Illinois members

Birdhunter1 · Post by **Birdhunter1** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:07 pm

I've noticed we got a few more from IL now.

So who is from IL and where are ya?

I'm down in Murphysboro, which is nowhere near Chicago (thank God) and where I come from it ain't flat so I'm not a "flatlander" like I was once referred to while I was in WI.

Post by **Ayres** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:35 pm

Moving from Villa Grove (Douglas County, just south of Champaign) this weekend; going back "home" to Crawford County, which is where both my wife and I are from. Crawford County borders Indiana and is just below the first "bump" on the east border of the state (the eastern border with Indiana is mostly a strait line, north and south, and doesn't verge off of that line until it meets up with the Wabash River, which then takes over as the natural border).

I'm moving from pheasant country back into quail country, though it remains to be seen whether or not there is still a viable quail population back down home, seeing as how the wild turkeys sure have moved back into the area.

big steve46 · Post by **big steve46** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:16 pm

I live near Louisville. Hunt a L. Setter. Looks to be more quail than usual in my area if you can go by the numbers of pairs you see along the country roads.

hoffmann35 · Post by **hoffmann35** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:37 pm

From Ottawa, Il. Here in LaSalle county, right off interstate 80.
All we have here is deer country in the river bottoms. hard to find any pheasant land to hunt round here so I go south...

dog dr · Post by **dog dr** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:48 am

Pittsfield, IL, Pike county. I am a southern IL transplant, though. Grew up in Franklin county (Benton/Thompsonville) hunting quail. Still a few coveys around home. We should plan an IL training day and all get together sometime.

Post by **ezzy333** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:55 am

Dixon IL about 40 minutes NW of Ottawa and about 4 hrs north of Pittsfield.

Ezzy

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:01 am

i'm from that hated part of illinois

Ingrid · Post by **Ingrid** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:48 pm

I'm from Sycamore, 60-ish mi due W. of Chicago- Now I live in Oak Park.
Usually I go out with my dad in Dekalb co. (not many wild pheasant tho, I think)

Post by **ezzy333** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:03 pm

Welcome Ingrid to Northern IL and to this forum. Enjoy.

Ezzy

Dave Quindt · Post by **Dave Quindt** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:08 pm

I'm in Bolingbrook.

FWIW,
Dave

(Ingrid, did you get my email?)

Vizsla Vince · Post by **Vizsla Vince** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:59 pm

Home is West Chicago, DuPage County. 30+ miles west of Chicago.
No wild pheasants here for at least 30-40 years?
I've hunted pen pheasants in Dixon, though. Pretty much the only game in town anymore.
:roll:

Ingrid · Post by **Ingrid** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:08 pm

Hi- Thanks for the welcome.
Dave, I got your email and replied- maybe it ended up in junk mail?
Anyhow, I am getting a dog early this spring.
Are there any NAVHDA or other events I can go to sometime to see what they are about?
Thanks!
Ingrid

hoffmann35 · Post by **hoffmann35** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:37 pm

Ingrid, go to this site for the chicago area NAVHDA chapter

www.illinoisnavhda.org

It looks like they do most of their training at the Seneca Hunt Club, which is about 12 miles east of me. They also do the Utility and NA tests at the Des Plaines Conservation Area. There is a Northern chapter that I can't get info on because their webpage is down. There is one in the Quad Cities. They do a lot of work in Iowa though since it is right on the border.
Go to www.navhda.org and look at the chapter locator map to get website and phone information.

I was thinking of joining the chapter when I get a GSP sometime soon.

HUTCH · Post by **HUTCH** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:09 pm

Benton,IL here. hopefully I will be able to get out and hunt this year. anyone have any sources for pigeons?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:00 pm

Ingrid wrote:Hi- Thanks for the welcome.
Dave, I got your email and replied- maybe it ended up in junk mail?
Anyhow, I am getting a dog early this spring.
Are there any NAVHDA or other events I can go to sometime to see what they are about?
Thanks!
Ingrid

The Illinois chapter has a training day this weekend it'll be my first with this chapter the Northern IL chapter had their july training day this past sunday not many showed up because of the holiday but the people there were awesome... i'm in stickney about 15 miles west of chicago off I55 if any of you guys close want to get together and do some training let me know i'm always alone and it'd be nice to see some other dogs and have an extra hand

Hotpepper · Post by **Hotpepper** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:53 pm

Have a farm in Hardin County Illinois (almost Kentucky)and it is my getaway place. I find a lot of solace there. 6 bucks on the wall in the past 10 years; a 10 pointer, 2 9 pointers and 3 beautiful 8 pointers.

Hey to the guy in Benton, might have pigeons, send me a PM

Pepper

big steve46 · Post by **big steve46** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:47 pm

Hey Hotpepper, I live in Clay County, In Hoosier Prairie twp.. I have friends near here who own a lot and trailor in Hardin County where they deer and turkey hunt. Quail population looks good. What happened to all the other Illinois guys?

lvrgsp · Post by **lvrgsp** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:10 pm

Howdy neighbors, I live about 20 miles south of Bloomington, il. right in the central part of the state, still some good pheasant hunting ground, if you look hard enough. Quail are coming back pretty good.

Lvrgsp

big steve46 · Post by **big steve46** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:45 am

Lvrgsp: I hunt pheasant around Tower Hill. I usually shoot at one ore two and maybe get one . Quail looks good around Louisville and Flora where I live, Best Regards to all,

Birdhunter1 · Post by **Birdhunter1** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:16 pm

There's quite a few of us one here.
Where is Tower Hill?

MJK · Post by **MJK** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:59 pm

Near Fox Lake just south of the Cheddar Curtain.

lvrgsp · Post by **lvrgsp** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:04 pm

Just south of the cheddar curtain? The wis. border maybe,,,,,,,lol good one

lvrgsp

big steve46 · Post by **big steve46** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:59 pm

tower hill is just west of shelbyville. sorry to be slow with reply. had to have some repairs due to lightning.