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Beaver Dam State Park
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 217-854-8020
Office address: 14548 Beaver Dam Lane, Plainview, IL 62685
Site coordinates: 39.20898 -89.97343
County: Macoupin
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 430
Habitat: About 103 acres and old field interspersed by 327 acres of gently rolling hills and brushy draws.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations in accordance with the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Hunters must sign in and out and report harvest at the hunter sign in area at the site office unless using a Windshield Card.
Hunting may only take place in designated units.
Hunters may only park in designated site parking lots.
Site requires site-specific permit obtained via statewide lottery for Spring turkey.
Site also requires use of windshield card, displayed on vehicle dashboard, to report squirrel hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
Hunters must remove tree stands daily and vehicle permit number must be displayed on tree stand.
No hunting will be permitted within 300 feet of developed recreation areas or residences.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations, except:
- An antlerless deer must be harvested prior to the harvest of an antlered deer.
- Hunters are required to sign in and out and report harvest at the end of day/hunt.
- Disabled hunting is available in the designated blind locations upon request or reservation.
Firearm
Not available at this site. However, site is open to archery deer hunting during the firearm season. Hunters must wear blaze orange/pink.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Not available at this site.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires site-specific permit obtained via statewide lottery.
- Site requires use of Windshield Card access program and WC permits can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System.
- You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15. You must also report your harvest via the statewide call-in system. Failure to do so will result in loss of hunting privileges for the next hunting season.
- Disabled archery turkey hunting is available in the designated blind location upon request or reservation.
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Please note: Hunters must sign in and out and report harvest at the end of the day/hunt.
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Youth Spring
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
Not available at this site.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Shotguns and bow and arrow are the only methods of take permitted in the specified area of the park (Area #1).
- Season dates opening to September 30th.
- Squirrel hunting at this site requires a windshield card, which can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System.
- You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15.
Upland Birds
Not available at this site.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Coyote and striped skunk season coincides with the statewide fox season.
- Hunters must sign in/out and report harvest at hunter sign in.
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Site permit required for trapping, is issued via public drawing held at the site office on the last Monday of Oct at 11 am. Registration begins at 10 am. Trappers must possess current or previous year’s trapping license and Habitat Stamp to enter drawing.
- Only Egg traps, D-P (dog Proof), Lil Grizz Get’rz, box traps, cage traps or 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 may have a partner.
- Trappers must stay in their assigned trapping area.
- Trappers must submit a harvest report to the site office within 20 days following the close of trapping season.
Amenities
Archery range
Camping