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Sand Prairie Habitat Area

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Office phone: 815-379-2324

Office address: c/o Green River SWA, 375 Game Road, Harmon, IL 61042 

Site coordinates: 41.63304 -89.61406

County: Lee

Site Superintendent (Green River SWA parent site)

District Wildlife Biologist

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Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 316

Habitat: Native prairie grows upon the site’s rolling sand hills. Interspersed within the fields of established native grasses are domestic grasses and legumes along with wildlife food patches, sunflower fields, and agricultural crops. Several small wildlife ponds and wetlands are also scattered across the site.

Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year at this site.

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, displayed on vehicle dashboard, to report hunting effort and harvest by 15 February.

Hunter should note restrictions and regulations posted at the site before hunting.

Deer

Not available at this site.

Turkey

Not available at this site.

Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

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, except: 

  • From Sept 1 – 5, hours are from 12pm – 5pm. Check-in time is from 10am – 11am at Green River. 
  • Dove hunting area is managed as part of the Green River SWA. A permit is required the first five days of season to be allocated by a drawing at the check-in area or site office. 
  • From Sept 6 – 30, statewide regulations; Sign-in and sign-out and reporting of harvest is required at the registration box located in site parking lot. 
  • Only non-toxic shot may be possessed when dove hunting on this site; #6 or smaller steel shot, or #7 1/2 or smaller bismuth shot. 
  • A limited number of hunters are allowed to hunt on this site at one time (currently limit is 20). 

Pheasant/Quail/Partridge

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Special permits are issued by the IDNR Springfield Permit Office. Dates to submit applications for the drawing will be publicly announced. Check IL Hunting Digest or 217-782-6384. One permit will be issued for each hunting date.  
  • Each permit holder may be accompanied by up to 5 hunting partners. 
  • Free permit hunting dates are generally 1 weekday and 1 weekend day/per week in Nov and Dec. 
  • Each permit holder must complete and return a hunter harvest survey report to the IDNR. 
  • Shotgun or bow with flu-flu arrows may be used to harvest pheasant or quail. 

Rabbits

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except: 

  • Requires a site-specific permit. Permits are allocated by the IDNR Springfield Permit Office. Dates to submit applications for the drawing are publicly announced. Check Illinois Hunting Digest or 217-782-6384. 
  • Each permit holder may be accompanied by up to 5 hunting partners. 
  • Hunting permits will be issued for the first and second day of the statewide upland game season and on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in November, and on each Thursday and Sunday in December, through December 24th. Contact site for dates. 
  • Each permit holder must complete and return a hunter harvest survey report to the IDNR. 
  • Shotgun or bow with flu-flu arrow 

Squirrels

Not available at this site.

Woodcock

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Not available at this site.

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