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Oakford State Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: (309) 597-2212
Office address: 25779 E. Co. 2300 N, P.O. Box 111, Forest City, IL 61532
Site coordinates: 440.12775, -89.94357
County: Menard
Site Maps
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 115
Habitat: This site reveals the efforts at prairie restoration in which a relatively flat abandoned cropland has been planted to native grasses. There is a narrow band of timber along the Sangamon River and some willow growth in the old oxbow portions of the field.
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.
Hunters must remove tree stands and ground blinds from the area at the end of the day’s hunt.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
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:
- Not open during regular firearm deer seasons.
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Youth Spring
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Ducks/Coots/Mergansers
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting hours end at sunset.
Goose
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting hours end at sunset.
Snipe/Rail
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting hours end at sunset.
Youth Waterfowl
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting hours end at sunset.
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.
Pheasant/Quail/Partridge
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- .22 caliber or smaller rimfire or muzzleloading black powder rifles permitted.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Furbearer Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- 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.
Furbearer Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
None