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/Species Specific Info
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
All statewide hunting regulations apply at site unless noted hereafter.
Hunting is by bow and arrow or shotgun. Non-toxic shot is required.
A Windshield Card is also required and can be obtained through the IDNR Windshield Card System. The 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.
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
Controlled Pheasant
Not available at this site.
Crow
Not available at this site.
Dove
Not available at this site.
Pheasant/Quail/Partridge
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- A free site permit is issued through a lottery drawing held annually each fall. Permits are issued from the Springfield office
- Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day.
- Non-toxic shot 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.
Rabbits
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- A free site permit is issued through a lottery drawing held annually each fall. Permits are issued from the Springfield office
- Only 1 hunting party, consisting of the permit holder and no more than 3 companions, will be allowed each day.
- Non-toxic shot 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.
Woodcock
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
None