Pyramid State Recreation Area- Park Unit
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 618-357-2574
Office address: 1562 Pyramid Park Rd., Pinckneyville, IL 62274
Site coordinates: 38.00583 -89.4172
County: Perry
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 2,754
Habitat: Pyramid State Park consists of 5 separate management units. The Park Unit consists of heavily forested hills interspersed with lakes and ponds. All of the strip-mined area has been replanted to hardwoods and pines with small fields planted to food plots. Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site.
Site/Species Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
The site requires the use of a windshield card displayed on the vehicle dashboard to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.
Tree stands must be portable and removed from the area at the end of each day’s hunt.
The windshield card number must be displayed on the tree stand.
All bikes (including electric bikes) are not allowed on site except on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use.
Deer
Designated as a Quality Deer Management Area. Only antlerless deer or deer having at least four points on a side may be taken. This applies to all deer hunting.
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a Perry County Permit, issued through the statewide permit lottery, is required.
Late Winter Antlerless
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that the season is only open when Perry County is declared open, via public announcement.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a county permit, issued through the statewide lottery, is required.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that interested hunters should contact the site for more information.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Fall Shotgun
Not available at this site.
Spring
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that a site-specific permit, issued through the statewide lottery, is required.
Youth
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Designated Dove-Management Fields:
- September 1-5 hunting hours are sunrise to 11:30 a.m. For these first five days, a drawing will be held at 5 a.m. at the Denmark multi-purpose building. For the drawing, all hunters must register as a group not to exceed 4 names per card; a hunter’s name may only appear on one draw card and cards shall be in possession of the hunters or group while hunting. No dove hunting is allowed within 200 yards of a Designated Dove-Management Field during Sept 1-5, except for hunters who are part of the hunter quota for that field.
- September 6-30, there will be no daily drawing, and hunting is first-come, first-served. Hunting hours during this segment will follow statewide regulations.
- Areas outside of the Designated Dove-Management Fields:
- There is no daily drawing to hunt outside of the Designated Dove-Management Fields. However, from September 1-5, these hunters may only hunt in a designated area, which is: all land West of the Western Haul Road and all land East of the Eastern Haul Road to the shore of the super lake to South Haul Road.
- September 6-30, dove hunting may occur in all areas of Captain, East Conant, Glum, and Denmark Units on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Dove hunting closes September 30.
- Non-toxic shot size number 6 or smaller must be used.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that squirrel hunting season dates shall be the day after Labor Day through the end of the statewide season.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Woodcock
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- No hunting on waterfowl refuge
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting is 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.
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- A site-specific permit is required and must be in possession while trapping in the area.
- 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; only body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of 5 inches or less and square body-grapping traps with a 10-inch jaw spread may be used for water sets; snares may be used for water sets
- Water sets must be submerged.