Meeker State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office Phone: 618-783-2661
Office Address: c/o Sam Parr SFWA, 13225 State Hwy 33, Newton, IL 62448
Site Coordinates: 39.15641 -88.21684
County: Jasper
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 71
Habitat: The woodland in this area slopes steeply toward the southeast along an upland cropfield in the southwest corner, down to an east bottom cropfield, and drops northeast over a bluff above the Embarras River. The woods are mostly oak-hickory with a maple understory.
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.
Site requires the use of a windshield card, displayed on the vehicle dashboard, to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
Hunting is to be done with shotgun or bow and arrow only, with the exceptions that .22 or smaller rimfire firearms and muzzleloaders may be used for squirrels and furbearers, muzzle-loading rifles may be used during the firearm and muzzleloader deer seasons, and legal handguns may be used for firearm deer season.
No off-road vehicle use is allowed.
One non-piercing, portable tree stand is allowed per hunter.
Stand may be left unattended during the period September 15 through Jan. 31.
Each stand must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address, and telephone number.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Fall Shotgun
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a site-specific permit for Meeker SHA, issued through the statewide permit lottery, is required.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a site-specific permit for Meeker SHA, issued through the statewide permit lottery, is required.
Youth Spring
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a non-toxic shot is required.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a non-toxic shot is required.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that hunters may use a shotgun, a bow and arrows, or a .22 or smaller rimfire rifle.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a non-toxic shot is required.
Woodcock
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a non-toxic shot is required.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting is closed during Firearm Deer Season.
- Hunters with a valid, unfilled firearm deer permit for the hunt area may take coyotes during legal hours of the firearm deer season. Otherwise, the use of shotgun slugs to take furbearing mammals is prohibited on state sites.
- Coyote and striped skunk season coincides with the statewide fox season.
Trapping
Not available at this site.