Wingshooting Clinic
To register for the Wingshooting Clinic at the Moraine View State Recreation Area on Saturday, April 22, 2023 or Sunday, April 23, 2023, fill out the Skill Level Assessment form that will be sent when online registration has been completed. If applicable, please also complete the attached permission form. The permission form must be signed by a parent or guardian for any participant under 18 years of age. A fact sheet with information that you will need to review is also attached. Please send the completed Skill Level Assessment form and, if applicable, the signed permission form to the address or email provided below. The completed form(s) should be sent as early as possible but must be received not later than Saturday, April 15th. Confirmation of your registration will be provided after we receive the forms. We will have 24 spots available for both the Saturday and Sunday clinic.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, call us at least 72 hours in advance as we typically have a waiting list. We will be able to accommodate someone else if you let us know you will be unable to attend.
Please be on time for the clinic. We will start promptly at 10:00 a.m. so you will need to be at the Moraine View State Recreation Area between 9:30-10:00 a.m. to check-in. Participants in the clinic and hunt will be required to observe all guidance from the CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of the event regarding face coverings and social distancing. Please send your completed forms to the address or email below. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Ben Wilson phone at (931) 205-5561.
Mail forms to: Ben Wilson -- 306 Robinhood Ln. Apt W Bloomington, IL 61701
Email forms to: Ben Wilson -- bwilso60@gmail.com
SPECIAL NOTES:
• Participants must be at least 4 feet 6 inches tall and weigh 75 pounds or more to participate; ages 10 and up.
• Introductory Wingshooting Clinics are designed for beginning and novice shotgun shooting students. Participants must legitimately be in either the "Never" or "Rarely" skill level to enroll in these clinics. Participants with shooting skills beyond the novice level should consider registering for a Hunters Wingshooting Clinic.
• The Department of Natural Resources, the Safety Education Instructor, or the Wingshooting Instructor will remove any participant from the Wingshooting Clinic for disruptive or unsafe behavior.
• Wingshooting Clinics do not satisfy the Illinois Hunter Education Requirement.
• LUNCH: Lunch will be provided at no cost to wingshooting students. Please let us know of any allergies or dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate you.
• APPAREL: Wear upper garments that do not restrict either side-to-side shoulder movement or up and down arm movement. Upper garments should not have snaps, buckles, buttons, or strap adjustments on the front side of the shooting shoulder. Bring a shooting or hunting vest that fits reasonably well if one is available. A cap or hat is required.
• FOOTWEAR: Wingshooting instruction and shotgun shooting are field activities. Wear comfortable but sturdy close-toed shoes or boots.
• EYE & EAR PROTECTION: Eye and ear protection are mandatory and will be provided. Students with their own shooting glasses and ear plugs or earmuffs are encouraged to bring them. Students who wear prescription glasses or contact lenses should wear them.
• SHOTGUNS: Twenty-eight gauge shotguns with shotshells will be provided. Students with their own shotgun are encouraged to bring the shotgun. If the shotgun has interchangeable chokes, bring the most open choke available (cylinder, skeet or improved cylinder). Note: Since shotshells will be provided, students bringing a shotgun must indicate the gauge at the bottom of the Skill Level Assessment form (only 12ga, 20ga or 28ga).
• INSTRUCTORS: Wingshooting instruction in the field will be given by NSCA and IDNR Certified Wingshooting Instructors.