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Maytown Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-379-2324
Office address: c/o Green River SF, 375 Game Road, Harmon, IL 61042
Site coordinates: 41.61838 -89.4009
County: Lee
Site Superintendent (Green River SF parent site)
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 159
Habitat: Topography varies from flat to gently rolling which is vegetated in a mixture of cool season grasses and legumes, warm season grasses, and shrubs. There are prairie restorations, old fields, creek bottoms, food plots, and woodland.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year at this site.
Site 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.
Note regulations posted at the site before hunting.
No more that 4 hunters at any one time.
All hunters must sign in, sign out and report harvest at the registration box in the site parking lot.
All hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Archery deer hunting is allowed in October only.
- All archery deer hunters must sign in at the registration box in parking lot.
- Archery hunters must sign out and report harvest at the registration box in the site parking lot.
- No more that 4 hunters at any one time.
- One stand per hunter. Stands must be non-piercing, portable, and removed from the site at the end of each day’s hunt.
- Must not engage in “driving” deer.
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
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Allowed in October only
- All archery fall turkey hunters must sign in at registration box in the parking lot
- Archery fall turkey hunters must sign out and report harvest at the registration box in the site parking lot
- No more that 4 hunters at any one time
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Spring
Not available at this site.
Youth Spring
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. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting of pheasant, quail and partridge is allowed by permit only.
- Special permits are allocated by the IDNR Springfield Permit Office. Dates to submit applications for the drawing will be announced.
- 1 permit will be issued for each hunting date.
- Each permit holder may be accompanied by up to 3 hunting partners, allowing for a maximum of 4 hunters per day.
- Each permit holder must complete and return a hunter harvest survey report to the IDNR by Feb 15.
- Hunting will be permitted on the first and second day of the statewide upland game season, subsequent Wednesdays and Saturdays in November, and Thursdays and Sundays in December, through December 24th. Contact site for season dates.
- All upland bird hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow (flu – flu arrows only and no broadheads).
- Hunters must wear blaze orange apparel.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Rabbit hunting allowed by permit only. Special permits are allocated by the IDNR Springfield Permit Office.
- Rabbit hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow (flu – flu arrows only, no broadheads).
- Rabbit hunters must wear blaze orange apparel.
- Hunting will be permitted on the first and second day of the statewide upland game season, subsequent Wednesdays and Saturdays in November, and Thursdays and Sundays in December, through December 24th. Contact site for season dates.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Not available at this site.