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Public Duck and Goose Hunting Area Permit First Lottery Begins August 16!

Sangchris Lake State Park

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.

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:

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.

Spring and Youth seasons
- Statewide regulations
- Permits are issued through the permit lottery system. Apply here.
Fall Archery
- Statewide regulations
- Windshield permits are required.

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

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.

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.

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.