Out & About from the Peoria Journal-Star for July 8

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TODAY’S EVENTS

Archery shoots

Pottstown 3-D Range shoot for St. Jude, 7 a.m. to noon, (309) 696-8015.

Pekin Archers 3-D shoot, 7 a.m.-noon., (309) 347-4445.

Pimiteoui Trail hikes

Dirksen Park in North Pekin. Meet at park at 2 p.m., (309) 648-2771.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Hunter safety classes

Aug. 9-11 — Chillicothe Sportsman’s Club. Thursday-Friday: 6-9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., (309) 274-5586.

Aug. 10-11 — Wilmor Sportsman’s Club in Morton. Friday: 5-10 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (309) 266-6666.

Aug. 18-19 — Canton Park District. Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday: 12-5 p.m., (309) 647-1345.

Sept. 6-8 — Chillicothe Sportsman’s Club. Thursday-Friday: 6-9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., (309) 274-5586.

Sept. 21-22 — Wilmor Sportsman’s Club in Morton. Friday: 5-10 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (309) 266-6666.

Sept. 22-23 — Lewistown Park District. Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday: 12:30 p.m., (309) 647-4416. Do not call until Aug. 25.

Oct. 11-13 — Chillicothe Sportsman’s Club. Thursday-Friday: 6-9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., (309) 274-5586.

Bass tournaments

Galvin’s Spring Lake bass tournament, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, (309) 267-6538.

Presley’s bass tournament July 16 at Banner Marsh (Pump House) (309) 697-1193.

Archery events

July 14-15 — Pottstown 3-D Range shoot for St. Jude, 7 a.m. to noon, (309) 696-8015.

July 14-15 — Partridge Creek Archers 3-D shoot. Registration 7 a.m. to noon. Must start course by noon. Adults $10 for adults, $5 youth ages 13 to 17. Under age 12 free. Maximum $25 per family, (309) 370-5186 or (309) 370-1148.

July 15 — Seven Hills Archers 3D shoot. Registration 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., (309) 255-2723.

July 21-22 — Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club 3-D shoot, 7 a.m., (309) 697-6766.

July 28-29 — Black Diamond Archery (Canton) shoot, gates open 7 a.m., must be on range by noon, (309) 251-5016.

Aug. 4-5 — Pekin Archers 3-D shoot, 7 a.m.-noon., (309) 347-4445.

Orienteering events

Illinois River Valley Orienteering event July 13 Coal Hollow Night-O at Chillicothe, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or http://www.irvoc.org.

Herpetology events

Central Illinois Herpetological Society meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Forest Park Nature Center, (309) 682-6208.

Annual CIHS reptile and amphibian fair Aug. 18-19 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Peoria.

Archaeology events

The Illinois Valley Archaeological Society meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, (309) 547-3721.

Kids fishing event

Presley’s Outdoors Kids Fishing Derby is from 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4 and Sept. 8 at Hooked on Fishing Park in East Peoria. Free. Open to ages 15 and under. More information online at http://www.hookedonfishingpark.org.

Pimiteoui Trail hikes

July 28 — Hennepin Canal State Park in Sheffield. Meet in Big Lots parking lot on North Knoxville in Peoria at 8:30 a.m., (309) 263-8500.

Aug. 11 — Matthiessen State Park in Utica. Meet at Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria Heights, (309) 678-3827.

Aug. 19 — Robinson Park North in Peoria. Meet at the park’s parking lot on Mossville Road at 2 p.m., (309) 633-1224.

Conservation tours

Conservation tours of the Gilles Family Farm will be at 9 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. July 10-11. Program includes CRP, CREP, terraces, dry dams, wetlands, food plots, tree plantings, cool season grasses and native prairie grass plantings. The farm is located 7 miles west of the four-way stop sign in Princeville on Highway 90, then 2 miles north on Brimfield Road. Look for signs. Reservations required, (309) 671-7040, ext. 3.

Night hikes

Constellation night hikes at Forest Park Nature Center from 9-10 p.m. July 20. Cost: $2 per person, $1 CORE member, (309) 686-3360.

Peoria Audubon tours

July 21 — Dragonflies in Altamont, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Leader: Richard Day. Cost $40, includes continental breakfast and snacks. Registration required, (217) 544-2473 or http://www.illinoisaudubon.org

Aug. 18 — Illinois River, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Pre-registration required. Register early. Best for ages 12 and up, Cost: $35, (309) 686-3360.

Birding events

Peoria Hummingbird Festival, 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 25 at Forest Park Nature Center. Vernon Kleen from Springfield will demonstrate hummingbird banding and discuss world of hummingbirds. Free, but donations appreciated, (309) 686-3360.

Outdoor shows

St. Louis Fall RV Show Sept. 7-9 at St. Louis Mills shopping center in Hazelwood, Mo., (618) 288-9952.

RESULTS

Bass tournaments

Todd Mull and Bob Hartman won Presley’s tournament Monday at Banner Marsh Main with three fish weighing 10.82 pounds. Adam Jaegle and Tim McCoy placed second (3, 10.73) and John Romaine and Dan Clark third (3, 10.16). Big bass was won by Mitch Weber and Dan Kneer (5.12).

Ryan Maddox of Canton won the Illini Lunker Hunters Bass Club tournament June 30 at Lakeland Park with six fish weighing 13.18 pounds. Dennis Woods of Mapleton placed second (6, 12.18) and Kip Stevenson of Elmwood third (6, 11.21). Maddox also won the big bass award (5.15).

Jeff Meeker of Forest City and Caleb Smith of Pekin won the Central Illinois Bass Club tournament June 24 at Spring Lake with four fish weighing 18 pounds. Billy Canada and Brad Heitzman of Manito placed second (4, 17.02) and Larry Leemon of East Peoria and Jim Bowman of Manito third (4, 15.06). Meeker and Smith also captured big bass (5.08). There was a four-fish limit.

Matt Bennett and Pat Wright won the Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society tournament June 30-July 1 at Lake Sara with 24 fish weighing 54.58 pounds. Dave Ekema and Cody Weinstein placed second (24, 40.85) and Keith Whitaker and Walt Van Dyke third (24, 36.85). Bennett won big bass (5.38).

Dean Mahurin and Rick Manz won the Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society tournament June 21 at Banner Marsh Main with seven fish weighing 13.4 pounds. Keith Whitaker and Joe Lane placed second (5, 11.71) and Larry Miller and Bob Hartman Sr. third (7, 11.20). Whitaker and Joe Lowery tied for big bass (3.65).
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