Illinois Quail Hunting
Celebrity Quail Hunt Event Features Shooting Sports, Fishing, Golf
The Illinois Conservation Foundation’s 15th annual Celebrity Quail Hunt on Nov. 2-4 will feature quail and pheasant hunting, guided fishing opportunities, boat tours of Rend Lake, golf, and a variety of shooting sports competitions at the Rend Lake Resort complex in Franklin County.- Central Illinois Home to New Quail Forever Chapter - Jan. 06, 2010
- Illinois' Silver Creek Overflowing with Quail Enthusiasm - Sep. 08, 2009
- Illinois Quail Forever Seeking Youth Ambassadors - Jul. 14, 2009
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Illinois Quail Hunting at Heartland LodgeHunt Location: Illinois
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Wild quail hunting packages can be 4 night/3 day, 3 night/2 day or daily hunting packages can be arranged. Hunt for native bobwhite quail and pheasant behind some of the best German Shorthair Pointers and English Pointers in the country. The only Illinois Orvis-Endorsed wingshooting lodge. Five star lodging.
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Illinois Quail Hunting Information
Last year, 22,000 hunters harvested over 151,000 quail, and hunters this year will likely find quail numbers to be about the same as 2008. Temperatures during the nesting season were below normal but rainfall was above normal. Quail production should have been good except for extremely wet areas. Spring call counts recorded an average of 7.33 calls per stop, virtually the same as last year's average. Calls in south-central Illinois were up slightly, while they were slightly down in west-central and far southern Illinois. Though quail are found throughout the state, the most productive regions continue to be south-central and west-central Illinois. Based on average annual harvest from 1997 through 2002, some of the top counties include Franklin, Perry, Wayne, Adams, Brown and Jersey. Parts of Iroquois County also host a surprisingly healthy quail population for an area so far north. Illinois quail enthusiasts are hoping to see increased demand for the state's Southern Till Plain CRP SAFE, which was created to provide grassland habitat in 9 township-sized areas for bobwhites as well as prairie chickens. * Season Dates: November 7 thru January 8, 2010 (North Zone); November 7 thru January 15, 2010 (South Zone) * Daily Bag / Possession Limits: 8 / 20
