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Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area Putnam County Unit

Site Contact Info

(Also known as Fox Run Unit)

Office Phone: (815) 447-2353

Office Address: c/o Lake DePue SFWA, Box 52, DePue, IL 61322

Site Coordinates: 41.30794, -89.22024

County: Putnam

Site Superintendent

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

Site Closures List

Site Map

Digital Map

Printable Map

Site Characteristics

Huntable Acres: 255

Habitat: Putnam County Unit is a satellite site of Donnelley SFWA. Site is comprised of hardwood bluffs and riparian floodplain habitat. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.

Site/Species Specific Regulations

Statewide and associated species regulations, in accordance with the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, apply at site unless noted hereafter.

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Archery hunting is allowed during the firearm deer hunting seasons, hunters are required to wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid and vivid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches while hunting.
  • Hunters must sign-in, sign-out and report harvest at designated parking lot, see map.
  • Deer harvested must also be checked in as outlined in the statewide rules & regulations for reporting deer harvested during the regular statewide deer seasons.
  • One non-piercing, portable tree stand is allowed per hunter and must be removed daily. The stand must be tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number.
  • Maximum of 5 people may use the site at one time, first come, first served.

Firearm

Not available at this site.

Late Winter Antlerless

Not available at this site.

Muzzleloader

Not available at this site.

Special CWD

Not available at this site.

Youth Firearm

Not available at this site.

Turkey

Fall Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Archery hunting is allowed during the firearm deer hunting seasons, hunters are required to wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid and vivid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches while hunting.
  • Hunters must sign-in, sign-out and report harvest at designated parking lot, see map.

Fall Shotgun

Not available at this site.

Spring

Not available at this site.

Youth Spring

Not available at this site.

Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

Upland/Small Game

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Furbearer Hunting

Not available at this site.

Furbearer Trapping

Not available at this site.

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