Chatsworth State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office Phone: 309-724-8032
Office Address: 27374 Moraine View Park Rd., Le Roy, IL 61752 (Main office is at Moraine View SRA)
Site Coordinates: 40.684328 -88.284841, 40.703966, -88.259242
County: Livingston
Site Superintendent (Moraine View SRA parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 240
Habitat: Open grassland consisting of two separate units. 160.0 – acre unit located 4.5 miles south of Chatsworth, intersection of 400 N Rd. and 3550 E Rd., Livingston County; 80.0 – acre unit located 3.0 miles south of Chatsworth, intersection of 500 N Rd. and 3500 E Rd. Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
Deer
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. Permits are issued for the first and second day of the statewide upland game season and on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November and on each Thursday and Sunday in December through Dec 24.
- Only one hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and 3 hunting partners, will be allowed each day.
- All hunting must be done with shotgun or bow and arrow (flu flu arrows only).
- Only nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of size #3 steel or tin, #4 bismuth shot or #5 tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix or smaller may be used or possessed.
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. Permits are issued for the first and second day of the statewide upland game season and on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November and on each Thursday and Sunday in December, through December 24.
- Only one hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and 3 hunting partners, will be allowed each day.
- All hunting must be done with shotgun or bow and arrow (flu flu arrows only).
- Only nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service size #3 steel or tin, #4 bismuth shot or #5 tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix or smaller may be used or possessed.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
Designated Parking Lot
Hunting
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