Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days

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Join us in celebrating the 35th year of Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days!

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.

Directions

* Schedule is subject to change

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Start time	Event	Location
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!

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Start Time	Event	Location
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!

Attractions

Annual Salute to Veterans
BB Range – 4H Shooting Sports
Boy Scouts
Buck Skinners
Camo the Conservation Clown
Crab Orchard High School Bass Tournament
Dick’s Sporting Goods – Prizes and Activities
First Annual “Fish Stories” with Steve Falcone
Fish Story Competition information
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
Hawg Trough
Heartland Ropemakers
J&S Scents – Fawns
John A. Logan College Band
John A. Logan College Choir
John A. Logan College Disc Golf Tournament

Kathleen Weise – Reptiles and wild animals
Kid’s Free Fishing
Logan Spotlight
Luke Estelle – Presenter
MC – Ed Smith
Mike Roux – Outdoor Enterprises
Music by J Sound
National Guard Display
Oasis Outdoors – Campers, boats & RVs
Quilt of Valor
Scott Ballard – Reptiles
Southern Illinois Fish Tank
Southern Illinois Photographic Society – Display of wildlife and SI scenic photos
Super Retriever Series
Veteran’s Salute
Wildlife Program by Beverly Shofstall