Hunting Areas and Season Dates
NOTE: Des Plaines, Green River, Iroquois County, Jim Edgar Panther Creek, Johnson Sauk Trail, Moraine View, Sand Ridge and Wayne Fitzgerrell will be open for the Illinois Youth Pheasant hunt only on Nov. 11th.
Site Name | Phone | Directions | Check-in Time | Season Dates | Additional Information |
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DES PLAINES |
815-423-4326 |
Between Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers. W. Side I-55 - Exit #241. |
7:00-8:30 AM |
Oct 29 – Dec 28, 2025 |
Closed: Mon + Tues, Nov 21-23, and Christmas |
ELDON HAZLET |
618-594-3015 |
5 Mi. N. of Carlyle on Rt. 127,then 2 Mi. E. on Hazlet Park Rd. |
7:00-8:00 AM |
Nov 5, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 |
Closed: Mon + Tues, and Christmas |
GREEN RIVER |
815-379-2324 |
4.5 Mi. N. of Ohio, IL on Rt. 26, then 3 Mi. W. on Maytown Rd. |
8:00-8:30 AM |
Oct 30 Nov 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29, 30 Dec 12, 13, 14, 2025 |
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IROQUOIS COUNTY |
815-435-2218 |
1 Mi. S of St. Anne on Rt. 1, then 7 Mi. E. on gravel rd. |
8:00-8:30 AM |
Oct 29 – Dec 28, 2025 |
Closed: Mon + Tues, Nov 21-23, and Christmas |
JIM EDGAR PANTHER CREEK |
217-452-7741 |
2 Mi. W. of Ashland on Rt. 125, then N. on Newmansville Rd. to County Hwy. 11, then W. 1.5 Mi. |
8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Nov 2, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 |
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays, Nov 21-23, Dec 4-7, and Christmas |
JOHNSON SAUK TRAIL |
309-853-2425 |
5 Mi. N. of Kewanee on Rt. 78 or 5 Mi. S. of I-80 Exit #33 on Rt. 78 |
8:00-8:30 AM |
Nov 1, 2025 – Jan 8, 2026, |
Closed: Mondays thru Thursdays, Nov 7, Christmas Day, New Years Day |
KANKAKEE RIVER |
815-933-1383 |
Approximately 7 Mi. W. of Bradley-Bourbonnais on Rt. 102 or 10 Mi. E. of Wilmington on Rt. 102 |
8:00-8:30 AM |
Nov 1, 2025 – Jan 8, 2026 |
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays, Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
MORAINE VIEW |
309-724-8032 |
12 Mi. East of Bloomington on Rt. 9 to LeRoy- Lexington Rd., then S. 4.5 Mi. |
7:00-8:00 AM |
Oct 29 – Dec 28, 2025 |
Closed: Monsay and Tuesday, and Christmas |
SAND RIDGE |
309-597-2212 |
From Rt. 136, proceed 4.5 Mi. to Forest City, then 2 Mi. W.- Follow signs |
8:00-8:30 AM |
Nov 2, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 |
Closed: Mondays through Thursdays (except Thanksgiving Day), Nov 21-23, Dec 4-7, and Christmas Day |
SILVER SPRINGS STATE PARK |
630-553-6297 |
Head West on IL 71 from Il 71/Il 47 intersection for 2.7 miles, turn right onto Eldamain Road for 1.7 miles, then turn left onto Fox Rd for 1 mile |
8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Oct 30 – Dec 28, 2025 |
Closed: Mon, Tues and Wed weekly, Thanksgiving and Christmas |
WAYNE FITZGERRELL |
618-629-2320 |
1.5 Mi. W. of Interstate 57 on Rt. 154 |
7:00-8:00 AM |
Nov 5, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 |
Closed: Mon + Tues, and Christmas |