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Pyramid State Recreation Area

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Park Unit

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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 be occurring throughout the year on the site.

Site Specific Regulations

  • All statewide hunting 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.
  • 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 only on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use. 
  • Species-specific rules:

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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Firearm
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Must possess a Perry County Permit to hunt this site.
  • Muzzleloader
    • County permits required during the muzzleloader only season.
  • Late Winter Antlerless Only
    • Statewide regulations; when Perry County is open.
  • Youth
    • Open for youth deer firearm season. Contact site for more information.

Turkey

  • Spring
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Site-specific permit through statewide lottery
  • Fall Archery
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Fall Firearm Turkey hunting not permitted.

Waterfowl

  • Waterfowl hunting is not permitted.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Squirrel hunting season dates shall be the day after Labor Day through the end of statewide season.
  • Rabbits
    • Statewide regulations apply.

Upland Birds

  • Quail and Woodcock
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Dove
    • 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.

Furbearers

  • Furbearer Hunting
    • Statewide regulations
    • 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
    • Statewide regulations apply
    • Site-specific permit
    • 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

Amenities

Captain Unit

Site Contact Info

Site Characteristics

  • Huntable acres: 6,105
  • Habitat: The Captain Unit is one of 5 management units that comprise Pyramid State Park. The area is dominated by large grasslands/pastures which are interspersed with crop fields, large lakes and small wetlands. A 1,968 acre seasonal waterfowl refuge has been established which provides land and water habitat for migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
  • Digital Map
  • Printable Map

Site Specific Regulations

  • All statewide hunting 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.
  • 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 only on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use. 
  • Species-specific rules:

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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Firearm
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Must possess a Perry County Permit to hunt this site.
  • Muzzleloader
    • County permits required during the muzzleloader only season.
  • Late Winter Antlerless Only
    • Statewide regulations; when Perry County is open.
  • Youth
    • Open for youth deer firearm season. Contact site for more information.

Turkey

  • Spring
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Site-specific permit required
  • Fall Archery
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Fall Shotgun turkey hunting not permitted.

Waterfowl

  • The area is closed to all waterfowl hunting on Mondays.
  • The land and water portion of the Super Lake refuge will be closed to all access from Oct 29 through Feb 28.
  • A daily lottery will be conducted for staked waterfowl locations during duck season only at the Denmark multi-purpose building beginning at 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • Shooting hours are legal opening to 1 pm
  • Waterfowl hunters not participating in the daily lottery may not access Pyramid State Park property until 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • After duck season is closed, hunters may not possess more than 5 shot shells for every Canada goose allowed in the daily bag
  • Must use at least 6 decoys
  • Waterfowl hunters may not hunt on main lakes other than staked locations. Hunters may hunt in crop fields and wetlands which have not been staked, however they must be a minimum of 200 yards from the nearest staked location.
  • Early Canada Goose hunting not permitted.
  • Teal hunting not permitted in the refuge.
  • Youth: Youth Waterfowl season is held the weekend preceding the South Central Zone duck opener.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Rabbits
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required. Applicants may apply only once and receive one permit per year. Each permittee will be allowed to bring up to 2 hunting partners.

Upland Birds

  • Quail
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required.
  • Dove
    • 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.

Furbearers

  • Furbearer Hunting
    • Statewide regulations
    • No hunting on waterfowl refuge
    • 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
    • Statewide regulations apply. Site-specific permit
    • 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

Amenities

Denmark Unit

Site Contact Info

Site Characteristics

  • Huntable acres: 4, 385; Cropfields: 553; Timber: 282; Grasslands/Pastures: 3,156; Lakes/Wetlands: 394
  • Habitat: The Denmark Unit is one of five management units that comprise Pyramid State Park. The reclaimed surface strip mine property was purchased from Ark Land Company on December 15, 2000. The area is dominated by large grasslands which are interspersed with crop fields, large lakes and small wetlands. A 539 acre seasonal waterfowl refuge (October 28 – February 28) has been established which provides land and water habitat for migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. The site is open to deer, dove, waterfowl, rabbit, squirrel and quail hunting by permit only. Hunter quotas and other site specific restrictions are in effect to improve the quality of the hunting experience. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site
  • Digital Map
  • Printable Map

Site Specific Regulations

  • All statewide hunting 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. Failure to submit harvest data will result in loss of hunting privileges for the following year. Hunters must maintain accurate records of each hunt.
  • 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 only on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use. 
  • Species-specific rules:

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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Firearm
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Must possess a Perry County Permit to hunt this site.
  • Muzzleloader
    • County permits required during the muzzleloader only season.
  • Late Winter Antlerless Only
    • Statewide regulations; when Perry County is open.
  • Youth
    • Open for youth deer firearm season. Contact site for more information.

Turkey

  • Fall Firearm Turkey hunting not permitted.

Spring

  • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Site-specific permit required

Fall Archery

  • Statewide regulations apply.

Waterfowl

  • The area is closed to all waterfowl hunting on Mondays.
  • The land and water portion of the Denmark refuge will be closed to all access from Oct 29 through Feb 28.
  • A daily lottery will be conducted for staked waterfowl locations during duck season only at the Denmark multi-purpose building beginning at 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • Shooting hours are legal opening to 1 pm
  • Waterfowl hunters not participating in the daily lottery may not access Pyramid State Park property until 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • After duck season is closed, hunters may not possess more than 5 shot shells for every Canada goose allowed in the daily bag.
  • Waterfowl hunters may not hunt on main lakes other than staked locations. Hunters may hunt in crop fields and wetlands which have not been staked, however they must be a minimum of 200 yards from the nearest staked location
  • Must use at least 6 decoys
  • Early Canada Goose hunting not permitted.
  • Teal hunting not permitted in the refuge.
  • Youth: Youth Waterfowl season is held the weekend preceding the South Central Zone duck opener.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Rabbits
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required. Applicants may apply only once and receive one permit per year. Each permittee will be allowed to bring up to 2 hunting partners.

Upland Birds

  • Quail and Woodcock
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required.
  • Dove
    • 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 south of Quonset Hut road to Tangen Cemetery Road to Brushy Creek 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.

Furbearers

  • Furbearer Hunting
    • Statewide regulations
    • No hunting on waterfowl refuge
    • 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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Site-specific permit required
    • Only Egg Traps, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps, Lil Grizz Get’rz, 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-gripping traps with a 10-inch jaw spread or larger may be used for water sets; snares may be used for water sets must be submerged.

Amenities

East Conant Unit

Site Contact Info

Site Characteristics

  • Huntable acres: 2,824
  • Habitat: The East Conant Unit is one of 5 management units that comprise Pyramid State Park. The unmined property is dominated by large crop fields which are interspersed with fencerows and two large blocks of forest. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
  • Digital Map
  • Printable Map

Site Specific Regulations

  • All statewide hunting 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.
  • 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 only on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use. 
  • Species-specific rules:

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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Firearm
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Must possess a Perry County Permit to hunt this site.
  • Muzzleloader
    • County permits required during the muzzleloader only season.
  • Late Winter Antlerless Only
    • Statewide regulations; when Perry County is open.
  • Youth
    • Open for youth deer firearm season. Contact site for more information.

Turkey

  • Spring
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Site-specific permit required
  • Fall Archery
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Fall Firearm Turkey hunting not permitted.

Waterfowl

  • The area is closed to all waterfowl hunting on Mondays.
  • Shooting hours are legal opening to 1 pm
  • Waterfowl hunters not participating in the daily lottery may not access Pyramid State Park property until 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • After duck season is closed, hunters may not possess more than 5 shot shells for every Canada goose allowed in the daily bag.
  • Must use at least 6 decoys
  • Minimum of 200 yards between hunting parties. 
  • Early Canada Goose hunting not permitted.
  • Youth
    • Youth Waterfowl season is held the weekend preceding the South Central Zone duck opener.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Rabbits
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required. Applicants may apply only once and receive one permit per year. Each permittee will be allowed to bring up to 2 hunting partners.

Upland Birds

  • Quail and Woodcock
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • A Free Upland Game Permit issued by statewide lottery is required.
  • Dove
    • 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.
    • 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.

Furbearers

  • Furbearer Hunting
    • Statewide regulations
    • 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
    • Site-specific permit required
    • Only egg traps, D-P traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets. Body gripping traps with a 10-inch jaw spread or larger must be submerged

Amenities

Galum Unit

Site Contact Info

Site Characteristics

  • Huntable acres: 2,520
  • Habitat: The Galum Unit is one of five management units that comprise Pyramid State Park. The reclaimed surface stripmine property is dominated by large grasslands, eight cropfields, four lakes, small wetlands, and a forest corridor along Galum Creek. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
  • Digital Map
  • Printable Map

Site Specific Regulations

  • All statewide hunting 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.
  • 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 only on posted bike trails or roadways designated for vehicular use. 
  • Species-specific rules:

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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Firearm
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Must possess a Perry County Permit to hunt this site.
  • Muzzleloader
    • County permits required during the muzzleloader only season.
  • Late Winter Antlerless Only
    • Statewide regulations; when Perry County is open.
  • Youth
    • Open for youth deer firearm season. Contact site for more information.

Turkey

  • Spring Turkey
    • Site specific permit is required
  • Fall Archery
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Fall Firearm Turkey hunting not permitted.

Waterfowl

  • The area is closed to all waterfowl hunting on Mondays.
  • A daily lottery will be conducted for staked waterfowl locations during duck season only at the Denmark multi-purpose building beginning at 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec, and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • Shooting hours are legal opening to 1 pm.
  • After duck season is closed, hunters may not possess more than 5 shot shells for every Canada goose allowed in the daily bag.
  • Hunters not participating in the daily draw must be 200 yards from the next hunting party.
  • Waterfowl hunters not participating in the daily lottery may not access Pyramid State Park property until 4:30 am in Nov, 5 am in Dec and 5:30 am in Jan.
  • Must use at least 6 decoys
  • Waterfowl hunters may not hunt on main lakes other than staked locations, with the exception of Goldeneye and Redhead Lakes. Hunters may hunt in crop fields and wetlands which have not been staked, however they must be a minimum of 200 yards from the nearest staked location.
  • Early Canada Goose hunting not permitted.

Squirrels/Rabbits

  • Squirrels
    • Squirrel hunters may use .22 caliber rimfire firearms or muzzleloading black powder rifles.
  • Rabbits
    • Statewide regulations apply.

Upland Birds

  • Quail, Pheasant, and Woodcock
    • Statewide regulations apply.
  • Dove
    • 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 south of Quonset Hut road to Tangen Cemetery Road to Brushy Creek 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.

Furbearers

  • Furbearer Hunting
    • Statewide regulations
    • 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
    • Statewide regulations apply.
    • Site-specific permit
    • Only egg traps, D-P traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets. Body gripping traps with a 10-inch jaw spread or larger must be submerged

Amenities