Steward Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-824-2106
Office address: c/o Shabbona Lake SP, 4201 Shabbona Grove Rd. Shabbona, IL 60550
Site coordinates: 41.8189 -88.97565
County: Lee
Site Superintendent (Shabbona Lake Parent Site)
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 80
Habitat: Habitat establishment on this area has included the planting of a mixture of legumes (such as clover and alfalfa), grain crops, and warm season grasses, as well as the creation of shrub windbreaks. The area contains a constructed wetland.
Active habitat management will occur throughout the year at this site.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Hunters must note the regulations that are posted at the site before hunting.
It is illegal to park anywhere on the site except in the designated parking lots, or for unauthorized vehicles to enter upon any trail.
Deer
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Upland Birds. See the section above for more information. Also note, hunters must wear a cap and an upper outer garment of solid blaze orange, equal to at least 400 square inches.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Requires a lottery-based Free Upland Game Permit that you can apply online for between Aug 1 – Aug 31. Harvest reporting materials will be mailed to successful permit holders via the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS). You must report your harvest to INHS by February 15th to avoid the loss of hunting privileges for the following year.
- One permit will be issued for each hunt day.
- Each permit holder may be accompanied by 3 hunting partners.
- Free hunting permit dates are generally the first weekend in November and each Wednesday and Saturday in November, and then each Thursday and Sunday in December.
- All hunting must be with a shotgun or bow and arrow (flu – flu arrows only and no broadheads).
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Not available at this site.
Amenities
None