Proceeds from the hunt benefit the Illinois Conservation Foundation's youth hunting and resource conservation programs. St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon, former Cardinals managers Whitey Herzog and Red Schoendienst, former Cardinals slugger Jack Clark and pitcher Danny Cox. Also expected to participate are San Francisco Giants pitcher Kirk Rueter, NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Smith, and former NFL players Kurt Becker, Mark Bortz, Tim Kearney and Tim Norman. Each package includes a reception, silent auction and raffle on Sunday, Nov. 7, quail and pheasant hunts on Monday, Nov. 8, along with all meals and lodging, hunting guides, dogs and ammunition.
Hunters also receive a special gift, photo and blaze orange hunting cap.
Corporate participants will also receive a framed quail lithograph by Illinois artisan Olin Harris. A portion of the cost of an individual hunt is deductible for federal income tax purposes.