Whitefield Pheasant Habitat Area
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 309-246-8351
Office address: c/o Marshall SFWA, 236 State Rt. 26, Lacon, IL 61540
Site coordinates: 41.11041 -89.50521
County: Marshall
Site Superintendent (Marshall Parent Site)
Site Map
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: 117
Habitat: Native warm season grasses with forbs, switchgrass, cool season grasses with legumes, food plots, and wetlands.
Site Specific Regulations
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Hunting is by bow and arrow or shotgun. Non-toxic shot is required.
A windshield card must be displayed on the vehicle dashboard. You must report your harvest and hunter trips via the system, even if you did not hunt, by February 15.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Hunting is only permitted from 1-31 October.
- One non-piercing, portable tree stand or ground blind allowed per hunter. Tree stands and ground blinds must be portable and must be removed at the end of each day.
- Must park in the designated parking lot.
Statewide permit required.
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
Dove
Not available at this site.
Rabbits
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.
- Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day.
- Non-toxic shot is required.
- Only flu flu arrows may be used by bow and arrow hunters; broadheads are not allowed
- Hunters must wear a cap and upper outer garment of solid blaze orange of at least 400 square inches.
- Hunting is permitted on the 1st and 2nd day of the statewide upland game season and on each subsequent Wednesday and Saturday in Nov, and on each Thursday and Sunday in Dec. Closing date is Dec 24.
Squirrels
Not available at this site.
Upland Birds
Available at this site. Follows the same regulations as Rabbits. See the section above for more information.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
None