Northern Illinois Hunting & Fishing Days

NEW 2009 SCHEDULE (Schedule is subject to change without notice)

MAIN AREA

9:00 am to 5:00 pm	Kid’s FREE Fishing Pond (Rods, Reels & bait are provided) Sponsored by Northwest Match Anglers Illinois Smallmouth Alliance / B.S.A.NWSC Venture Crew 601
	Hawg Trough (Check Specific Schedule) Sponsored by Timber Creek Inn & Suites and Convention Center
	Fly Casting/Tying Demonstrations Sponsored by D.R.I.F.T.
	Fishing Machine Sponsored by Oswegoland Fishin’ Fools
	Kids’ Casting Area Sponsored by IL Smallmouth Alliance
	Climbing Wall Sponsored by C.W. Bill Dickey
	Voyageur Canoe (closed from 1-2)
	Paddle Your own Canoe (BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND) Sponsored by Freeman’s Sports and Sycamore High School Bass Fishing Team (Closed from 1-2)

MAIN STAGE

9:00	Opening Ceremonies (Saturday Only)
3:00	9th Annual “Husar” Award Presentation (Sunday Only)
4:00 4:45	Raffle Winners Announced Silent Auction Bids Pulled and Announced after

UPPER AREA (FREE SHUTTLE BUS)

8:00 - 3:00	Auroraland Archers “Northern Pride” Bowhunters Championship
9:00 - 4:00	FREE Shooting Ranges Archery, BB Gun, and Trap Ranges (Closed 12:00 – 1:00)
12:00	Black Powder Demonstration by Historic Reenactors

HISTORIC REENACTORS AREA

9:00 am to 5:00 pm	Living History Demonstrations Candle Making Tanning Demonstrations Period Cooking Demonstrations
12:00 & 3:00	Demonstration on Spinning Wool into Yarn with Judy Mierhofer

BOWFISHING AREA Located at Northeast Corner of Loon Lake
Sponsored by Bowfishing Association of Illinois

9:00 am to 5:00 pm	Learn How to Bowfish (Closed 1:00 – 2:00)
1:00 pm	Long distance shore casting methods to catch more fish with Lance Yates (Sponsored by Budzer’s Bait and Tackle )

SEMINAR TENT A (LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF KIDS‛ FISHING POND)

10:00	Field Dressing Deer Demo, Nature‛s Way & Hunting the Wind Sponsored by Bill Balt
12:00	Deer Hunting Techniques with Kevin Clancy (Sponsored by Buck Gardner Game Calls)
1:00	Women‛s Shotgun Seminar (Gun range follows) Sponsored by ILDNR Hunters Safety Divison
1:45 (Sat)	Field Dressing Deer Demo Sponsored by Bill Balt
2:00 (Sun)	The Truth about Turkey Hunting with Mike Reynolds Sponsored by Primo’s, Rehead, and Plano Molding
3:00	Catfish to Muskie with Cary Gelfond Sponsored by Plano Molding

SEMINAR TENT B (LOCATED NORTHWEST OF FOOD COURT)

10:00	Bowfishing Techniques by Ed Devries Sponsored by Bowfishing Association of Illinois
11:00 (Sat)	Layering Basics for Cold Weather with Ken Ingo Sponsored by Poor Man's, Bass Pro, TruTone Calls & D.T. Systems Guide Service
11:00 (Sun)	Tactics for Goose Hunting with Ken Ingo of Poor Man’s Guide Service Sponsored by Bass Pro, TruTone Calls, D.T. Systems
12:00	Buying your First Lake House with Lakehouse Jerry Sponsored by United Country Farm and Lake Houses
1:00 (Sat)	Catfish to Muskie with Cary Gelfond Sponsored by Plano Molding
1:00 (Sun)	Canoeing & Kayaking on the Fox River with Chuck Roberts Sponsored by Friends of the Fox
2:00	Upland Bird Hunting Sponsored by Erienna Hunt Club
3:00	Trapping Seminar Sponsored by Fur Takers

GUN DOG AREA (LOCATED FAR NORTHWEST OF FOOD COURT)

10:00	Duck Boat Demonstrations
10:30	Wild Game Management with Bob Davidson of Bear‛s Birds
10:45	Gun Dog Pointer Training by German Shorthair Club of Illinois & Vizsla Club of Illinois
11:45	Gun Dog Retriever Training
1:00	Obedience Training Your Dog for Home & Field by Gary Current of Current Dog Training
2:00	Pointer Hunt Test Training by German Shorthair Club of Illinois & Vizsla Club of Illinois
2:45	Professional Goose Calling with Ken Ingo of Poor Man’s Guide Service
3:00	Retriever Hunt Test Training

HAWG TROUGH (LOCATED IN FRONT OF FOOD COURT)

10:00	Hawg Trough Pro Staffer Sponsored by Timber Creek Inn & Suites and Convention Center
11:00	Back to the Basic’s with Cary Gelfond Sponsored by Plano Molding
12:00	Fishing with Chauncey Niziol Sponsored by ESPN Outdoors
1:00 (Sat)	Mike Noland Fishin Fool
1:00 (Sun)	Illinois Rivers and Streams" with Mike Clifford, Conservation Director of the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance.
2:00 (Sat)	Keeping it Simple" with Hahnz Teope
2:00 (Sun)	Fishing the Fox River with Tom Schrader Sponsored by Friends of the Fox
3:00	Hawg Trough Pro Staffer Sponsored by Timber Creek Inn & Suites and Convention Center