Campbell Pond State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 618-521-8873
Office address: 483 Mine Road, DeSoto, Illinois 62824
Main office is at Burning Star SFWA
Site coordinates: 37.94998 -89.1866
County: North section is Franklin County; South section is Jackson County
Site Superintendent (Burning Star SFWA parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 520
Habitat: The site is a combination of shrub-swamp community and a floodplain hardwood forest community, bordered by cropland on all sides.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
Site requires use of windshield card, displayed on vehicle dashboard, to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
Hunters may leave stands unattended from Sept 15 – Jan31. Stands must be legibly marked with hunter’s name, address and telephone number.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Youth Spring
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Goose
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Snipe & Rail
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Youth Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except shot size restricted to No. 7 1/2 lead or No. 6 steel-bismuth or smaller.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
Woodcock
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply except windshield card is required.
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 Seasons
- 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.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
Hunting