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nbd13

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Hey everyone,

Long story short, I got a vizsla and after watching it grow and develop it's hunting skills on his own, I have decided to hunt with him. I have never hunted before nor trained a dog to hunt. Him and I are working on the training and it's going very well. Working on the "whoa" right now, hopefully we will be ready for quail season.

Anyways, since I have never hunted nor has anyone in my family....I need some help.

I grew up in Michigan and have lived in Wheaton, IL for about a year now.

I need some help with where to hunt? I mainly want to hunt quail and pheasants. I have applied for the FOID card and am sending the application in tomorrow, but do I need to do anything else?

I am 23 years old, do I need to take a class of some sort? Should I maybe try shooting some clays/trap?

The quail season starts when? I think I saw November does that sound right?

Where are good places to hunt near Wheaton, IL?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick
 
nbd13 said:
Hey everyone,

Long story short, I got a vizsla and after watching it grow and develop it's hunting skills on his own, I have decided to hunt with him. I have never hunted before nor trained a dog to hunt. Him and I are working on the training and it's going very well. Working on the "whoa" right now, hopefully we will be ready for quail season.

Anyways, since I have never hunted nor has anyone in my family....I need some help.

I grew up in Michigan and have lived in Wheaton, IL for about a year now.

I need some help with where to hunt? I mainly want to hunt quail and pheasants. I have applied for the FOID card and am sending the application in tomorrow, but do I need to do anything else?

I am 23 years old, do I need to take a class of some sort? Should I maybe try shooting some clays/trap?

The quail season starts when? I think I saw November does that sound right?

Where are good places to hunt near Wheaton, IL?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick
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Nick, first of all welcome to uph. You have come to the right place for advise, lots of great advice here on this forum.

I am not from ill, so i cant help you with your states requirements. however, You can find this information on line with your state game and fish or dnr. Imo you should take a hunters safety course, even if your state doesnt require it, hunting safely is important.

yes, shooting clays will help with shooting skills, not mention getting to know your gun.

if i where you, i would post an introduction post,in the intoduction sec,of the main forums, b/c this time of year most,of the states forums are slow. I am sure that you will get more advise, from others,on this site. hope this helps,and once agian welcome to uph and hunting. better watch out it is addictive:thumbsup:
 
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welcome to the site :thumbsup:
 
Welcome to the site. I'm pretty sure it is federally required that you take a Hunter's Safety Course or Hunter's Ed course. I know Iowa requires it no matter where you're from and I believe a few others do too.
 
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