Illinois deer research / Public land directory
Illinois Public Land Directory
570 catalog records, organized by type, merged from IDNR and national public land records. Access varies by site and requires current managing-agency verification. Click any site for its reported area, source evidence, rules, and the county deer-research report, or see them all with boundaries, parcels, and access points on the Scout map.
State Fish & Wildlife Areas / WMAs · 387National Forest · 40National Wildlife Refuges · 10State Recreation Areas & Forests · 31State Parks · 45County, Local & Other · 57
Walk-in access on private ground (IHAP) is a separate IDNR program; those tracts are being added as their own section.
State Fish & Wildlife Areas / WMAs · 387 areas · 302,521 ac
The core public deer ground, IDNR-managed, with site-specific seasons and permits.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Lake | Clinton | 23,710 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area | Randolph +1 | 16,770 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area | Cass | 16,550 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area | Mason | 11,150 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Copperhead Hollow State Wildlife Area | — | 9,085 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area | Alexander | 8,410 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie | Will | 7,836 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rend Lake Federal Land | — | 7,740 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Fulton | 7,115 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area | Marshall | 6,430 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area | Hamilton +1 | 5,940 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area | Will | 4,531 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 4,508 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area | Peoria +1 | 4,361 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Horseshoe Lake - Alexander Co. State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 4,190 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area | Saline | 4,059 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 3,700 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Iroquois County State Fish and Wildlife Area | Iroquois +1 | 2,946 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area | Vermilion | 2,818 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area | Kankakee | 2,816 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 2,800 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sugar River | Winnebago | 2,771 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Devil's Island State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 2,741 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area | Jasper | 2,666 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 2,576 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Green River State Wildlife Area | Lee | 2,529 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area | Knox | 2,487 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Henderson Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area | Henderson | 2,441 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area | Whiteside | 2,404 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Fulton +1 | 2,385 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area | Randolph | 2,284 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area | Bureau | 2,231 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Embarras River Bottoms State Habitat Area | Lawrence | 2,179 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Massac | 2,153 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Spring Lake | Tazewell | 2,123 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area | Madison | 2,118 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nature Conservancy | Fulton | 2,054 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area | Fulton | 1,966 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area | St. Clair | 1,888 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Robert Allerton Park | Piatt | 1,808 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area | Scott +1 | 1,803 | Public hunting listed, site restrictions apply |
| Paul Douglas Preserve | Cook | 1,785 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Springbrook Prairie | DuPage | 1,763 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area | Fayette | 1,759 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Piatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area | Piatt | 1,753 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Richardson Wildlife Preserve | Lee | 1,735 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area | Hamilton | 1,669 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Richland County Wildlife Management Area | Richland | 1,547 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak State Natural Area | Mason | 1,509 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Devil's Island tate Fish and Wildlife Area | Alexander | 1,503 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Powerton lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Tazewell | 1,471 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Washington County State Natural Area | Washington | 1,465 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| 12 Mile Island Wildlife Management Area - Glades | Jersey | 1,419 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area | Alexander | 1,390 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Witkowsky (Iris and Jack Witkowsky) State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 1,339 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pratts Wayne Woods | DuPage | 1,326 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sam Dale Lake State Conservation Area | Wayne | 1,324 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Witkowsky State Fish and Wildlife Area | Jo Daviess | 1,323 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Saline County State Conservation Area | Saline | 1,273 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Fayette | 1,251 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| South Greenbelt Preserve | Cook | 1,244 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fox River Fen | Kane | 1,207 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Red's Landing | Calhoun | 1,189 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Silver Springs | Kendall | 1,189 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area | Jasper | 1,164 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area | Crawford | 1,123 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| McCulley Heritage Project | Calhoun | 1,118 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Braidwood Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 1,100 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pekin Lake | Peoria | 1,095 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Red Wing Slough | Lake | 1,001 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Edward R. Madigan State Park | Logan | 970 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crabtree Nature Center | Cook | 952 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area | Bureau | 913 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Piasa Island Wildlife Management Area | Jersey | 912 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Newton Lake | Jasper | 879 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Grundy | 839 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area | Monroe | 810 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Herrick Lake Forest Preserve | DuPage | 772 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area | Effingham | 748 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area | Tazewell | 735 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Merwin Preserve | McLean | 711 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sanganois | Cass +1 | 707 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area | Kankakee | 667 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Saybrook State Habitat Area | McLean | 649 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Detweiller Woods Nature Preserve | Peoria | 643 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sibley Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 643 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Tinely Creek Preserve | Cook | 599 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Spring Lake Nature Preserve | Cook | 564 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area | Putnam | 561 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weldon Springs State Park | De Witt | 550 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pleasant Valley 11 | McHenry | 539 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Montgomery | 536 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Campbell Pond State Habitat Area | Jackson | 529 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Mortland | Calhoun | 526 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nelson Lake Marsh | Kane | 520 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve | Will | 514 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cretaceous Hills State Natural Area | Pope | 511 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cap Sauers Holdings Nature Preserve | Cook | 504 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Edward M. Sneed Preserve | Cook | 500 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Potato Hill Natural Area | Monroe | 499 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Springs Slough | Whiteside | 455 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Glacial Park Nature Preserve | McHenry | 446 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve | Lake | 446 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| MacArthur Woods Nature Preserve | Lake | 426 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area | Mason | 423 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ray Norbut - Dutch Creek Unit - State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 410 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area | Clinton | 403 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Forest Park Nature Preserve | Peoria | 392 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wilmington Shrub Prairie State Natural Area | Will | 390 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| White Pines Forest State Park | Ogle | 389 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stemler Cave Woods State Natural Area | St. Clair | 386 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area | Coles | 385 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve | Cook | 385 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hurricane Creek, Paul C. Burrus | Coles | 384 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Carpenter Park Nature Preserve | Sangamon | 383 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve | McLean | 382 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Finfrock State Habitat Area | De Witt | 377 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area | McHenry | 374 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sparks Pond State Natural Area | Mason | 373 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fish Lake And Marl Flat Forest Preserve | Lake | 361 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Thorton-Lansing Road Nature Preserve | Cook | 349 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ward's Grove State Natural Area | Jo Daviess | 337 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve | Will | 333 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Meredosia Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Morgan | 333 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Big Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Area | Pope | 331 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest | Wayne | 324 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Channel Lake | Lake | 322 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 316 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| John J. Duffy Preserve | Cook | 315 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jarrett Prairie Nature Preserve | Ogle | 312 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nippersink 1 | Lake | 306 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Truitt-Hoff Nature Preserve | DuPage | 304 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| John M. Olin Nature Preserve | Madison | 296 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Buffalo Prairie State Fish and Wildlife Area | Knox | 292 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve | Cook | 286 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve | Ogle | 280 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mohr Preserve | McLean | 278 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kickapoo Woods | Cook | 266 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hitts Siding Prairie State Natural Area | Will | 260 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Calumet Woods | Cook | 258 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dan Ryan Woods | Cook | 255 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve | Will | 253 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sagawau Canyon | Cook | 251 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Victoria Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 244 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie State Eagle Refuge State Natural Area | Hancock | 243 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lussky Marsh | McHenry | 241 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge State Natural Area | Rock Island | 240 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Victoria State Habitat Area | Knox | 239 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mason State Tree Nursery NC | Mason | 238 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crooked River Forest Preserve | Winnebago | 237 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Levee Lake | Madison | 233 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Skinner Farm State Habitat Area | Johnson | 227 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Putnam County Conservation Area | Bureau | 222 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dog Island State Wildlife Management Area | Pope | 220 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ozark Hills Nature Preserve | Union | 217 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fall Creek Scenic Overlook State Natural Area | Adams | 214 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kamp's Glade | Calhoun | 214 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Maxine Roy Land and Water Reserve | — | 213 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Willow Creek State Habitat Area | Edgar | 207 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pecumsaugan Creek/ Blackball Mines State Natural Area | LaSalle | 207 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Baker's Lake Nature Preserve | Cook | 204 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area | Randolph | 202 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Queen Anne Macrosite | McHenry | 199 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Funks Grove State Natural Area | McLean | 197 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bates Fen Nature Preserve | McHenry | 195 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Warbler Woods Nature Preserve | Coles | 192 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rock Run Rookery Preserve 1 | Will | 192 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Knox | 190 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nippersink Lake Open Space | Lake | 188 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve | McHenry | 187 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stony Hills Nature Preserve | Hancock | 186 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Russell M. Duffin Nature Preserve | Vermilion | 184 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| St. Paul's Forest Preserve | Cook | 182 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sugar River Alder Nature Preserve | Winnebago | 179 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Oak Forest Heritage Preserve | Cook | 178 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Freeman Mine State Habitat Area | Montgomery | 178 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Forest Park South Nature Preserve | Peoria | 177 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burnham Woods Golf Course | Cook | 177 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Gibbons Creek Barrens State Natural Area | Pope | 175 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lexington Preserve | McLean | 172 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nelson Lake Marsh Nature Preserve | Kane | 170 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Messerling Wildlife Preserve | Peoria | 167 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Evans-Judge Preserve 2 | Will | 164 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve | Cook | 162 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Loda Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 160 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Maytown Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 158 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rocky Branch Nature Preserve | Clark | 157 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Margaret Guzy Pothole Wetlands State Natural Area | Shelby | 156 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Maytown State Habitat Area | Lee | 154 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goose Lake 5 | McHenry | 153 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kankakee Sands Preserve 2 | Will | 152 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dixie Fromm Briggs Prairie Nature Preserve | Kane | 151 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Franklin Kenyon Preserve | Woodford | 151 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Batchtown Fish and Wildlife Area | Calhoun | 151 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve | Union | 149 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lower Fox River-Wedron Palisades Nature Preserve | LaSalle | 148 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Commonwealth Edison Prairie | Ogle | 147 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Little Rock Creek State Habitat Area | Carroll | 147 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rock Cave State Natural Area | Effingham | 143 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve 2 | Will | 142 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fel-Pro RRR 2 | McHenry | 140 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Herschel Workman State Habitat Area | Vermilion | 136 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Parkside Preserve | DeKalb | 135 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| J. Norman Jensen Forest Preserve | Winnebago | 135 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyles Fork Nature Preserve | Jackson | 135 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Herschel Workman Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 135 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Oakdale Nature Preserve | Stephenson | 134 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River - Cordova | Rock Island | 133 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| DGP Donohue Grove Preserve 2 | Will | 133 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Golden Eagle Wildlife Preserve | Calhoun | 131 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Blackmon Wildlife Preserve | Peoria | 130 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fen Nature Preserve | McHenry | 127 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh Nature Preserve | Cook | 127 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lusk Creek Canyon State Natural Area | Pope | 127 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Silver Creek Preserve | Winnebago | 126 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bull Valley State Fish & Wildlife Area | McHenry | 126 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| McKee Marsh | DuPage | 126 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Joe Louis "The Champ" Golf Course | Cook | 125 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crawford County Forest Preserve | Crawford | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kennicott's Grove | Cook | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hickory Knolls Natural Area | Kane | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dublin Highlands State Habitat Area | Stephenson | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jurgensen Woods North Nature Preserve | Cook | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Perdueville Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Perdueville State Habitat Area | Ford | 123 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area | Marion | 122 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Whitefield Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 120 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Calamus Lake State Natural Area | Macon | 118 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Robeson Hills Nature Preserve | Lawrence | 117 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stickney Run 2 | McHenry | 117 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jay Woods Forest Preserve | Kendall | 116 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Blair Woods | Lake | 115 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wagon Lake State Natural Area | St. Clair | 114 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nippersink Canoe Base 26 | McHenry | 114 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve | Boone | 112 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Red's Landing - Kelly #1 | Calhoun | 110 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crow's Foot State Fish and Wildlife Area | Boone | 109 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hagaman Marsh | Macoupin | 108 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Beling Ecological Preserve | Rock Island | 107 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Oakford State Habitat Area | Menard | 107 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Eagle Park Marsh | Madison | 106 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bradford State Habitat Area | Stark | 103 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Gifford Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 103 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Powderhorn Lake and Prairie | Cook | 101 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bradford Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 101 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Providence Woods Natural Area | Greene | 100 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Michael J. O'Malley Preserve | Cook | 100 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve | Cook | 97 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Isle a la Cache | Will | 96 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve | Rock Island | 96 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hanging Rock Sandstone Cliff State Natural Area | Clay | 94 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Windance Acres Marsh | Lake | 93 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sidney R. Yates Flatwoods | Cook | 93 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sweeney Woods Preserve | McLean | 92 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Howard D. Colman Dells Preserve | Ogle | 91 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Henderson County State Fish and Wildlife Area | Henderson | 91 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Horseshoe Lake-Madison State Fish and Wildlife Area | Madison | 91 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| La Chateau Park | Henry | 90 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lily Lake | McHenry | 88 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Alvah Borah State Habitat Area | Wayne | 88 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve | Cook | 88 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nature Preserve | Bond | 87 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Foggy Bottom | Fulton | 87 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Johnson's Mound Nature Preserve | Kane | 87 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hindsboro State Habitat Area | Douglas | 87 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve 5 | Will | 87 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Long Branch Sand Prairie State Natural Area | Mason | 86 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Saybrook Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 86 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hindsboro Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 86 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Camp Vandeventer | Monroe | 84 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dean Hills State Natural Area | Fayette | 84 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hallsville State Pheasant Area | — | 84 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Boone Creek Fen Nature Preserve | McHenry | 83 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Matanzas Prairie State Natural Area | Mason | 83 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Clifton State Habitat Area | Iroquois | 82 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Tangley Oaks Woods | Lake | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Krause Woods Natural Area | Calhoun | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Swayne Hollow State Natural Area | Randolph | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Marengo Ridge 5 | McHenry | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Steward Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Manito Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wayne Lehnert Preserve | Will | 80 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ephgrave Cave | Union | 80 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Steward State Habitat Area | Lee | 80 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Long Run Seep State Natural Area | Will | 80 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve | Will | 80 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burton Cave State Natural Area | Adams | 79 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Milk's Grove State Fish and Wildlife Area | Iroquois | 79 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Reed Wildlife State Habitat Area | Hancock | 79 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fort Sheridan Bluff | Lake | 78 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Manito State Habitat Area | Tazewell | 78 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lyndon Prairie | Whiteside | 77 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| River Retreat | Calhoun | 77 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goodenow Grove | Will | 76 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Birkbeck Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 76 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Milks Grove Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 76 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jackson Slough Woods State Natural Area | St. Clair | 75 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Trelease Woods | Champaign | 74 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area | Macoupin | 74 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Material Services Prairie | Will | 73 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve | Cook | 73 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Somme Prairie Nature Preserve | Cook | 72 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Meeker (Cecil E.) State Habitat Area | — | 72 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stickney Run 14 | McHenry | 70 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Ridge Nature Preserve | Cook | 70 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wolf Preserve | Menard | 69 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stickney Run 3 | McHenry | 69 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cecil E. Meeker State Habitat Area | Jasper | 68 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Josua Lindahl Hill Prairies Nature Preserve | Rock Island | 67 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sandra Miller Bellrose Nature Preserve | Logan | 67 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Maramech Woods Nature Preserve | Kendall | 66 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Storment Hauss Nature Preserve | Monroe | 65 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Elkhart Hill Grove Nature Preserve | Logan | 64 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Brownfield Woods | Champaign | 64 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Upper Rock 002-06 | Winnebago | 63 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Plum Creek Natural Area | Lee | 62 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Colored Sands Bluff Nature Preserve | Winnebago | 62 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Roman Pucinski Preserve | Cook | 61 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dunn's Lake | Lake | 60 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pecatonica Bottoms Nature Preserve | Winnebago | 60 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shick Shack Sand Pond State Natural Area | Cass | 60 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Henline Preserve | McLean | 59 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3 | Kane | 59 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary | LaSalle | 58 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| McClure Shale Glade Nature Preserve | Union | 58 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Churchill Prairie Nature Preserve | DuPage | 57 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Clark Run | LaSalle | 54 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ripplinger - Gouker Prairie Preserve | Ogle | 53 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Merritt Prairie Forest Preserve | DeKalb | 53 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Beck's Woods 7 | McHenry | 52 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area | Woodford | 50 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wildlife Preserve (Young - A) | Peoria | 49 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie Preservation Property | Henry | 49 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| McClure Preserve | McLean | 49 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Barton-Sommer Woodland State Natural Area | Menard | 49 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Grubb Hollow Prairie State Natural Area | Pike | 49 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh Nature Preserve | DeKalb | 48 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Etnyre Preserve | Ogle | 47 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve | Lake | 47 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Silver Creek Biodiversity Preserve: Tarbox Unit | Ogle | 47 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hazelwood Forest Nature Preserve | Lee | 47 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Iroquois Woods State Natural Area | Kankakee | 46 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wolf Road Prairie State Natural Area | Cook | 46 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area - East Hannibal Unit | — | 46 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Forest Park Foundation | Tazewell | 45 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve | Vermilion | 45 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve | Vermilion | 45 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kilbuck Creek | Ogle | 45 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Barrington Bog | Lake | 45 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve | Macon | 44 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Moosheart Ravine | Kane | 44 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Sand Hills State Natural Area | Hancock | 44 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Principia Hill Prairies East | Jersey | 44 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| McMaster Woods | Greene | 44 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie Oaks Forest Preserve | DeKalb | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Green Meadows Golf Course | DuPage | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Palatine Road Marsh State Natural Area | Cook | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Millroad Marsh State Habitat Area | Whiteside | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Glen D. Palmers State Game Farm | Kendall | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve 4 | Will | 43 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Boloria Fen and Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve | McHenry | 42 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Oak Openings Nature Preserve | Lake | 42 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nussbaum Prairie | Rock Island | 41 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve | Ogle | 41 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Moon Preserve | McLean | 41 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ren-Dill Shale Glade Nature Preserve | Union | 41 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Robert Ridgway Grasslands Nature Preserve | Jasper | 41 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hartley Memorial Nature Preserve | Winnebago | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hazle Preserve | Woodford | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Devil's Prop State Natural Area | Jefferson | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cedar Lake Bog State Natural Area | Lake | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goode's Woods State Natural Area | Macoupin | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Harper-Rector Woods State Natural Area | Fulton | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sipple Slough Woods State Natural Area | Washington | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ilo Dillin State Habitat Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Calhoun Point State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Clear Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Mason | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Glades-12 Mile Island | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fuller Lake State Wildlife Management Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Godar-Diamond/Huricane Island | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rip-Rap Landing | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stump Lake State Wildlife Management Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sinnissippi Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Buffalo Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Larry D. Closson (Hickory Ridge) State Habitat Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
National Forest · 40 areas · 641,285 ac
Shawnee and other USFS units: statewide seasons, wilderness rules apply in places.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee National Forest | Jackson +1 | 391,507 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | Williamson | 91,667 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge | Alexander | 33,443 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Midewin Other | Will | 18,225 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rend Lake | Jefferson +1 | 17,012 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie | — | 9,117 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shawnee Purchase Unit | Jackson | 7,712 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lusk Creek Wilderness | Pope | 6,632 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #21 (Great River NWR) | — | 6,300 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shelbyville Federal Land | — | 6,270 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burke Branch Roadless Area | Pope | 6,231 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lost Mound Unit | — | 6,000 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bald Knob Wilderness | Union | 5,830 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Clear Springs Wilderness | Union | 4,739 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area | Williamson | 4,387 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Garden Of The Gods Wilderness | Saline | 3,978 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit | Union | 3,877 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ripple Hollow Roadless Area | Alexander | 3,788 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burden Falls Wilderness | Pope | 3,740 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Oakwood Bottoms | — | 3,400 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bay Creek Wilderness | Pope | 2,760 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kinkaid Lake Purchase Unit | Jackson | 1,243 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| LaRue Swamp Federal Lands | — | 1,000 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Panther Den Wilderness | Union | 988 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bluff Lakes | — | 516 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Burden Falls Roadless Area | Pope | 485 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bay Creek Roadless Area | Pope | 120 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Forest Park | Shelby | 115 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shelbyville Lake Park | Shelby | 107 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shelbyville Dam West Access Area | Shelby | 96 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #16 | Rock Island | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #17 | Mercer | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #18 | Henderson | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #21 | Adams | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #22 (Saverton Pool FL) | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #24 (Clarksville Pool FL) | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #25 | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #12 | Jo Daviess | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #13 | Carroll | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi River Pool #14 | Whiteside | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
National Wildlife Refuges · 10 areas · 71,086 ac
USFWS refuges with hunt programs. Always check refuge-specific regulations.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge | Rock Island | 24,983 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge | Mason | 13,249 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge | — | 12,358 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge | Morgan | 7,396 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge | Fulton | 5,262 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Great River National Wildlife Refuge | Calhoun | 4,986 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | Calhoun | 1,866 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il | Johnson | 665 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge | Calhoun | 189 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area | Iroquois | 132 | Hunting access requires site verification |
State Recreation Areas & Forests · 31 areas · 81,628 ac
Multi-use state ground with hunting programs.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Lake State Recreation Area | — | 9,808 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sand Ridge State Forest | Mason | 7,557 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyramid - Captain Unit - State Recreational Area | — | 6,105 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Trail of Tears State Forest | — | 4,784 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyramid - Denmark Unit - State Recreational Area | — | 4,385 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hennepin Canal | Bureau | 4,322 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kickapoo State Recreation Area | Vermilion | 4,131 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sangchris Lake State Park | — | 3,283 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyramid - East Conant Unit - State Recreational Area | — | 2,824 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Big River State Forest | Henderson | 2,804 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyramid - Park Unit - State Recreational Area | — | 2,754 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Stephen A. Forbes State Recreational Area | — | 2,580 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pyramid - Galum Unit - State Recreational Area | — | 2,520 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Eagle Creek State Recreation Area | Shelby | 2,486 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lowden-Miller State Forest | Ogle | 2,347 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Eldon Hazlet | Clinton | 2,347 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreational Area | — | 1,800 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Moraine View State Recreational Area | McLean | 1,652 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Spoon River State Forest | Knox | 1,638 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area | — | 1,610 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| World Shooting Complex | — | 1,582 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Shabbona Lake State Park | DeKalb | 1,531 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Washington County State Recreational Area | — | 1,468 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area | Henry | 1,329 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Randolph County State Recreation Area | Randolph | 1,138 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hidden Springs State Forest | Shelby | 1,096 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area | Stephenson | 721 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| William W. Powers | — | 627 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rauchfuss Hill State Recreational Area | — | 150 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Butterfield Trail State Recreation Area | Iroquois | 142 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area | Clinton | 107 | Hunting access requires site verification |
State Parks · 45 areas · 90,494 ac
Parks with varied access rules; verify the current managing-agency rules per site.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid State Recreation Area | Perry | 18,936 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Siloam Springs State Park | Adams | 5,854 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Siloam Springs State Park - Buckhorn Unit | — | 5,832 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Chain O'Lakes State Park | Lake | 5,124 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kankakee River State Park | Kankakee | 3,664 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Jubilee College State Park | Peoria | 3,338 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Starved Rock State Park | LaSalle | 3,246 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park | Lake | 3,186 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Horseshoe Lake - Madison Co. State Park | — | 3,110 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rock Cut State Park | Winnebago | 3,080 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ferne Clyffe State Park | Johnson | 2,572 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area | Cass +1 | 2,391 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weinberg-King State Park - Cecil White Unit | — | 2,379 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mississippi Palisades State Park | — | 2,317 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Giant City State Park | Jackson | 2,134 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Castle Rock State Park | Ogle | 2,008 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Apple River Canyon State Park | Jo Daviess | 1,931 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Matthiessen State Park | LaSalle | 1,915 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Moraine Hills State Park | — | 1,881 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fox Ridge State Park | Coles | 1,720 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Argyle Lake State Park | McDonough | 1,714 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Fort Massac State Park | Massac | 1,389 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Morrison-Rockwood State Park | — | 1,166 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Frank Holten State Park | St. Clair | 1,047 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lincoln Trail State Park | Clark | 1,031 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Red Hills State Park | Lawrence | 964 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lake Murphysboro State Park | Jackson | 948 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| James "Pate" Philip State Park | — | 783 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Walnut Point State Park | — | 779 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Beaver Dam State Park | Macoupin | 699 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Dixon Springs State Park | — | 567 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weldon Springs State Park - Piatt Co. Unit | — | 564 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Beall Woods State Park | — | 516 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| White Pines State Park | — | 394 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Buffalo Rock State Park | LaSalle | 295 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Lowden State Park | Ogle | 204 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Siloam Springs State Park - Fall Creek Unit | — | 190 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cave-In-Rock State Park | Hardin | 188 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cave-in-Rock State Park - Kaegi Tract | — | 175 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nauvoo State Park | Hancock | 146 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Pere Marquette State Park | Calhoun | 116 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wolf Creek State Recreation Area | Shelby | 1 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Horseshoe Lake - Madison (Chouteau Island Unit Complex) | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weinberg-King State Park - Scripps Unit | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Weinberg-King State Park - Spunky Bottoms Unit | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
County, Local & Other · 57 areas · 44,451 ac
County conservation areas and other public-land records requiring site verification.
| Site | County | Reported area | Hunting access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache River State Natural Area | Pulaski | 14,999 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hennepin Canal State Trail | — | 4,350 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area | Grundy | 3,181 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail | Grundy +1 | 1,398 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area | Vermilion | 1,337 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cedar/Draper Bluff State Habitat Area | — | 1,315 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cypress Pond State Natural Area | Union | 1,056 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Redwing Slough / Deer Lake State Natural Area | — | 1,007 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Momence Wetlands | — | 996 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mackinaw River | Tazewell | 972 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Franklin Creek State Natural Area | Lee | 875 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cedar Glen State Natural Area | Hancock | 849 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hanover Bluff State Natural Area | Jo Daviess | 802 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Volo Bog | Lake | 796 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center | Jefferson | 717 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area | Lawrence | 652 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sibley State Habitat Area | Ford | 633 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wise Ridge State Natural Area | — | 550 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kishwaukee River State Natural Area | DeKalb | 546 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Kidd Lake Marsh State Natural Area | Monroe | 541 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area | Bureau | 507 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Busse Forest Nature Preserve | Cook | - | Public hunting not permitted |
| Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge | McHenry | 468 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Revis Spring Hill Prairie Nature Preserve | — | 420 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area | Massac | 396 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Des Plaines Game Propagation Center | — | 343 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| French Bluff State Habitat Area | Carroll | 340 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Wards Grove Nature Preserve | — | 333 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Big Grand Pierre Land and Water Reserve | — | 318 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rall Woods State Natural Area | Jo Daviess | 281 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Tapley Woods State Natural Area | Jo Daviess | 266 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cretaceous Hills Nature Preserve | — | 254 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Flag Pond State Natural Area | Clay | 252 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Deer Pond State Natural Area | Johnson | 251 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Henry A. Gleason Nature Preserve | — | 220 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sandy Ford State Natural Area | LaSalle | 203 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Mitchell's Grove State Natural Area | LaSalle | 184 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Sangamon River State Natural Area | Sangamon | 179 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Loda State Habitat Area | Iroquois | 160 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Vesely / Wilimington Shrub Prairie | — | 146 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Whitefield State Habitat Area | Marshall | 116 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Gifford State Habitat Area | Champaign | 103 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Rockton Bog State Natural Area | Winnebago | 102 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Hallsville State Habitat Area | De Witt | 83 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Birkbeck State Habitat Area | De Witt | 82 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| George S. Park Memorial Woods State Natural Area | Putnam | 81 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Nachusa Prairie State Natural Area | Ogle | 74 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Franklin Creek - Nachusa Prairie - State Natural Area | — | 72 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cache River | Pulaski | 69 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Prairie Ridge Conservation Area | Jasper +1 | 58 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Goode's Woods Nature Preserve | — | 40 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Cypress Pond | Johnson | 8 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ft. De Chartres State Historic Site | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Ft. Kaskaskia State Historic Site | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Winston Tunnel State Natural Area | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Bohm Woods Nature Preserve | — | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
| Zoeller State Natural Area | St. Clair | 0 | Hunting access requires site verification |
Hunt it on the map
Catalog records are available on the Scout map with a named reference point. A reference point is not a legal entrance or hunting boundary, and a raw catalog flag never grants hunting permission.