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Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 815-447-2353

Office address: c/o DePue SFWA, Box 52, DePue, IL 61322

Site coordinates: 41.24548 -89.40756

County: Bureau and Putnam

Site Superintendent (DePue SFWA parent site)

District Wildlife Biologist 

Conservation Police 

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Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 524
Habitat: With some rugged terrain, the area has old growth oak-hickory upland forest, maple-basswood forest, sedge meadow, seep spring, and hill prairie.

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.

Only deer may be hunted at this site. Persons must not possess weapons in the field except while engaged in hunting deer during hunting hours, which are daytime only.

All deer hunters are required to sign in daily, and no earlier than 5 am prior to hunting. 

Stands must be non-piercing, portable, tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number, and removed from the site daily. 

Note the posted hunter quota in the field.

Hunters must check out and report their harvest immediately after the conclusion of the hunt on the sheets provided. 

Harvested deer must be checked in or reported as outlined in the statewide rules & regulations for reporting deer harvested during the regular statewide deer seasons. 

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Bureau County permit holders may hunt the Bureau County portion and Putnam County permit holders may hunt the Putnam County portion of site. Standby permits not available. 

Late Winter Antlerless

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Late winter firearm deer season is open at the site’s Bureau County portion only if Bureau County is announced as being open and at the site’s Putnam County portion only if Putnam County is announced as being open. 
  • Bureau County permit holders may hunt the Bureau County portion and Putnam County permit holders may hunt the Putnam County portion of site. Standby permits not available. 

Muzzleloader

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Bureau County permit holders may hunt the Bureau County portion, and Putnam County permit holders may hunt the Putnam County portion of the site. Standby permits are not available. 

Special CWD

Not available at this site. 

Youth Firearm

Not available at this site. 

Turkey

Not available at this site. 

Waterfowl

Not available at this site. 

Upland & Small Game

Not available at this site. 

Furbearers

Not available at this site. 

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