Buffalo Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 309-879-2607
Office address: c/o Snakeden Hollow SFWA, 1936 State Rt 167, Victoria, IL 61485
Site coordinates: 41.04053 -90.0443
County: Knox
Site Superintendent (Snakeden Hollow parent site)
District Wildlife Biologist
Conservation Police

Huntable acres: 300
Habitat: The area has been established with warm and cool season grasses and legumes to provide grassland birds habitat. The area contains lakes, ponds, & wetlands.

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.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site..
Species-specific rules:

Rabbits
- For the first two weeks of the upland season, only youth hunters (hunters less than 16 who are accompanied by a supervising non-hunting adult) may hunt.
- After the first two weeks of the upland game season, rabbit hunting (as dictated by statewide regulations) opens at this site.
- Non-toxic shot (#3 steel or other equivalent USFWS approved high-density, non-toxic shot) is required.
- Hunters must wear blaze orange (including youth non-hunting companion).
- You will be required to sign in and out, and report harvests at the kiosks found in each designated parking area. Failure to report will result in loss of hunting privileges.

Pheasant and Quail
- For the first two weeks of the upland season, only youth hunters (hunters less than 16 who are accompanied by a non-hunting adult) may hunt.
- Site opens to upland hunting, dictated by statewide regulations, after the first two weeks of the season.
- Non-toxic shot only (#3 steel or other equivalent USFWS approved high-density, non-toxic shot)
- Hunters must wear blaze orange (including youth non-hunting companion).
- You will be required to sign in and out, and report harvests at the kiosks found in each designated parking area. Failure to report will result in loss of hunting privileges.
Dove
- Dove hunting not permitted

Trapping
- Trapping begins at sunrise on Dec 26.
- Trapping on site requires use of windshield card, displayed on vehicle dashboard, to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
- Location of trap set determines the type of trap allowed.
  - Only Egg Traps*, D-P (Dog Proof) Traps, box traps, cage traps, & traps of similar design may be used for land sets.
  - Body gripping traps must have a jaw spread of 10″ or less and be completely submerged under water.
- Furbearer trapping permits are allotted annually by site drawing at Snakeden Hollow SFWA office on the opening day of goose season at 10 am. Persons participating in the drawing must have either a current or previous year trapping license. Permit applicants must submit name and address to the site prior to drawing.
- Permits must be in possession while trapping on the area.
- .22 caliber or smaller rimfire firearms permitted.
Hunting
- Furbearer hunting not permitted

Hunting and Trapping and Fishing
Actions by nature can result in closed roads and other facilities. Hunters should call ahead to Snakeden Hollow SFWA before making the trip.