Stump Lake Wildlife Management Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 618-376-3303
Office address: 17836 State Hwy 100 North, Grafton, IL 62037
Site coordinates: 39.01905 -90.56458
County: Jersey
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 3,580
Habitat: The Mississippi State Fish and Wildlife Area is primarily a waterfowl management area. The site offers waterfowl, forest game and furbearer hunting with limited upland game opportunities. The area is a typical bottomland complex of sloughs, backwater lakes, timbered ponds, bottomland timber comprised largely of willow, maple, and cottonwood, and open river. Waterfowl hunting is restricted to marked blind sites and a designated walk-in area.
Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
It is unlawful to trespass on areas designated as waterfowl rest areas 14 days prior to duck season and until the end of duck season at Crull Impoundment Refuge.
No hunting within 200 yards of an occupied duck blind.
One non-piercing, portable stand per hunter. Hunters may leave stands unattended from Sept 15 – Jan 21, but stands must be legibly labeled with the hunter’s name, address, and telephone number.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Deer hunting (Archery, Firearm, Muzzleloader, Youth Firearm, and Late Winter Seasons) is allowed in all areas except access areas, waterfowl rest areas (closed 15 days prior to duck season) during duck season, or within 200 yards of an occupied duck blind.
Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Deer hunting (Archery, Firearm, Muzzleloader, Youth Firearm, and Late Winter Seasons) is allowed in all areas except access areas, waterfowl rest areas (closed 15 days prior to duck season) during duck season, or within 200 yards of an occupied duck blind.
County permit is required.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Firearm Deer. See the section above for more information.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Deer hunting (Archery, Firearm, Muzzleloader, Youth Firearm and Late Winter Seasons) is allowed in all areas except access areas, waterfowl rest areas (close 15 days prior to duck season) during duck season, or within 200 yards of occupied duck blind.
Youth deer hunting permit required.
Turkey
Fall Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Statewide permit required.
Fall Shotgun
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
County permit required.
Spring
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Fall Shotgun Turkey. See the section above for more information.
The area could be underwater during the spring season due to spring flooding.
Youth Spring
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Fall Shotgun Turkey. See the section above for more information.
The area could be underwater during the spring season due to spring flooding
Waterfowl
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting times will be from legal opening to 3:30 pm.
- All waterfowl hunting must be done from within a staked and registered waterfowl blind.
Blinds:
- Blinds are allocated by public drawing for a three-year period.
- Blinds must be built to site specifications and maintained in a safe, usable condition.
- Blind builders are re-registered annually, and any blinds not registered or constructed are re-allocated.
- All waterfowl hunting must be done from within a staked and registered waterfowl blind.
- No more than 4 persons may occupy a blind at one time.
- Hunters are required to hunt over a minimum of 12 decoys.
- Blind builders must claim their blinds an hour before shooting time for teal, early goose, and the conservation order light goose seasons. If blind is not claimed, then it is open to first-come, first-served. There is no requirement to hunt from the blind sites during these seasons.
- No person under 16 years old may hunt unless accompanied by an adult.
- Blind builders must claim their blind ½ hour before shooting time or the blind is open for a day’s teal hunt.
- There is no requirement to hunt from blind sites during teal season.
Goose
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
Early and Late Goose (Conservation Order, Snow Goose)
- Blind builders must claim their blind ½ hour before shooting time, or the blind is open for that day’s hunt.
- There is no requirement to hunt from blind sites during the Early and Late Goose seasons.
- Hunting times will be from legal opening to 3:30 pm.
- All waterfowl hunting must be done from within a staked and registered waterfowl blind.
Blinds:
- Follows the same regulations as Duck, Coots, & Mergansers. See the section above for more information.
Snipe & Rail
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Youth Waterfowl
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that the season is held the weekend before the duck season opener.
Upland & Small Game
Dove
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that only non-toxic shells are permitted. Steel shot size #6 or smaller is allowed.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Squirrels
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except that shotguns, .22 caliber or smaller rimfire, and air rifles are allowed.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Woodcock
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply.
Furbearers
Hunting
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting is 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.
Trapping
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Site-specific permit required. A permit is issued via public drawing at the site office on the first Wednesday following the opener of duck season.
- Must have a current trapping license and habitat stamp.
- Only Egg Traps, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets prior to the end of the regular duck season.
- Trapping will be permitted from the statewide opener. All trapping will be permitted after the close of regular duck season.
- Trappers are required to report harvest to the site office by April 15.
Amenities
Boat ramps