Finfrock State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 217-935-8722
Office address: 7251 Ranger Rd., DeWitt, IL 61735 (Main office is at Clinton Lake SRA)
Site coordinates: 40.265148 -89.091789
County: DeWitt
Site Superintendent (Clinton Lake SRA parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 365
Habitat: Open, rolling grasslands with limited wooded riparian area adjacent to Rock Creek. Active grassland habitat management will be occurring on the site. These activities are designed to improve upland habitat. Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Must obtain a windshield card.
- Season is from October 1-31
- Hunters must remove tree stands daily and windshield card number must be displayed on tree stand. Only one tree stand or ground blind is allowed per deer permit holder.
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
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- 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.
- 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 Dec 24.
- All upland hunting must be done with shotgun or bow and arrow (flu flu arrows only).
- Only 1 party consisting of the permit holder and no more than 5 hunting partners will be allowed each day.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Rabbits. See section above for more information.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Season begins at sunrise on December 26 – February 15.
- Requires a site-specific permit. Applicants must submit their name to the site office before the last Saturday in October. Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, 7251 Ranger Road., DeWitt, IL 61735. Phone: (217) 935-8722 Email: dnr.clintonlake@illinois.gov
- Trapping permit must be in possession while trapping on the site.
- Must obtain a windshield card. Trappers must report their harvest (even if the trapper did not trap) by February 15, or two weeks after the season closes for those seasons ending after February 1.
- Only Egg Traps®, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps®, LilGrizz Get’rz®, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets.
Amenities
Designated Parking Lots
Hunting
Trapping