allan.doran@pontiac.org 
 Register: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/237280
No cost  to attend & lunch will be provided on Saturday.  All participants will be given Pheasant Forever Memberships.

Our next hunter safety class will be in the basement of the:

Livingston County Sheriff Office

844 W Lincoln Street
Pontiac, Illinois
February 7, 2026, 8:00am to 3:00pm
February 8, 2026, 8:00am to Noon

To reserve a spot in this class after the dates are posted, a link will be provided here to secure a spot in the class:

 

 

Our 9th Hunter Safety Course was conducted 10/4 & 5. 2025.  The following participants successfully completed the training:
Our 8th hunter safety course was conducted on June 28 & 29, 2025.  the following participants successfully completed the training:

 

We conducted our seventh hunter safety class on February 8 & 9, 2025.  The follow participants completed the course:

Jacob Leustek
Kellie Lane
Bailey Lane
Archer Lane
Graham Leonard
Anderson Barnes
Charlotte Bainter
Mack Filkerts
John Chickerillo
Emersyn Finley
Kenzi Pike
Kailie Pike
Henry Sassenger
Kevin Sassenger
Nash Folkerts
Maddox Finley
Tanner Shipley
Ellery Westphalen
Lance Golliday
Luke Golliday
Liam Matlock
Kyle Gristner
Leah Ann Mackinson
Josh Patti
Mark Mercendo

We conducted our sixth hunter safety class on December 14 & 15, 2024.  The follow participants completed the course:

Jackson Reum
Travis Reum
Jacob Meier
Knox Grundler
Joshua Hornbeck
Easton Baird
Cruz Custellamos
Jon Wolcott
McKenzie Kamp
Kyla Coy
Amelia Maas
Aaron McGavin
Parker Casher
Nick Taylor
Matrix Williams
Tristin Williams
Jarod Thomas
Emily Thomas
Aviva Thomas
Callahan Leake
Harrison Donner
Reese Cool
Mason Cool
Caleb Maas
Isabella Meier
Brynn Runyon
Nathan Villanvera
Dominic Brown
Viviana Diaz
Joseph Don-Oxley Thomas
Tyson Daniels
Kelsi Richardson
Preston Richardson
Joe Richardson
 

Stella Doran
Smith Doran
Garrett Weghorst
Matt Weghorst
Aiden Followell
Parker Followell
Isaac Yedinak
Henry Yedinak
Jackson Parquette
Jeremy Parquette
Damien Locke
Jackson Bahler
Henry Schmidgall
Carter Brown

We conducted our 4th class on June 22 & 23, 2024.  The following individuals received their hunter safety card:

Kane Aupperle
Brantlee Bose
Garrett Gauld
Preston Ifft
Caden Masening
Jayse Olson
Henri Studnicki
Hunter Studnicki
Bentley Thumm
Garrett Weghort
Matt Weghorst
 

We conducted our third youth hunter safety class on February 10 & 11, 2024 in Pontiac.  The following individuals recieved their hunter safety cards:

Jackson Bahler
Lane Bahler
Addison Bressner
Carter Brown
Nolan Cesperance
Jennifer Cleary
Leo Cleary
Matthew Davis
Smith Doran
Brayden Felgar
Connor Felgar
Addison Hassinger
Damien Locke
Morgan Masters
Autumn Moss
Jackson Parquette
Jeremy Parquette
Brice Perkins
Drake Powell
Wyatt Powell
Nathan Schafer
Neftali Schafer
Carolyn Schmidgall
Elaine Schmidgall
Henry Schmidgall

We conducted our second youth hunter safety course on September 23 & 24, 2023.  The following students received their hunter safety card:

Stella Doran
Easton Donovan
Tristan Donovan
Kyle Thompson
Michael Thompson
Caden Decker
Brekyn Rieger
Lucas Ellis
Jaxon Roach
Andrew Diaz
Luke Huisman
Blake Stuckey
Kaley Stuckey
Kara Stuckey
Shima Phoenix
Connor Booth
Nova Meiners
Chevy Melners
Brayden Schrader
Crew Addis
Greysyn Lawrence


On July 8 & 9, 2023, we conducted our first Hunter Safety Class lead by Allan Doran, PF Youth Chairman & Qualified Hunter safety Instructor.  The class was a huge success and all participates advanced to recieve their Hunter Safety Card.  A big thank you to Allan Doran & Colin Vaughan, DNR CPO for their contributions.

Graduates were:
Aiden Followell
Parker Followell
Landon Meiss
Adler Popejoy
Asher Popejoy
Avery Watters
Camry Watters
Henry Yedinack
Issac Yedinak
Jackson Zapp
Jason Zapp