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Sahara Woods State Recreation Area
Site Contact Info
- Office phone: 618-994-2022
- Office address: 1210 Tipple Road, Carrier Mills, IL 62917
- Site coordinates: 37.72233 -88.67656
- County: Saline
- Site Superintendent
- District Wildlife Biologist
- Conservation Police
Site Characteristics
- Huntable acres: 3,800
- Habitat: The area was a former surface mine which consists of spoil ridges interspersed with timber, grasslands, small ponds and a large lake. 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.
- Use Hunt Planner to find hunting seasons open at this site.
- Portable tree stands may 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
- No off-road vehicle access
- Species-specific rules:
Deer
- Archery
- Statewide regulations
- Firearm
- Site specific permit required, issued through statewide lottery
- Muzzleoader
- Site specific permit required, issued through statewide lottery
- Late-Winter Antlerless Only
- Site is open for Late-Winter Anterless Only when announced via public announcement
- County permit is required
Turkey
- Spring
- Site specific permit required issued through the statewide lottery
- Fall Gun
- County specific permit required, issued through statewide lottery
- Fall Archery
- Statewide Regulations
Waterfowl
- No waterfowl hunting offered
Squirrels/Rabbits
- Squirrels
- Statewide regulations
- Rabbits
- Statewide regulations
Upland Birds
- Dove, Quail, Pheasant
- Statewide regulations
Furbearers
- 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.
- Windshield Card required
- Trapping
- Statewide regulations
- Site specific permit required