Gifford Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 217-442-4915
Office address: c/o Kickapoo SRA: 10906 Kickapoo Park Rd., Oakwood, IL 61858
Site coordinates: 40.32354 -88.059809
County: Champaign
Site Superintendent (Kickapoo SRA parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 100
Habitat: Site has 96 acres of open grassland and 4 acres of timber.
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
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.
- Only 1 party consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions will be allowed each day.
- Hunting hours are from sunrise until 4 pm.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Rabbits. See section above.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires a site-specific permit
- only Egg Traps®, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps®, Lil Grizz Get’rz®, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets; only body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of 5 inches or less, foothold traps with a jaw spread of 4½ inches or less and square body-gripping traps with a 10 inch jaw spread may be used for water sets; snares may be used for water sets.
- Season opens at sunrise on December 26th
- Windshield card is required
Amenities
Hunting
Trapping