Announcements
Alvah Borah State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 618-773-4340
Office address: 102 Park Office Rd., McLeansboro, IL 62859
Main office is at Hamilton County SFWA
Site coordinates: 38.264258 -88.246766
County: Wayne
Site Superintendent (Hamilton Co SFWA parent site)
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 87
Habitat: primarily bottomland woods with a creek running from north to south through the property. Site is only accessible from Wayne County Road 050N and has very limited parking. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
Site Specific Info
Statewide and associated species regulations in accordance with the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Site requires use of windshield card displayed on vehicle dashboard to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note that only one tree stand or ground blind per hunter and they must be removed at the end of each day.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note:
- Wayne county permit is required.
- Only one tree stand or ground blind per hunter. Tree stands may be left unattended. Stands must be legibly labeled with hunter’s name, address and telephone number.
- No hunter shall place a tree stand or ground blind prior to two weeks before the opening of the season and all hunters must remove their deer stands no later than two weeks after the final day of legal firearm deer hunting.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note:
- Wayne county permit is required.
- Only one tree stand or ground blind per hunter. Tree stands may be left unattended. Stands must be legibly labeled with hunter’s name, address and telephone number.
- No hunter shall place a tree stand or ground blind prior to two weeks before the opening of the season and all hunters must remove their deer stands no later than two weeks after the final day of legal firearm deer hunting.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Fall Firearm
Not available at this site.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Youth Spring
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
Not available at this site.
Goose
Not available at this site.
Snipe & Rail
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Youth Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Controlled Pheasant Hunting
Not available at this site.
Crow
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note: Season is from Oct 28 – Feb 28. Hours are ½ hour before sunrise to sunset.
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note: Windshield Card required
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Woodcock
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except:
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting closed during Firearm Deer Season
- Hunters with a valid, unfilled firearm deer permit for the hunt area may take coyotes during legal hours of the firearm deer season. Otherwise, the use of shotgun slugs to take furbearing mammals is prohibited on state sites.
- Coyote and striped skunk season coincides with the statewide fox season.
- Windshield Card required
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Amenities
None