Bradford Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-454-2328
Office address: c/o Hennepin Canal Parkway, 16006 875 E St, Sheffield, IL 61361
Site coordinates: 41.17173 -89.7358
County: Stark
Site Superintendent (Hennepin Canal parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 103
Habitat: Area includes native grasses and forbs along agricultural fields.
Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
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.
Hunters must park in the designated parking lots.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Only allowed from Oct 1-31
- One non-piercing, portable tree stand or ground blind allowed per hunter. Tree stands and ground blinds must be portable and must be removed at the end of each day.
Firearm
Not available at this site.
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
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires a lottery-based Free Upland Game Permit that you can apply online for between Aug 1 – Aug 31. Harvest reporting materials will be mailed to successful permit holders via the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS). You must report your harvest to INHS by February 15th to avoid the loss of hunting privileges for the following year.
- Only one hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day.
- All hunting must be with a shotgun or archery only.
- Hunters must wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Non-toxic shot required
- Hunting is permitted on the first and second day of the statewide upland game season, on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November, and on each Thursday and Sunday in December, through Dec. 24.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires a lottery-based Free Upland Game Permit that you can apply online for between Aug 1 – Aug 31. Harvest reporting materials will be mailed to successful permit holders via the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS). You must report your harvest to INHS by February 15th to avoid the loss of hunting privileges for the following year.
- Only one hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day.
- All hunting must be with a shotgun or archery only.
- Hunters must wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Non-toxic shot required
- Hunting is permitted on the first and second day of the statewide upland game season, on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November, and on each Thursday and Sunday in December, through Dec. 24.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
Hunting