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Moraine View State Recreation Area

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Office Phone: (309)724-8032

Office Address: 27374 E 900 North Rd, Le Roy, IL 61752.

Site Coordinates: 40.413325 -88.726798

County: McLean

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Site Characteristics

Huntable Acres: 1,191

Habitat: Mix of nearly equal proportions of forest, shrubs, grassland and cropland. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site. These activities are necessary to improve and develop high quality wildlife habitat.

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. 

Site requires use of windshield card for all hunting opportunities, displayed on vehicle dashboard, to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February. 

Portable tree stands can be left on site from September 15-January 31, but must be removed before the last date. Stands must have the hunter’s windshield card number displayed OR owner’s name, address, and telephone number 

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunting is open daily from October 1 to the opening of the controlled pheasant season. 
  • Open ONLY on Monday and Tuesday during controlled pheasant season 
  • After January 1, hunting is open daily to the end of the statewide season. 
  • Portable tree stands and ground blinds must be removed daily, except: 
    • Stands/blinds may be left on site from September 15 – January 31 
    • Unattended stands/blinds must be labeled with the following: owner’s name, address, and telephone number OR site assigned identification number (windshield card number) 
  • Only one tree stand or ground blind is allowed per deer permit holder 

Firearm

Not available at this site. 

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, except:

  • Archery hunting is open daily from October 1 to the opening of the controlled pheasant season 
  • Open ONLY on Monday and Tuesday during controlled pheasant season 
  • After January 1 hunting is open every day to the end of the statewide season 

Fall Shotgun

Not available at this site.

Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunting is open all days during the 1st, 2nd, 3rd periods, but only Monday through Friday (closed Saturday and Sunday) during 4th and 5th periods. 

Youth Spring

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Site is limited to four youth hunter permits per season.  
  • Each permitted youth hunter is required to be accompanied in the field by a parent/guardian or responsible adult who possesses a valid Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) Card. The adult and/or adult caller is not allowed to hunt but may accompany the youth hunter as a caller or observer. The supervising adult shall be criminally liable for the actions of the youth in the site and shall be subject to the criminal penalties provided by law. 

Waterfowl

Ducks/Coots/Mergansers

Not available at this site.

Goose

Not available at this site.

Snipe/Rail

Not available at this site.

Youth Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

Upland/Small Game

Controlled Pheasant Hunting

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunting is for released pen raised birds. 
  • Season opens on Wednesday before the first Saturday of November 
    • Open Wednesday through Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday) 
    • Closed Christmas Day 
  • Check-in time: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 
  • Hunting Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
    • Thanksgiving Day hours are 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
  • Limit: 2 pheasants either sex 
    • No other species may be taken during the controlled pheasant hunt. 
  • Pheasant(s) must be tagged with a state tag prior to removal from the area. 
  • Hunters under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. 
  • Non-hunters are not allowed in the upland game management units, except when assisting with handicap hunters. 

Controlled Youth Pheasant Hunting

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Hunting is for released pen raised birds. 
  • Hunters age 10-17: Hunters under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult hunter. 
  • Season: 
    • Second Saturday following the opening weekend of the statewide pheasant season 
    • last Sunday in November 
    • last Sunday in December 
  • Check-in time: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 
    • Standby hunters are accepted by lottery drawing after 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. 
  • Hunting Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
    • Thanksgiving Day hours are 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
  • Limit: 2 pheasants either sex 
    • No other species may be taken during the controlled pheasant hunt. 
  • Pheasant(s) must be tagged with a state tag prior to removal from the area. 

Crow

Not available at this site.

Dove

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Allowed only in designated Dove Hunting Management Fields 
  • Season: September 1 – October 15 
  • September 1-5: Hunting hours are noon to 5 pm 
  • Statewide hunting hours apply from September 6 – October 15 
  • Stake assignments on first come, first served basis. Windshield Card Required 
  • Non-toxic shot is required 

Pheasant/Quail/Partridge

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

Quail and Hungarian Partridge 

  • Rare on site 
  • Season: Opens daily from the Monday following the end of the controlled pheasant season through the close of the statewide North Upland Game Zone season. 
  • Hunting hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
  • Statewide limits apply to both species. 

Pheasant 

  • Season: Opens daily from the Monday following the end of the controlled pheasant season through the close of the statewide North Upland Game Zone season. 
  • Hunting hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
  • Statewide limits apply 

Rabbits

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Statewide regulations, except closed on Wednesday through Sunday, during Controlled Pheasant Season. 
  • Open the Monday following the close of the controlled pheasant hunting season, through the close of the North Zone season. 
  • Hours are 8 am-4 pm. 
  • All hunting must be done with shotguns or bow and arrow. Only shot shells with a shot size of No. 5 lead or a non-toxic shot size ballistically equivalent to No. 5 lead or smaller may be used. 
  • Hunters under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. 
  • Non-hunters are not allowed in the upland game management units except when assisting with handicap hunters. 

Squirrels

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Statewide regulations, except closed during controlled pheasant season and all deer seasons. 
  • Shotgun use only. 

Woodcock

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Hours: Sunrise to 4:00pm 
  • Season: Opens statewide and closes two days before opening of Controlled Pheasant season. 

Falconry

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Site specific permit required. Contact site office prior to hunting 
    • Permit must be returned and harvest reported by February 15 
    • Failure to return permit or report harvest will result in loss of hunting privileges at this site the following year 
  • Season: October 1 through two days before Controlled Pheasant season. Reopens Monday following the close of the controlled pheasant hunting season through the close of the North Zone upland season. 
  • Hunting hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
  • Falconry hunters may harvest cock and hen pheasant, Hungarian partridge, bobwhite quail, and rabbit. 

Furbearers

Furbearer Hunting

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

Coyote: 

  • Archery only 
  • Season: runs concurrently with site archery deer season 
    • Open daily from October 1st to the opening of the controlled pheasant season 
    • Open ONLY on Monday and Tuesday during controlled pheasant season 
    • After the close of the controlled pheasant season, hunting is open daily through the end of the statewide archery deer season. 

Fox (red and grey), Opossum, Raccoon, and Skunk: 

  • Site specific permit (lottery drawing) and Windshield Card required 
    • Two (2) site specific permits issued via lottery 
    • Lottery drawing is held the 2nd Sunday in December, at 10:30 am 
    • Applicants must submit name and address to the site prior to the drawing 
  • Each permittee will be assigned 2 days to hunt 
  • Hunting parties limited to 4 people (permit holder and 3 companions) 
    • All hunters must have a Windshield Card 
  • Season: open the second Monday in December through February 15. 
  • Night hunting only (sunset to sunrise)  

Furbearer Trapping

Available at this site. Statewide regulations for the North Zone apply, except: 

  • Site specific permit required (issued via lottery) and windshield card required; 
    • Lottery drawing is held at the site office at 10:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday before the opening of the north zone trapping season. Applicants must submit their name and contact info to the site office prior to the drawing. 
  • Only Egg traps, D-P (Dog proof) traps, Lil Grizz Get’rz, box traps, cage traps and traps of similar design may be used for land sets. 
  • Legal water sets may be used. 

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