Nonresidents may apply beginning July 20. Hunters are encouraged to read the instructions on the 1998 Controlled Pheasant Hunting Permit Application and Information form that applies to the site they will be hunting before completing the form. A 3-D tournament to raise money for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Sportsmen Against Hunger program will be held Aug. 23 beginning at 8 a.m. during Buck Stop Archery's annual customer appreciation celebration in Brownstown, Fayette County. Trophies will be presented for first, second and third places in all categories. The Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program is intended to provide meat to individuals in need throughout the state.
Hunters donate all our portions of their deer harvest to food banks and food pantries.
Special carp fishing educational events will be held at Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County on July 18 and at Heideke Lake on Saturday July 25. Each event kicks off at 10 a.m. with a presentation about carp fishing basics by Bud Yancey, president of the Carp Anglers Group, followed by a cooking and cleaning demonstration by Illinois Department of Natural Resources biologists Bob Williamson and Rob Miller. Group bank fishing is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants should bring their own fishing tackle and a sack lunch. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Surface Mining Advisory Council will meet on July 22 at 7 p.m. at the Comfort Inn in Marion. There will be a tour the following day of the Jadar Fuel Company in Gallatin County.