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Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 618-826-2706
Office address: 4301 South Lake Drive, Chester, IL 62233
- Main office is at Randolph County SRA
Site coordinates: 37.88137 -89.7647
County: Randolph
Site Superintendent (Randolph County Parent Site)
District Wildlife Biologist
Conservation Police

Site Map

Digital Map
Printable Map

Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 2,250
Habitat: Located on the Mississippi River bluffs in southwestern Illinois, this site reveals a topography which varies from level flood plains to steep hills. Cultivated fields, along with hay fields and brushy areas, are interspersed with extensive stands of mature bottomland and upland timber. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.

Site Specific Regulations

All statewide hunting regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
All hunters must sign-in and sign-out, and report their harvest each day following their hunt
Use Hunt Planner to find hunting seasons open at this site.
Hunters may leave stands unattended from September 15-January 31. Stands must be legibly marked with the owner’s name, address and telephone number
Species-specific rules:

Deer

Statewide regulations

Turkey

Statewide regulations

Waterfowl

Statewide regulations
No permanent blinds

Squirrel and Rabbit

Statewide regulations

Upland Birds

Woodcock, Dove, Quail
- Statewide regulations

Furbearer

Hunting
- Statewide regulations
- Rimfire rifles .22 caliber and smaller may be used from sunset to sunrise.
- Furbearer hunting 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
- Water sets only
- Quota of 2 trappers. Contact site for more information

Amenities

Picnic areas