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Mississippi Palisades State Park
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-273-2731
Office address: 16327A Il Rt. 84, Savanna, IL 61074
Site coordinates: 42.14355 -90.16694
County: Carroll
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Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 1,500
Habitat: Oak-hickory woodlands with steep topography of unglaciated ridges and deep ravines interspersed with hill prairies and ridge top fields.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
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.
Only hunters possessing permits are allowed in the area during days of deer firearm seasons, and only permitted hunters are allowed in area until 1 pm during shotgun turkey seasons.
Hunting is restricted to those portions of the area posted as open to hunting, which is east of the main park road.
Hunters may not possess an uncased bow or loaded/uncased firearm outside of the posted hunting zones.
Hunters should be cautious about hikers and others in park area.
Hunters must park in one of the nine designated parking lots and must not block access to fields or gates.
A limited number of hunters are allowed to hunt deer and turkey during firearm season. Site specific permits required.
Only 1 non-piercing, portable tree stand or blind allowed per hunter. Tree stands or blinds may be left unattended from Sept 15 – Jan 31 if legibly marked with the owner’s name, address and telephone number.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Closed during deer firearm season.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Must obtain a Special Hunt Area permit issued through the permit office in Springfield.
- Permits valid for Carroll Co. are not valid for this site.
- First and second firearm deer season permits are available separately.
- Permit holders must register and show wildshield card at the park office by 5 am.
- Stand by hunters must check-in for a drawing by 5 am each day. Stand by permits are $5 a day. No refills available.
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. Closed during deer firearm season.
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Must obtain a Special Hunt Area permit issued through the permit office in Springfield.
- Permits valid for Carroll Co. are not valid at Mississippi Palisades.
- Spring turkey hunting is permitted during seasons 1 – 4 only.
- Preference is given to disabled hunters (3 permits in each of the 4 seasons).
Youth Spring
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
Boat ramp
Trails