IL: Calendar of Events Issue: 7

Banquets/Fundraisers

April 8: Hancock County Jakes & Longbeards Banquet, 5 p.m.,
Hamilton VFW. For more info call Brent Reneau, 309-337-0348.

April 9: Gobblers Knob Banquet, Local 1197 Union Hall. For more
info call Don Cox, 618-924-3052.

April 9: Schuyler County Limbhangers NWTF Banquet, The Virginia.
For more info call Scott Paisley, 217-242-7140.

April 16: Trico/Steeleville Scholastic Trap Teams WTU Banquet, 5
p.m., Steeleville American Legion. For more info call Greg
Richelman, 618-318-3906.

April 16: Mid-Northern II DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Freeport Eagles Club.
For more info call John Fritz, 815-235-0064.

April 21: Marengo Flyway Banquet 6 p.m., Donley’s Village Hall. For
more info call Tim Art, 815-703-8441.

April 30: Crawford Co. Longbeards, Quail Creek Country Club. For
more info call Troy Pinkston.

April 30: Elkhorn Creek Rack-a-Holics WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., St.
Anthony Church. For more info call Scott Juenger,
618-410-9807.

April 30: River Bottom Stump Sitters WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Flora
Eagles. For more info call Tim Murphy, 618-838-9173.

May 7: Crooked Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., American Legion. For more
info call Jason Hoerchler, 618-292-2840.

May 7: Prairieland Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Macon County
Fairgrounds, Decatur. For more info call 217-343-7535.

June 4: Kaskaskia Longbeards Banquet, American Legion. For more
info call Lee Lester, 217-620-8542.

July 30: DeWitt Co. Longbeards Banquet, Elks Lodge. For more info
call Shawn Evans, 217-521-8148.

Aug. 5: Jasper Co. Wild Turkey Banquet, Knights of Columbus. For
more info call Jason Meyer, 618-562-2345.

Aug. 6: Ford Co. Turkey & Cons. Chapter Banquet, Kruse Center.
For more info call Gary Reiners, 217-749-2816.

Aug. 13: White Co. Wild Turkey Banquet, Carmi Fairgrounds, Floral
Hall. For more info call Kristi Woodrow, 618-963-2549.

Aug. 27: Champaign Co. Boss Gobblers Banquet, Champaign-Urbana Elks
Lodge. For more info call Spencer Nicholas, 217-202-6789

Education/Seminars.

April 9-10: Beecher Sportsman Hunter Ed. Class, 9-4 p.m. For more
info call Ryan, 708-774-9908.

May 19-20: Fish with the Pros, Root Cella, Lake Gobebic, UP
Michigan. For more info call Jane Beise, 906-842-3535.

Special Events.

May 7: Cordova DU Draw Down Gun Bash, 5:30 p.m., Cordova Civic
Center. For more info call Tom Tomlinson, 309-523-2626.

May 22: Sandwich Sportsman’s Club Sportsman’s Sale, 7 a.m., at the
Club. For more info call Kirt Byerley, 815-970-3225.

Women’s Programs

May 13-15: Illinois State WITO Event, Camp Ondessonk. For more info
call Denise Glennon, 618-201-0140.

May 14: Mississippi Valley Gobblers, Rock Island Conservation Club.
For more info call Berta Garcia, 309-787-1242.

June 4: White Co. Wild Turkey, Hamilton Co. State Fish &
Wildlife Area. For more info call Kristi Woodrow,
618-963-2549.

Aug. 6: Lawrence Co. Longbeards, Red Hills State Park. For more
info call Michelle Waller, 812-881-5389.

Aug. 27: Big Sandy Spurs, Chillicothe Sportsman’s Club. For more
info call Maria Geiger, 309-274-6823.

Sept. 10: New Salem Longbeards, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State
F&WA. For more info call Cheri Schoonover, 217-498-0283.

Sept. 18: Tri-County Callers, South Wilmington Sportsman’s Club.
For more info call Lauren DeKlerk, 815-955-4087.

Dog Events

April 10: U.F.T.A Field Trial, Wild Rural Park, Waggoner. For more
info call Josh Tucker, 217-638-1964.

Season Dates

April 11: Spring turkey season opens (north zone)

June 1: Woodchuck Hunting season opens statewide.

Meetings

Northern Illinois Anglers Assoc. Meets on the 4th Wed. of the
month, 7 p.m., B.B.S.C. For more info call Sam Thomas,
815-953-1372.

Fox River Valley Hunting Retriever Club meets the 2nd Wed. of each
month, 7 p.m., Cabela’s, Hoffman Estates.