Sports and entertainment celebrities will join participating hunters and the world's best goose callers at this second annual Remington International Goose Calling Invitational and Celebrity Hunt. As an additional attraction, the Remington International Goose Calling Championship, open to the public, will be held on Saturday evening, Jan. 3 at John A. Logan College in Carterville. Hunters are reminded the second half of Illinois' statewide dove hunting season is Nov. 1-16. Hunting hours are sunrise to sunset, with a daily limit of 15 and a possession limit of 30 birds. Pheasant, quail, partridge and rabbit hunting seasons open statewide on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Hours are sunrise to sunset.
Pheasant, quail and partridge seasons close Jan. 15 in Southern Illinois and rabbit season closes Jan. 22 here. Hunters are encouraged to take advantage of the free hunter education training offered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, a course which officials say might be responsible for a drop in hunter accidents last year. Director Brent Manning points out a 33 percent drop in accidents compared with the previous season. Even though we sold more than 329,000 hunting licenses, only 30 accidents were reported. The course is now mandatory for any hunter born after Jan. 1, 1980.