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Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 217-442-4915

Office address: 10906 Kickapoo Park Rd, Oakwood, IL 61858

Main office is at Kickapoo SRA

Site coordinates: 40.218469 -87.769653

County: Vermilion

Site Superintendent (Kickapoo SRA parent site)

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Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 2,628

Habitat: characterized by a mix of upland and lowland vegetation, with mostly forest, shrubs and patchy grasslands. Some managed cropland fields on site offer grain food for wildlife. River, streams and managed trails run throughout. Parts of site have steep topography and active horse riding.

Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.

Site/Species 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.

Closed to all other activities during firearm and muzzleloader deer hunting seasons, and during all spring turkey hunting seasons within legal hunting hours.

Only one tree stand or ground blind is allowed per deer permit holder. Tree stands and ground blinds must comply with restrictions listed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.10(c)(3) and (c)(12) and must be portable. Tree stands and ground blinds may be left unattended from September 15 – January 31. Any tree stand or ground blind left unattended overnight must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address, and telephone number, or site assigned identification number.

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Requires a site-specific permit issued through statewide lottery.
  • Site closed to all other activities during this season. 

Late Winter Antlerless

Not available at this site.

Muzzleloader

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Requires a site-specific permit issued through statewide lottery.
  • Site closed to all other activities during this season. 

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

Not available at this site.

Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except requires site-specific permit issued through statewide lottery.

Site closed to all other activities during legal hunting hours. 

Youth Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except requires site-specific permit issued through statewide lottery.

Site closed to all other activities during legal hunting hours. 

Waterfowl

Ducks/Coots/Mergansers

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Early teal season hunting is not allowed at this site.
  • Hunting is limited to the river or contiguous flood waters.
  • Hunters must sign-in/out via kiosk at the site office located on County Road 2400 North.

Goose

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Early goose season hunting is not allowed at this site.
  • Hunting is limited to the river or contiguous flood waters.
  • Hunters must sign-in/out via kiosk at the site office located on County Road 2400 North.

Snipe/Rail

Not available at this site.

Youth Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

Upland/Small Game

Controlled Pheasant Hunting

Not available at this site.

Crow

Not available at this site.

Dove

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • September 1-5: dove hunting may only occur in the designated dove management units, and the hunting hours are 12-5 P.M. For these first five days, a drawing will be held at 11 A.M. at the site office.
  • September 6 through the remainder of the statewide dove season: the entire site can be hunted during statewide hours.
  • Non-toxic shot, size 6 shot or smaller, is required for all dove hunting at this site.

Pheasant/Quail/Partridge

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • 4:00pm daily closing
  • Closed during firearm deer seasons.

Rabbits

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Squirrels

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Woodcock

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Furbearer Hunting

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except, please note:

  • Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
  • Furbearer hunting 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.
  • Windshield Card required.

Furbearer Trapping

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except, please note:

  • Requires a site-specific permit issued through a special lottery held ahead of trapping season. For more information, contact Kickapoo SRA (parent site).
  • Trapping is permitted only on designated areas.
  • Only Egg traps® , D-P (Dog-proof) Traps® , Lil Grizz Get’rs® , box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets.

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