Image is from the April 1999 cover of "Outdoor Illinois"
by IDNR chief photographer (retired) Ben Linkhart. Image features a field
trial horseback gallery at the Illinois Open
Shooting Dog Championship at the Green River State Wildlife Area in Lee
County, Illinois.
The
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) issues Field Trial Permits
for the following types of trials:
- Coon
Hound Field Events
- Field Trials
on Private property
- Field
Trials on Department properties (see Class A and Class B Field Trial
sites below)
To view the Field
Trial Schedule on IDNR Properties click on the Calendar Button:
Field Trial Newsletters
Click on this heading to view the most current and past newsletters.
Field Trial Permit Applications: (files are in the .pdf format,
which requires Acrobat Reader to view)
Coon
Hound Field Event Application - (Competitive Wild Coon Hunts/Nite
Hunts, Field Trials, Treeing Contests & Water Races)
Non-Department
Property Field Trial Permit Application - (Field Trials & Hunt
Tests)
Department
Owned Sites Field Trial Permit Application - (Field Trials &
Hunt Tests)
Non-resident Waiver Form Letter
- (Non-resident dog handlers, scouts and gunners participating in Illinois
field trials either must have a valid Illinois Non-resident Hunting
or Sportsmen's License and a Habitat Stamp or the organization sponsoring
the field trial must possess a waiver from the IDNR waiving the license
and stamp requirements for these non-resident participants.)
Regulations:
Field
Trials (IL Admin. Code 910)
Field
Trials on Private Land (IL Admin. Code 930)
Dog
Trials/Dog Training (IL Compiled Statues, Chapter 520, Act 5 Wildlife
Code)
Operation
of ATV's During Field Trials (Office of Land Management & Education
Policy)
IDNR
Properties where Field Trials are conducted:
Class A
Field Trial Sites - IDNR owned or managed sites that accommodate
a variety and substantial number of sporting dog field trial types.
The types of field trials include horseback and walking pointing dog
field trials, horseback fox hound field trials, retriever field trials,
spaniel field trials, beagle hound field trials, and competitive coon
hound field events. These sites include the requirements of field trials
in the planning and implementation of wildlife and resource management.
Facilities necessary to support field trials (e.g., field trial headquarters
building, stable, adequate parking, dog kennels, corral, pasture) are
often available at these sites.
Class
A Sites: Information and
Location Map
Class A Site
List: Click on the site for more information.
Des
Plaines Conservation Area
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State
Fish and Wildlife Area
Hamilton County State Fish
and Wildlife Area
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife
Area
Moraine View State Park
Pyramid State Park
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park
Class B
Field Trial Sites - IDNR owned or managed sites that accommodate
a variety but smaller number of field trial opportunities. Field trial
requirements are not included in wildlife and resource management planning
and implementation at these sites. Facilities to support field trials
are typically not developed at these sites.
Class
B Site List: Click on the site for more information.
Chain
O’Lakes State Park
Banner Marsh State Fish and
Wildlife Area
Beaver Dam State Park
Eldon Hazlet State Park - North
of Allen Branch
Kickapoo State Park
Peabody River King State Park
Randolph County Conservation Area
Sangchris Lake State Park
Stephen Forbes State Park
Weinberg-King State Park
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