Chatsworth State Habitat Area

Site Contact Info

Office Phone: 309-724-8032
Office Address: c/o Moraine View SRA, 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)
District Wildlife Biologist
Conservation Police

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 grassland habitat management will be occurring on the sites. These activities are designed to improve upland habitat.

All statewide hunting regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Site requires use of a Free Upland Game Permit, apply online.
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.
Species-specific rules:

Pheasant and Quail
- Statewide regulations, but requires a free upland game permit that must be obtained via statewide lottery. More information can be found here.
- 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 of size #3 steel or tin, #4 bismuth shot or #5 tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix or smaller may be used or possessed.