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Argyle Lake State Park
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 309-776-3422
Office address: 640 Argyle Park Rd., Colchester, IL 62326
Site coordinates: 40.448575 -90.805496
County: McDonough
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Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 900
Habitat: heavily wooded, with a 93 acre lake and 5 miles of rugged foot trails through native forests.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Site Specific Regulations
All statewide hunting 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.
Statewide and associated species regulations in accordance with the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Deer
Only one tree stand or ground blind is allowed per deer hunter. Tree stands and ground blinds may be left unattended but must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address, and telephone number, or site assigned identification number.
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires site-specific permit allocated through the statewide lottery.
- Permit holders and standby hunters must register at the check station by 5 am each day of the hunt. Unregistered permits are void after 5 am. Vacancies will be filled each day by another drawing at 5 am.
- Standby hunters will be issued a 1 day, site-specific permit at the check station for $5.00.
Late Winter Antlerless
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Late-winter season permit, or unfilled Argyle Lake SP permit, or McDonough County firearm permit is required if McDonough County is open during the Late Winter Antlerless Season.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires site-specific permit allocated through the statewide lottery.
- Permit holders and standby hunters must register at the check station by 5 am each day of the hunt. Unregistered permits are void after 5 am. Vacancies will be filled each day by another drawing at 5 am.
- Standby hunters will be issued a 1 day, site-specific permit at the check station for $5.00.
- Closed during second firearm deer season.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Youth hunters must obtain a windshield card and report harvest online prior to Feb 15.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Fall Shotgun
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Youth Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Available at this site beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day til end of statewide season. Statewide regulations apply
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except closed during Firearm Deer Season.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except closed during Firearm Deer Season.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. See further site-specific regulations below:
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting is 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.
- No woodchuck (groundhog) hunting allowed
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except:
- A site-specific permit is required.
- A drawing shall be held prior to the opening of the season. The date of the drawing shall be announced by the Department by public announcement here and the drawing shall be held at the site. Persons participating in the drawing must have either a current or previous year trapping license. The number of permits per site shall be determined pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.20. Permit applicants must submit name and address to the site prior to drawing.
- Only Egg Traps®, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps®, Lil Grizz Get’rz®, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets; only body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of 5 inches or less, foothold traps with a jaw spread of 4½ inches or less and square body-gripping traps with a 10 inch jaw spread may be used for water sets; snares may be used for water sets.
- Trappers must stay within assigned areas.
- .22 caliber or smaller rimfire firearms permitted.
- Contact site office for additional information.
Amenities
Camping
Hiking