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Hindsboro Pheasant Habitat Area

Contact Info

Office phone: 217-346-3336

Office address: 2331 East CR 370 N, Oakland, IL 61943. Main office is at Walnut Point State Park.

Site coordinates: 39.690253 -88.067775

County: Douglas

Site Superintendent (Walnut Point SP parent site)

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

Site Closures List

Site Map

Digital Map

Printable Map

Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 88

Habitat: Mostly grassland and shrub vegetation with a minor proportion of woodland.

Site/Species Specific Regulations

Statewide and associated species regulations in accordance with the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping 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.

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. See further site-specific regulations below:

  • Hunting allowed October 1-31, with antlered deer only during October 1-30. 
  • Tree stands and ground blinds may be left unattended from September 15-January 31. Any tree stand or ground blind left unattended must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address, and telephone number, or site assigned identification number. 

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

Controlled Pheasant Hunting

Not available at this site.   

Crow

Not available at this site.  

Dove

Not available at this site.  

Pheasant/Quail/Partridge

Available at this site. See further site-specific regulations below:

  • Requires site-specific permit obtained through the statewide lottery. 
  • Hunting will be permitted on 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 December 24th. 
  • Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day. 

Rabbits

Available at this site. See further site-specific regulations below:

  • Requires site-specific permit obtained through the statewide lottery. 
  • Hunting will be permitted on 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 December 24th. 
  • Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day. 

Squirrels

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except only allowed August 1-September 30. 

Woodcock

Not available at this site.  

Furbearers

Furbearer Trapping

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

Must use only Egg traps, D-P (Dog-proof) traps, box traps, cage traps and traps of similar design for land sets. 

Furbearer Hunting

Not available at this site.  

Amenities

None

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