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Public Duck and Goose Hunting Area Permit First Lottery Begins August 16!
Sangchris Lake State Park
Site Contact Info
- Office phone: 217-498-9208
- Office address: 9898 Cascade Rd., Rochester, IL 62563
- Site coordinates: 39.62949 -89.45458
- County: Sangamon
- Site Superintendent
- District Wildlife Biologist
- Conservation Police
Site Map
Site Characterisitcs
- Huntable acres: 2,480
- Habitat: This site is composed of relatively flat uplands and rolling bottomlands. A mosaic of timber, agricultural crops, grassy savanna-like areas and water provide a great diversity of habitat. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.



Site Specific Regulations
- All statewide hunting regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
- Site requires use of a windshield card that must be displayed on vehicle dashboard. Hunters must report their hunting efforts and harvest by 15 February, even if they did not harvest any animals.
- Use Hunt Planner to find hunting seasons open at this site.
- Species-specific rules:
Deer
- Archery
- Only antlerless deer and bucks with 4 or more points on one antler may be harvested.
- Non-Residents are required to obtain a special permit to hunt during the 28 days prior to the first statewide firearm deer season. Application can be found here. Contact site for further details.
- Archery hunters must wear a cap and upper, outer garment with a minimum of 400 square inches of solid blaze orange/pink during the statewide firearm deer seasons.
- Muzzleloader
- Antlerless only
- Site specific permit issued through the permit lottery system. Apply here.
Turkey
- Spring and Youth seasons
- Statewide regulations
- Permits are issued through the permit lottery system. Apply here.
- Fall Archery
- Statewide regulations
- Windshield permits are required.
Waterfowl
- Youth
- Season begins the weekend preceding the Central Zone opener.
- Hunting ends at 1pm.
- Lake blind sites are allocated by daily drawing.
- Hunters must use at least 6 decoys.
- Regular Duck and Goose
- Hunting hours end at 1pm, except for the last 3 days of the Canada goose season.
- Lake and goose blind sites are allocated by daily drawing.
- Hunters must use at least 6 decoys.
- Detailed information on regulations for waterfowl hunting
Squirrels/Rabbits
- Squirrel
- Opens the day following Labor Day through September 30.
- Hunters must sign-in and sign-out at hunter check stations.
- Rabbits
- Free Upland Game Permit is required. Apply here.
- Hunting is on Wednesdays and Saturdays in November and December after the opening day of the statewide upland game season.
- Closed during firearms deer seasons and on December 24 and 25.
- Hunting hours are 11 a.m.-sunset.
Upland Birds
- Pheasant/Quail (Adult hunt)
- Free Upland Game Permit is required. Apply here.
- Hunting is on Wednesdays and Saturdays in November and December after the opening day of the statewide upland game season.
- Closed during firearms deer seasons and on December 24 and 25.
- Hunting hours are 11 a.m.-sunset.
- Youth Pheasant
- Contact site for information.
- Dove
- September 1-5: hours are noon-5 p.m.
- September 6 through the third Sunday in September statewide regulations apply, check with site office for more information.
- Site specific permit required. Permits are available through the online permit application. Find more information here.
- Hunters must hunt from within 10 feet of an IDNR-marked stake.
- Non-toxic shot required.
- Hunters must sign in/out at the hunter check station.
Furbearers
- Hunting
- Fox (red and grey), Coyote, and Striped Skunk hunting only
- Statewide seasons and regulations, except for:
- Central Zone Duck Season and Canada Goose Season, waterfowl and upland game hunters may take fox, coyote, and striped skunk with shotgun only in accordance with site-specific regulations
- Trapping
- Special seasons
- Permit required. Permit will be issued via a drawing in October at the site office.
- Contact site for more information
- There is no land trapping at this site, except for that allowed around the Subimpoundment.
- There is one zone during the raccoon trapping season which includes an arm of the Lake and the Sub.
- After Feb. 1, the Lake opens to statewide regulations, but this only applies to water trapping, not trapping in the upland areas of the Park.
Amenities
- Archery Range
- Boat Access
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking Trails
- Hunting
- Sporting Dog Training
- More information