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Weldon Springs State Park

Site Contact Info

Office phone: 217-935-2644

Office address: 4734 Weldon Springs Rd, Clinton, IL 61727

Site coordinates: 40.121922, -88.931951

County: DeWitt

Site Superintendent

District Wildlife Biologist

Conservation Police

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Site Characteristics

Huntable acres: 100

Habitat: Riparian forest habitat surrounding a 29-acre, spring fed lake, consisting of oak, hickory, walnut, maple, locust, ash, and sycamore. Natural springs and open grasslands can also be found on the site. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site. These activities are necessary to improve and develop high quality wildlife habitat.

Site/Species Specific Regulations

Statewide and associated species regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.

Site requires the use of windshield card.

Deer

Not available at this site.

Turkey

Not available at this site.

Waterfowl

Not available at this site.

Upland & Small Game

Not available at this site.

Furbearers

Hunting

Not available at this site.

Trapping

Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:

  • Site-specific permit required. Contact site for permit application 
  • Permit applicants must submit name and address to the site prior to drawing; 
  • Only Egg Traps, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps, Lil Grizz Get’rz, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be used for land sets; only body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of 5 inches or less, foothold traps with a jaw spread of 4 1/2 inches or less and square body-gripping traps with a 20 inch jaw spread may be used for water sets; snares may be used for water sets. 

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