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Flag Pond State Natural Area
Site Contact Info
- Office phone: (618) 783-2685
- Office address: c/o Prairie Ridge SNA, 4295 N. 1000th St., Newton, IL 62448
- Site coordinates: 37.71101 -88.31557
- County: Clay
- Site Superintendent
- District Wildlife Biologist
- Conservation Police
Site Characteristics
- Huntable acres: 255
- Habitat: Flag Pond is a naturally formed wetland in the bottomland of the Little Wabash River. The acreage surrounding Flag Pond is bottomland forest and grassland, supporting rare native natural communities.
- Digital Map
- Printable Map
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.
- Use Hunt Planner to find hunting seasons open at this site.
- A hunter, using a bow and arrow or a shotgun with shotgun shells, must hunt 100 yards from a dwelling. A hunter using shotgun with deer slugs or any other weapon such as air rifle and rimfire rifle, must hunt 300 yards from a dwelling.
- Species-specific rules:
Deer
- Archery Deer Hunting
- Statewide regulations.
- Firearm Deer Hunting
- Deer hunting requires a site-specific permit for Flag Pond SNA, allocated through the Springfield special permit drawing.
- Clay County permits are not valid.
- Deer hunting requires a site-specific permit for Flag Pond SNA, allocated through the Springfield special permit drawing.
- One non-piercing, portable tree stand is allowed per hunter.Deer hunters may leave stands unattended from September 15 – January 31.
- Stands must be marked with owner’s name, address and telephone number.
Turkey
- Fall Archery Turkey Hunting
- Statewide regulations prevail.
- Fall Shotgun
- Site-specific permit for Flag Pond SNA, allocated through the Springfield special permit drawing, is required.
- Clay County permits are not valid.
- Site-specific permit for Flag Pond SNA, allocated through the Springfield special permit drawing, is required.
- Spring Turkey Hunting
- Statewide regulations prevail.
Waterfowl
- Waterfowl hunting is not permitted.
Squirrels/Rabbits
- Squirrels
- Rimfire rifles, handguns, shotguns, muzzleloaders and air rifles are allowed for squirrel hunting.
- Rabbits
- Rabbit hunting is not permitted.
Upland Birds
- Upland bird hunting is not permitted.
Furbearers
- Furbearer trapping and furbearer hunting are not permitted.
Amenities
- None