Hallsville Pheasant 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: 40.160209 -89.100236
County: DeWitt
Site Superintendent (Clinton Lake SRA parent site)
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 82
Habitat: Open Grasslands with limited, wooded riparian area. Active grassland habitat management will be occurring on the site. These activities are designed to improve upland habitat. Active habitat management will be occurring 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:
- Season is from October 1-31.
- Archery Deer requires use of a windshield card. Card must displayed on vehicle dashboard and hunters are required to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
- Hunters must remove their tree stands daily.
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 one party consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 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.
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 through February 15.
- Requires a site specific permit obtained via lottery and a free windshield card.
- 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.
- 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
Hunting
Trapping