The highlight will be an orienteering course in which participants use a compass to navigate around the site looking for words of wisdom and subtle wonders of nature. Drawings for waterfowl blinds on numerous state sites will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 24-25. Registration will be from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. with the drawing immediately after. The Department of Natural Resources has established 10 blind sites at the area. Ten names and five alternates will be selected at the drawing.
Allocations are good for one year.
Prospective participants are advised that hunting conditions at this site are typical of Illinois River backwater lakes and can be very difficult due to fluctuating water levels and the frequent need to traverse extensive mud flats while constructing and placing blinds. Access from the river to the lake is restricted to an area designated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Forty hunters will be able to participate during each of the 3-day hunting periods. Each hunter with a disability may be accompanied by a non-disabled partner, who can choose to hunt deer. Turkey hunting by assistants is not permitted.