Galesburg, IL

Flash0507 · Post by **Flash0507** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:18 pm

Looking to take my 7 month old lab out and get him around some birds. Anyone know where the closest place to Galesburg would be to take him? I'm new to the area so I'm not sure. I have found several hunt clubs but most are 2 hours away, just hoping to find something closer. Thanks

markj · Post by **markj** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:41 pm

Get on 30 and go west into Iowa

get off the highway, knock on a few doors. Season is over for pheas but the birds are still there to play around with.

Post by **ezzy333** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:47 pm

Rt 30 is 2 hours away from him.

Ezzy

markj · Post by **markj** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:58 pm

Oops, I meant highway 34. got em mixed up again. Just west of Burlington into Iowa birds can be found. When we lived in Ill never hunted, that was like 1970 or so, we took Chicago folks to Omaha and Ne for some fine hunting back then. I remeber cars full of guys driving at night to make opening day

dog in the back seat on top of me and my brother. Kept us warm he did

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:01 am

markj wrote:Get on 30 and go west into Iowa get off the highway, knock on a few doors. Season is over for pheas but the birds are still there to play around with.

Don't forget to purchase a nonresident hunting license first.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:05 am

yep 85 bucks.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:46 am

Gobblers Knob Hunting Preserve near Canton, IL should be about an hour from you. I preserve hunt there a few times a year and he always has good birds.

Owner Don Deuel is a nice guy who would probably help you with your pup if you asked. He has quail and pheasant. He might let you use his homing pigeons if you just want to intro your pup to birds.

Gobblers Knob Hunting Preserve 26471 East State Highway 9 Canton, IL 61520 309-647-3641 Contact: Don Deuel Gobblersknob50@aol.com

(309) 647-3641

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:41 pm

Here you go:
http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/Pr ... serves.htm

RoundRiver Setters · Post by **RoundRiver Setters** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:17 pm

Flash I live in Burlington. Shoot me an e-mail and we will see what we can do......scott

markj · Post by **markj** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:23 am

Don't forget to purchase a nonresident hunting license first.

Season is over here for pheas now.
Can still work the wild birds tho

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:47 pm

markj wrote:
Don't forget to purchase a nonresident hunting license first.
Season is over here for pheas now.
Can still work the wild birds tho

You have to have a hunting license to work wild birds or train on public land.

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:00 am

Do you need a training permit on public lands?
Do you need a training permit on private non Preserve lands?
Do you need a propigation permit for raising birds?

Here in Maine we need the bottom two if you will be shooting birds training birds, and you need to specifiy the towns you will train in. Not many do, not much enforcement either. I think on public land there is some kind of permit but I am not sure what it is.

We do not need a permit to work a dog on wild birds(no shooting in off season Heh heh.)