Announcements
Public Duck and Goose Hunting Area Permit First Lottery Begins August 16!
Maxine Loy Land and Water Reserve
Site Contact Info
- Office phone: 618-783-2685
- Office address: c/o Prairie Ridge SNA, 4295 N. 1000th St., Newton, IL 62448
- Site coordinates: 38.81395 -88.79817
- County: Marion
- Site Superintendent
- District Wildlife Biologist
- Conservation Police
Site Map
Site Characteristics
- Huntable acres: 213
- Habitat: Grasslands of native prairie and redtop grasses, a wooded riparian zone beside a creek, and ephemeral wetlands characterize this area.
Site Specific Regulations
- All statewide hunting 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.
- Use Hunt Planner to find hunting seasons open at this site.
- Hunters should avoid disturbance to the natural community due to the presence of endangered species; therefore, hunters must not use an off-road vehicle or enter a restricted area.
- Hunters should be extremely careful not to injure or kill any non-targeted species.
- Hunters should refraining from hunting within 100 yards of dwelling.
- Species-specific rules:
Deer
- Archery
- Statewide regulations prevail.
- Windshield card is required.
- Non-piercing, portable tree stands or ground blinds may be used and must be removed at the end of each day.
Turkey
- Turkey hunting is not permitted.
Waterfowl
- Waterfowl hunting is not permitted.
Squirrels/Rabbits
- Squirrel
- Squirrel hunting is not permitted.
- Rabbits
- A free upland game permit is required for rabbit hunting.
- One permit per each Wednesday of the upland game hunting season may be issued from the Springfield permit office via the “Free Upland Game Permit” process.
- Each permit holder is allowed to bring 3 hunting partners.
- Permits which are issued for dates after the close of bobwhite quail hunting season will be for rabbit hunting only.
- Rabbit hunters will be required to return their harvest cards prior to Feb.15th.
- A free upland game permit is required for rabbit hunting.
Upland Birds
- Quail
- A free upland game permit is required for quail hunting.
- One permit per each Wednesday of the upland game hunting season will be issued from the Springfield permit office via the “Free Upland Game Permit” process.
- An application must be submitted online for a lottery drawing to be held in August. www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/uplandgame.
- Each permit holder is allowed to bring 3 hunting partners.
- Permits which are issued for dates after the close of bobwhite quail hunting season will be for rabbit hunting only.
- A free upland game permit is required for quail hunting.
- Pheasants
- Rarely present at the site; but if seen, a rooster pheasant may be harvested by a hunter with a free upland game permit.
- Upland bird hunters will be required to return their harvest cards prior to Feb.15th.
Furbearers
- Furbearer trapping and furbearer hunting are not permitted.
Amenities
- None