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Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

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Office phone: 217-537-3351

Office address: 5084 N. 4th Ave. Donnellson, IL 62019

Site coordinates: 39.05576 -89.41347

County: Montgomery

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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 occur 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 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.

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Must obtain a windshield card.
  • Upland Management Unit is closed to archery deer hunters during the youth deer firearm season.

Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

Late Winter Antlerless

Not available at this site.

Muzzleloader

Not available at this site.

Special CWD

Not available at this site.

Youth Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except 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. Information about drawing dates and application procedures will be publicly announced.

Turkey

Fall Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Must obtain a windshield card.
  • Upland Management Unit is closed to fall archery turkey hunting during the youth deer firearm season.

Fall Shotgun

Not available at this site.

Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

Youth Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

Waterfowl

Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunters must sign in prior to hunting, sign out, and report harvest at the end of each day.
  • Hunting must be done from staked sites only.
  • No permanent blinds allowed and only 4 hunters per blind.
  • Hunting by boat access only.
  • No cutting of vegetation on site.
  • Shooting hours during the regular duck season shall be from legal opening to 1 p.m.
  • All hunters must be checked out at sign in box by 2:00 p.m.
  • No hunting during firearm deer seasons.
  • No fishing or boating allowed in waterfowl hunting areas during waterfowl seasons.

Teal hunting is available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Follows the same regulations as ducks, coots & mergansers except:

  • Shooting hours are from legal opening to 9:00 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.
  • Hunting north of North 6th Ave only.
  • No fishing north of North 6th Ave during teal season.

Goose

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunters must sign-in and sign-out
  • Shooting hours during early Canada goose season shall be from legal opening to 9 a.m.
  • Shooting hours during the regular goose season shall be from legal opening to 1 p.m.
  • Hunting north of County Road N6th only
  • No fishing north of County Road N6th during goose season.
  • Hunting from a staked site (blind need not be completed) is required during seasons held before the regular duck season.

Snipe & Rail

Not available at this site.

Youth Waterfowl

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Follows the same regulations as ducks, coots & mergansers.

Please note: Youth hunters may be 15 years of age or younger.

Upland & Small Game

Dove

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • 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.

Rabbits

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Rabbit hunting is allowed on Wednesdays only.
  • Rabbit hunting is restricted to the Upland Management Area.
  • Must obtain a windshield card.
  • 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 losing hunting privileges for the following year. 
  • Permit holder is allowed to bring 3 hunting partners.

Squirrels

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Squirrel hunting is from statewide opening through September 30.
  • Must obtain a windshield card.
  • Hunting with shotguns and bow and arrow are the only methods of take permitted.

Upland Birds

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Upland bird hunting is allowed on Wednesdays only.
  • 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 losing hunting privileges for the following year. 
  • 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.

Woodcock

Not available at this 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.
  • Must obtain a windshield card.

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 possess a 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.

Amenities

Boat ramp

Hunting

Picnic area

Trapping

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