Towns throughout Shelby County will participate by offering entertainers, musicians and craftsmen performing on their main streets each evening from Nov. 20 to Dec. 20. Beginning and veteran birders ages six to adult are urged to dress for the weather and bring along binoculars and field guides. The event will feature gifts, ornaments and holiday decorations hand-crafted by Illinois artisans. Illinois' dove hunting season ends at sunset on Sunday, Nov. 22. The second portion of the Canada and white-fronted goose and brant hunting season in Illinois' central zone and the central Illinois quota zone opens on Monday, Nov. 23.
Hours are a half- hour before sunrise until sunset.
The season closes Dec. 6. Permits will be allocated at a drawing held at the park headquarters at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Registration will occur immediately prior to the drawing. Participants must have a valid hunting license. The park is located 3 miles north of Oakland, along Douglas County Highway 7.