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Sangamon County State Conservation Area

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 217-452-7741

Office address: 10149 Highway 11, Chandlerville, IL 62627. Main office is at Jim Edgar Panther Creek

Site coordinates: 39.90798 -89.74076

County: Sangamon

Site Superintendent (Jim Edgar Panther Creek SFWA parent site)

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

Site Closures List 

Site Map

Digital Map

Printable Map

Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 178

Habitat: The site’s topography is steeply rolling hills and deep hollows. The majority of the timbered area is comprised of oak-hickory with interspersed softwoods.

Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning. 

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. 

Deer

Archery

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Special permit required. Contact site for details 

Late Winter CWD

Not available at this site.

Muzzleloader

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply. Special permit required. Contact site for details 

Special CWD

Not available at this site.

Youth Firearm

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Youth hunters must submit name, address, and phone number to the site office by August 25.
  • Permits are available over the counter at License Vendors.
  • Those successful in the drawing will be notified.

Turkey

Available at this site. Special permit required. Contact site for details 

Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

Upland/Small Game

Controlled Pheasant

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. Shotgun hunting only.

Woodcock

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.

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.

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