Little Rock Creek State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-772-4708
Office address: c/o Morrison Rockwood SP, 18750 Lake Rd., Morrison, IL 61270
Site coordinates: 41.99321 -89.8841
County: Carroll
Site Superintendent (Morrison-Rockwood SP parent site)
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 148
Habitat: Topography is rolling to gently rolling. Some acerage is in ag fields, with the rest in native grasses and forbs, hardwood trees and shrubs, and a constructed wetland. Two small streams, bordered by a riparian zone, meander through the site. 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.
All hunting must be done with a shotgun or bow and arrow.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Archery season closes at the end of shooting hours the day before North Zone Upland season opens and reopens at the close of the Upland season.
- Archery hunters must register on site with name and date prior to hunting. Registration will be at the site parking lot.
- One portable non-piercing tree stands or ground blinds which are legibly labeled (with hunters name, address and phone number) may be left unattended from September 15 until January 31.
- No more than 2 hunters can hunt concurrently at Little Rock Creek SHA. Hunters must note number of signed-in hunters and observe first-come first-serve basis for eligibility to hunt.
- Hunters must sign out and record their harvest upon completion of the hunt at the check station or sign-out box.
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:
- 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 24.
- 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. One permit will be issued for each day of the hunt.
- Each permit holder may be accompanied by 3 partners.
- Must wear a cap and upper garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
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:
- A site-specific permit is required. One site trapping permit will issued annually for the Little Rock Creek State Habitat Area. This permit will be issued through a lottery drawing held at Morrison Rockwood State Park.
- No motorized access is permitted.
- For land sets: only Egg traps, D-P ( Dog Proof) traps, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used.
- For water sets: only body-gripping traps (with a jaw spread of 5 inches or less), foothold traps (with a jaw spread of 4.5 inches or less) and square body-gripping traps (with a 10 inch jaw spread) may be used. Snares may be used for water sets.
- All fur harvested belong to the permit holder for that trapping year.
- The trapper must wear at least 400 inches of solid blaze orange while accessing the site.
Amenities
Hunting
Trapping