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Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 630-553-6297
Office address: 13608 Fox Rd, Yorkville, IL 60560
Site coordinates: 41.62742 -88.5186
County: Kendall
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 1,314
Habitat: The Fox River flows through Silver Springs SFWA. The site contains small lakes and wetlands among open habitats such as prairie restorations, cool season grasslands and agricultural fields as well as several small tracts of timber.
Site/Species Specific Regulations
All statewide hunting regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Non-hunters are not allowed in areas where hunting is in progress.
A hunter’s shotgun cannot be capable of firing more than three consecutive shots.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Statewide dates apply.
- A limited number of archery deer hunters may hunt per day.
- Determination of those who hunt is by first come first served.
- Hunters must sign in. Sign in is allowed 2 hours prior to legal shooting time.
- Hunters must sign out and report harvest.
- Sign-out sheet is on the back porch of the office.
- Hunters may hunt in Areas B & C only.
- Archers must wear blaze orange cap & upper garment while in area C on days that upland bird hunting is taking place.
- Only portable non-piercing tree stands are allowed.
- Stands must be removed daily.
- Archery deer hunters may take coyote during archery deer season.
Firearm
Not available at this site.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Not available at this site.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland/Small Game
Controlled Pheasant Hunting
Available at this site. For further information on controlled pheasant hunting at this site, see the Controlled Pheasant Hunting webpage.
Crow
Not available at this site.
Dove
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Non-toxic shot only; #6 steel or #7 bismuth & tungsten or smaller
- Hunters must hunt within 10 feet of an IDNR marked stake and their firearm will remain at their chair, when leaving the stake is necessary (retrieving birds, etc.)
- Shotguns must be unloaded to and from the hunting stake.
Sept 1-5
- Hunting Sept. 1-5 is by Springfield lottery-issued permit, only.
- Hunting hours are from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
- Permit holders must register at the site office/check station prior to 11:00 am
- Permitted hunters who fail to complete their registration by 11:00 am shall have their permit voided
- Field and stake selection will be made at the site office/check station through a randomized draw
- Hunters may be required to wear back patches while in the field
- Hunters must sign out and report harvest at the site office/check station/sign-out box immediately following their exit from the field
- Hunters may bring 1 non-hunting, unarmed observer
- See Free Dove Permit One Stop page for more information.
Sep 6-30
- No permit required, with hunting occurring on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Hunting hours are noon to sunset.
- Hunters must sign in and sign out and report harvest.
Pheasant/Quail/Partridge
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- From Nov. 3 to Dec. 31, a site permit is required for pheasant hunting. See the Controlled Pheasant Hunting Program page for more information on how and when to apply.
- Pheasant hunting with a site permit is allowed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.
- Pheasant hunters with site permits must register between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM.
- Hunting is allowed only in Areas A, D, & E.
- Non-toxic shot is required. Shot size: #3 or smaller steel or other non-toxic approved shot.
- Blaze orange cap, upper garment & IDNR patch are required.
- Archers must use flu-flu arrows only.
- Pheasant hunters are required to hunt in assigned area for first hour.
- Bag limit is two pheasants of either sex.
- A pheasant must be tagged with an IDNR tag before it is removed from area.
Rabbits
Not available at this site.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Squirrel may be hunted from Sept. 5 through Sept. 30.
- A limited number of hunters is allowed per day.
- Determination of those who hunt is by first-come first-serve basis.
- Squirrel hunters must use shotgun loaded with lead shot of #6 or smaller or with steel shot # 4 or smaller or bow and arrow.
- Hunters must hunt in Areas B & C only.
- Hunters must sign in and sign out and report harvest on back porch of office.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Archery or Shotgun only
- Coyote may be taken with a shotgun from the day after the archery deer season closes until February 28
- Archery deer hunters may take coyotes during the archery deer season
- Pursuit of coyotes with dogs is prohibited
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Dog Training
Dog Training requires a free windshield card and site permit (available by contacting the site, using the information listed above).
Allowed from September 1 through March 31, except closed during site upland game season.
For more information regarding Dog Training at this site, IDNR’s Sporting Dog Training page.