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Dug Hill State Fish and Wildlife Area

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Office Phone: (618) 833-5175

Office Address: (Union County SFWA), 2755 Refuge Road, Jonesboro, IL 62952

Site Coordinates:

County: Union

Site Superintendent

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

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Site Characteristics

Huntable Acres: 282

Habitat: The site is located along the bluffs between the Lower Mississippi Bottomlands Division and the Ozark Hills of southern Illinois. The topography is composed of steep slopes and several shallow water sloughs. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.

Site Specific Regulations:

Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.

All hunters must sign-in and sign-out and report harvest at the registration boxes before leaving the site.  

Hunters must park in the designated hunting parking areas located along Rt 146.

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Late Winter Antlerless

Not available at this site.

Muzzleloader

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Special CWD

Not available at this site.

Youth Firearm

Not available at this site.

Turkey

Fall Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Fall Shotgun

Not available at this site.

Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Youth Spring

Not available at this site.

Waterfowl

Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Goose

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Snipe & Rail

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Youth Waterfowl

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Upland & Small Game

Dove

Not available at this site.

Rabbits

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Squirrels

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Upland Birds

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Woodcock

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Hunting

Not available at this site.

Trapping

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Furbearer trapping requires a site-specific permit issued through a special lottery ahead of trapping season. For more information, contact Union County SFWA.
  • Only Egg Traps, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps, Lil Grizz Get’rz, box traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets.

Amenities

Hunting

Trapping

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