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Henry Allen Gleason Nature Preserve

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 309-597-2212

Office address: c/o Sand Ridge SF, 25779 E. Co. Rd. 2300 N., Box 111, Forest City, IL 61532

Site coordinates: 40.37792 -89.92375

County: Mason

Site Superintendent (Sand Ridge SF parent site)

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

Site Closures List

Site Map

Digital Map

Printable Map

Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 120

Habitat: Cover is primarily warm season grass and low growing woody shrubs interspersed with American Plum and Blackjack Oak thickets. Topography is that of a 60 foot sand hill or dune with several blowouts. Soils are all sand and there are no open water areas on the site. 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.

Site requires use of windshield card displayed on vehicle dashboard to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.

Only one tree stand or ground blind is allowed. Tree stands and ground blinds must be portable and must be removed at the end of each day.

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

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

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Hunting

Not available at this site.

Trapping

Not available at this site.

Amenities

Hunting

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