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Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

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Site Characteristics

  • Huntable acres: 3,063
  • Habitat: over 400 acres of restored grassland and 1,800 acres of woodland, with a mix of agricultural fields. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.

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 remove tree stands daily and windshield card number must be displayed on tree stands.
  • Waterfowl hunters must sign-in at the North Access informational display prior to hunting and sign-out and report harvest at the end of each day.
  • Species-specific rules

Deer

Firearm

  • Statewide regulations
  • Firearm deer hunters must obtain a windshield card AND apply to Springfield for a site-specific permit.
  • Youth firearm deer has a quota of 3 hunters that will be established via a site-specific mail-in drawing held at the park office.

Archery

  • Statewide regulations
  • Upland Management Unit is closed to archery deer hunters during the youth deer firearm season.
  • Windshield Card required and can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System. You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15. You must also report your harvest via the statewide call-in system. Failure to do so will result in loss of hunting privileges for the next hunting season.

Turkey

  • Spring turkey hunters (adults and youth) must obtain a site-specific permit from Springfield.
  • A Windshield Card is required for all turkey hunters at this location and can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System. You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15. You must also report your harvest via the statewide call-in system. Failure to do so will result in loss of hunting privileges for the next hunting season.
  • Upland Management Unit is closed to fall archery turkey hunting during the youth deer firearm season.

Waterfowl

  • Youth
    • Youth season is typically the weekend preceding the Illinois Central Zone duck season.
    • Youth hunters may be 15 years of age or younger.
  • All waterfowl hunting seasons
    • Hunting must be done from staked sites only.
    • No permanent blinds allowed and only 4 hunters per blind
    • No cutting of vegetation on site
    • Shooting hours during teal and early Canada goose season shall be from legal opening to 9 a.m. All hunters must be checked out at sign-in box by 10 a.m. Hunting is allowed from blinds 8 and 9 only.
    • Shooting hours during the regular duck and goose season shall be from legal opening to 1 p.m.
    • All hunters must be checked out at sign-in box by 2 p.m.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Squirrel hunting is from statewide opening through September 30.
    • Windshield Card required and can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System. You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15.
    • Hunting is with shotgun only.
  • Rabbits
    • Rabbit hunting is allowed on Wednesdays only.
    • Rabbit hunting is restricted to the Upland Management Area.
    • Windshield Card required and can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System. You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15.
    • Permits are issued from the Springfield permit office via the Free Upland Game Permit.
      • Permit holder is allowed to bring 3 hunting partners

Upland Birds

Pheasants & Quail

  • Upland bird hunting is allowed on Wednesdays only.
  • Permits are issued from the Springfield permit office via the Free Upland Game Permit.
  • Permit holder is allowed to bring 3 hunting partners.
  • Upland bird hunting is restricted to the Upland Management Area.
  • Limit of Bobwhite quail is 4 per hunter.

Dove

  • Dove hunting is restricted to the managed field.
  • Hunting hours Sept. 1-5 will be from sunrise to 11:30am each day.
  • Hunting hours Sept. 6-30 will be statewide regulations.
  • If more hunters are present than can be accommodated, a drawing will be held one hour before sunrise.
  • All hunters must be present for registration and drawing
  • Check-in and out of the main office required.
  • Only non-toxic shot, # 6 steel shot or # 7 1/2 bismuth or smaller is allowed.
  • All hunting is from within 10 feet of assigned staked location. Any hunters wishing to change locations must first report to the check station.
  • Harvested doves must be kept in separate bags by each hunter.
  • No cleaning of doves is permitted on the site.

Furbearers

  • Hunting
    • Coyote only
      • Coyote hunting is with a shotgun or archery only.
    • Closed during Firearm Deer Season
      • 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.
    • Windshield Card required
  • Trapping
    • A valid site permit is required for trapping. Permits are issued via a public drawing at the site office on the last Friday of October at 11 a.m. Registration begins at 10 a.m.. Must posses current or previous year trapping license to be eligible.
    • Trappers may have a partner.
    • Trappers must stay in assigned area and report harvest to the site office within 20 days of the closing of the trapping season.

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