– Looking for a place to hunt gamebirds? A list of 50 public Illinois clubs and hunting preserves is available from the Illinois Association of Hunting Preserves at Box 141, Dundee, Ill., 60118. Most offer pheasant, quail and partridge, but others also have turkey, mallards and sporting clays. Many have intriguing clubhouse restaurants. Some offer shooting instruction.- This ‘n’ that: Pinnacle has entered the virtually untapped ultralight baitcasting reel market with a quality version of its Vision series. . . . Free snowmobile safety classes are slated thrice monthly through February at Lockwood Park in Rockford (815-987-8874). . . . Free hunter safety classes have been set for Feb. 28 and March 1 at On Target Archery in Steger (708-755-4868) and March 21-22 at Oak Forest Park District (708-687-7270).
