Please Mark Your Calendars for this year’s event that is currently scheduled for September 23rd and 24th, 2023. We hope that with your support this year will be our biggest event yet. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days is the largest celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days in the country. We have 200 plus vendors crowd into the event that weekend and 35,000 plus sportsmen that show up every year. Established in 1987, the event has hosted over 1 million sportsmen and their families. We invite you to be a part of it.
The event was created to celebrate our heritage of hunting and fishing in Illinois. It is an educational, family event, dedicated to teaching ethics, safety and conservation in order to enhance the outdoor experience.
* Schedule is subject to change
Start time | Event | Location |
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6:00 a.m. | 2023 Crab Orchard NWR Youth Bass Classic Boat Launch | Crab Orchard Lake |
6:30 a.m. | Crab Orchard NWR Youth Bass Classic Boat Launch | Crab Orchard Lake |
9:00 a.m. | SHOW OPENS | John A. Logan College |
9:00 a.m. | Buckskinners Wake-up | Buckskinner Village |
9:00 a.m. | McDonald’s Kid’s Free Fishing | Dwight Hoffard Pond |
9:00 a.m. | Super Fly Check In | Dock Dog Tank |
9:00 a.m. | JALC Black Jack Disc Golf Club | Tent near tee box #1 |
10:00 a.m. | Wild Life Program by Beverly Shofstall | Wildlife Stage |
10:00 a.m. | Wave 1-Pro–Elite and Super/ Amateur Super Fly, Tyke Flyers Mini Fly, Silver | Dock Dog Tank |
10:00 a.m. | Luke Estel – Frog/Pinching Seminar | Show Tank |
10:00 a.m. | Mike Roux – Deer Calling | Gymnasium |
11:00 a.m. | Camo the Conservation Clown | Gymnasium |
11:00 a.m. | Fun Jump – Open to Public Jumps | Dock Dog Tank |
11:00 a.m. | Wild Life Program by Beverly Shofstall | Wildlife Stage |
11:00 a.m. | Wave 2 Jumps by Super Retriever Series Super Dock | Dock Dog Tank |
12:00 p.m. | Wave 1-Pro–Elite and Super/ Amateur Super Fly, Tyke Flyers Mini Fly Silver | Dock Dog Tank |
1:00 p.m. | Music by J Sound | Food Tent |
1:00 p.m. | Tell Your Fish Story | JALC Conference Center |
1:00 p.m. | Scott Ballard Reptile Conservation | Wildlife Stage |
1:00 p.m. | Fun Jumps – Open to Public | Dock Dog Tank |
1:00 p.m. | Luke Estel – Fishing Etiquette & Pre Fishing Best Practices | Show Tank |
1:00 p.m. | 2023 Crab Orchard NWR Youth Bass Classic Boat Launch Weigh-in | John A. Logan |
1:00 p.m. | Mike Roux – Advanced Turkey Hunting | Gymnasium |
2:00 p.m. | Wild Life Program by Beverly Shofstall | Wildlife Stage |
2:00 p.m. | Super V– Super V Novice, Super V and Super V Elite | Dock Dog Tank |
2:00 p.m. | Camo the Conservation Clown | Gymnasium |
3:00 p.m. | Wave 3 Jumps by Super Retriever Series Super Dock | Dock Dog Tank |
4:00 p.m. | Raider Run by Super Retrievers Series Super Dock | Dock Dog Tank |
5:00 p.m. | Fun Jump – Open to Public Jumps | Dock Dog Tan |
5:00 p.m. | Buckskinners | Buckskinner Village |
EVENT CLOSES – BRING THE KIDS AND SEE YOU TOMORROW! |
Start Time | Event | Location |
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9:00 a.m. | SHOW OPENS | |
9:00 a.m. | Buckskinners Wake-up | Buckskinner Village |
9:00 a.m. | McDonald’s Kid’s Free Fishing | Dwight Hoffard Pond |
9:00 a.m. | Super Fly Check In and open practice | Dock Dog Tank |
10:00 a.m. | Wave 4.-Pro–Elite and Super / Amateur Super Fly, Tyke Flyers Mini Fly, Silver | Dock Dog Tank |
10:00 a.m. | Luke Estel – Swim Jig/Buzz Bait | Show Tank |
10:00 a.m. | Mike Roux – Deer Calling | Gymnasium |
11:00 a.m. | Camo the Conservation Clown | Gymnasium |
11:00 a.m. | Fun Jump – Open to Public Jumps | Dock Dog Tank |
12:00 p.m. | Wildlife Program by Beverly Shofstall | Wildlife Stage |
12:00 p.m. | Super V Finals– Super V Novice, Super V and Super V Elite | Dock Dog Tank |
12:00 p.m. | Holt and Crain Music | Food Tent |
1:00 p.m. | Scott Ballard Reptile Conservation | Wildlife Stage |
1:00 p.m. | Fun Jump – Open to the Public | Dock Dog Tank |
1:00 p.m. | Mike Roux -Advanced Turkey Calling | Gymnasium |
1:30 p.m. | Camo the Conservation Clown | Gymnasium |
2:00 p.m. | Salute to Veteran’s | JALC Conference Center |
2:00 p.m. | Quilts of Valor /Veterans honored with quilts | JALC Conference Center |
2:00 p.m. | Wildlife Program by Beverly Shofstall | Wildlife Stage |
2:00 p.m. | Raider Run Finals | Dock Dog Tank |
2:30 p.m. | Fun Jump – Open to Public Jumps | Dock Dog Tank |
3:00 p.m. | Super Fly Finals – Top 12 Pros, AM, Tyke Flyers, Minis and Silver | Dock Dog Tank |
3:00 p.m. | Luke Estel – Fishing Etiquette & Pre Fishing Best Practices | Show Tank |
4:00 p.m. | Buckskinners | Buckskinner Village |
EVENT CLOSES – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! |
We appreciate our Sponsors!
Aisin Manufacturing
Carterville Chamber of Commerce
Republic Services
Timberline
Walmart
Veterans honored with Quilts of Valor ceremony at John A. Logan College
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