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)
Site Map
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/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.
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 hours only.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- All deer hunters are required to sign in daily and no earlier than 5 am prior to hunting.
- Posted hunter quota in the field
- Stands must be non-piercing, portable, tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number, and removed from the site daily.
- 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.
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.
- All deer hunters are required to sign in daily and no earlier than 5 am prior to hunting.
- Posted hunter quota in the field
- Firearm deer hunters are required to wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid and vivid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Stands must be non-piercing, portable, tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number, and removed from the site daily.
- 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.
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.
- All deer hunters are required to sign in daily and no earlier than 5 am prior to hunting.
- Posted hunter quota in the field
- Firearm deer hunters are required to wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid and vivid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Stands must be non-piercing, portable, tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number, and removed from the site daily.
- 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.
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 site. Standby permits not available.
- All deer hunters are required to sign in daily and no earlier than 5 am prior to hunting.
- Posted hunter quota in the field
- Firearm deer hunters are required to wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid and vivid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Stands must be non-piercing, portable, tagged with the hunter’s name, address, and phone number, and removed from the site daily.
- 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.
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.
Amenities
Trails