Manito Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 309-968-7135
Office address: 7982 S. Park Rd., Manito, IL 61546
Site coordinates: 40.46332 -89.78793
County: Tazewell
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 70
Habitat: Grassland habitat managed for upland game. 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.
It is unlawful to ride horses on the site or allow horses to enter the site.
Deer
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
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.
- Hunting will be permitted on the first and second day of statewide upland game season and on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November, and on each Thursday and Sunday in December, through December 24.
- Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 partners, will be allowed to hunt each day.
- All hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow.
- Hunters must wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Each permit holder must complete and return a harvest survey report.
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.
- Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 partners, will be allowed to hunt each day.
- All hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow.
- Hunters must wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Each permit holder must complete and return a harvest survey report.
- 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.
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
Not available at this site.
Amenities
None