondored by the Decatur Gun Club, Decatur Sportsman Association, and Illinois Conservation Foundation 		**Cancelled**
(217)494-7804 		Website Link
10/4/20248:00AM - 4:00PMBecoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Workshop Touch of Nature/Giant City State Park (Jackson) Makanda, IL

Click here for IDNR BOW Webpage lisa.demeule@illinois.gov
(217)782-7026 		Website Link
10/19/2024CANCELLEDYouth/Women Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Hamilton) McLeansboro, IL

Sponsors: Peoples National Bank; Mr. Gary Nelson; and H.J. and Kate Gatuso 		**Cancelled**
(618)643-2862 		Website Link
10/19/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Edward R Madigan State Park (Logan) Lincoln, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - Logan County Chapter; Quail & Upland Game Alliance – Logan County Chapter 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(217)732-1552 		Website Link
10/19/2024CANCELLEDHunters World Shooting & Recreational Complex (Randolph) Sparta, IL

Cancelled… to be rescheduled in 2025
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10/19/2024CANCELLEDHunters World Shooting & Recreational Complex (Randolph) Sparta, IL

Cancelled… to be rescheduled in 2025
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10/20/2024CANCELLEDHunters World Shooting & Recreational Complex (Randolph) Sparta, IL

Cancelled… to be rescheduled in 2025
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10/20/2024CANCELLEDHunters World Shooting & Recreational Complex (Randolph) Sparta, IL

Cancelled… to be rescheduled in 2025
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10/26/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Clinton Lake State Recreation Area (DeWitt) DeWitt, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - DeWitt County Chapter 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(217)935-8722 		Website Link
10/26/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area (Clinton) Carlyle, IL

Sponsors: Quail Forever - Little Bluestem & Silver Creek Chapters 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(618)594-3015 		Website Link
11/2/2024CLASS FULLYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area (Cass) Chandlerville, IL

Sponsors: 		**CLASS FULL**
(217)452-7741 		Website Link
11/6/202410:00AM - 4:00PMHealing Of Our American Heroes (HOOAH) Healing Of Our American Heroes (HOOAH) Wingshooting Acivity Site N, IL

Sponsors: HOOAH Deer Hunt for Heroes 		Participation by invitation only for Active Military, Veterans and Disabled Veterans
11/9/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (Iroquois) Beaverville, IL

Sponsors: Whitetails Unlimited - WI; Runnings - Watseka; Pheasant Forever - Iroquois Co; National Wild Turkey Foundation - Kankakee Co; National Wild Turkey Foundation - Iroquois Co; Whitetails Unlimited -Iroquois Co; Iroquois Paving - Watseka; McCullough Implement - Watseka; Steak N Shake - Watseka; GunSaveLife - Savot; Adventure Sports Outdoors Magazine - Washington; Illinois State Rifle Association - Bonfield; Heritage FS - Gilman; Nicols Paint and Fab - Watseka; 4T5 Printing - Woodland; Chatterbox Café - Bradley; Berkot's Super Foods - Watseka; Watseka Suzuki Honda Kawaski - Watseka; Jim Rowe - Kankakee Co States Attorney; X-Line Sportsman's Club; Pearson's Bakery - Momence; Illinois Conservation Foundation 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(815)933-1383 		Website Link
11/9/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Johnson Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (Henry) Kewanee, IL

Sponsors: Knox County Pheasants Forever Chapter, the Illinois Conservation Foundation, the Henry County and Rock Island County Chapters of Pheasants Forever, and the Upper Midwest Region of North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club. 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(309)853-2425 		Website Link
11/9/20248:00AM - 4:00PMYouth Clinic & IL Youth Pheasant Hunt Mackinaw River State Fish & Wildlife Area (Tazewell) Mackinaw, IL

Sponsors: Pheasants Forever - Illinois River Valley Chapter 		Click here to appy for a permit! Must have completed hunter safety to apply.
(309)963-4969 		Website Link