Section 590.80  Early and Late Goose (all species) Hunting Regulations on Department Sites

 

a)         During goose hunting seasons that begin before or extend beyond the regular duck season, statewide regulations and site specific regulations for goose hunting, as indicated in Sections 590.40, 590.50 and 590.60, shall apply to all sites (except those closed in subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f)) with the following exceptions:

 

1)         Check in and check out (or sign in and out) is required only at sites with an asterisk (*).

 

2)         No fees will be charged for hunting for seasons before duck season or for seasons after the regular Canada goose season.

 

3)         No sites are closed to fishing during seasons before the regular duck season or for seasons after the regular Canada goose season.

 

4)         Hunting from a completed blind or staked site is waived during seasons held before the regular duck season or for seasons held after the regular Canada goose season at sites marked with an @.

 

5)         Hunting from a staked site (blind need not be completed) is required during seasons held before the regular duck season at sites marked with a #.

 

6)         During goose seasons held prior to regular duck season, no hunting is allowed in designated dove management fields or within 100 yards of such fields.

 

7)         During goose seasons held after the Canada goose season all restrictions regarding the use of decoys or the number of shotgun shells that hunters can possess are no longer in force.

 

8)         During goose seasons held after Canada goose season, statewide hunting hours apply.

 

b)         The following sites will be open to all goose hunting seasons:

 

Blanding Wildlife Area @

 

Cache River Natural Area *

 

Carlyle Lake Project Lands and Waters, including North Allen Branch Waterfowl Management Area (no early goose hunting east of Kaskaskia River from Cox's Bridge Access north to the Department's boundary line) *

 

Chain O'Lakes State Park #

 

Chauncey Marsh (permit required, available at Red Hills State Park)

 

Clinton Lake State Recreational Area – early season goose hunting in waterfowl hunting areas east of Parnell Bridge and North of Route 54 only.  Any goose hunting seasons after the regular Canada goose seasons will close March 15.

 

Des Plaines Conservation Area #

 

Devil's Island State Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Dog Island Wildlife Management Area *

 

Fort de Chartres Historic Site

 

Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County) (blind builders or partners must occupy their blinds by ½ hour before opening hunting hour each day in order to claim their blind for the day; attempts to claim blinds by any manner other than actual occupation shall be considered in violation of this Part and shall be cause for arrest; the insertion of a boat into the boat hide and/or the spreading of decoys before a blind shall not be considered legal occupation of a blind ) # *

 

Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Baldwin Lake Waterfowl Rest Area is closed to hunting) *

 

Kinkaid Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Lake Shelbyville (except West Okaw and Kaskaskia Fish and Wildlife Area)

 

Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area – Sparland and Duck Ranch Units @

 

Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area – Spring Branch and Marshall Units * @

 

Meredosia Lake

 

Mississippi River State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area (Pools 25 and 26) (no hunting is allowed in the designated Batchtown Waterfowl Rest Area, Crull Hollow Rest Area and Godar Rest Area; blind builders or partners must occupy their blinds by ½ hour before opening hunting hour each day in order to claim their blind for the day; attempts to claim blinds by any manner other than actual occupation shall be considered in violation of this Part and shall be cause for arrest; the insertion of a boat into the boat hide and/or the spreading of decoys before a blind shall not be considered legal occupation of a blind) @

 

Mississippi River Pools 16, 17, and 18 @

 

Mississippi River Pools 21, 22, and 24 @

 

Oakford Conservation Area

 

Rend Lake Project Lands and Waters @

 

Saline County Conservation Area *

 

Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area * @

 

Shawnee Forest, LaRue Scatters

 

Shawnee Forest, Oakwood Bottoms

 

Shawnee Forest, Upper Bluff Lake

 

Ten Mile Creek Fish and Wildlife Area (permit required; rest areas open to hunting during goose season before and after the regular goose season)

 

Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Weinberg-King State Park – Spunky Bottoms Unit (1)

 

Woodford Fish and Wildlife Area * @

 

c)         The following sites will be open to any goose hunting seasons that occur before the regular duck season through the end of the regular Canada goose season:

 

Anderson Lake (closed after regular duck season) * @

 

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area (hunting will be in designated walk-in areas only; boat blinds allowed where hunting will be within 50 yards of a staked site; free site permit required; no hunting within 200 yards of developed areas, construction zones and 300 yards of electrical power lines; no more than 4 persons per blind and a minimum of 12 decoys must be used)

 

Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (hunting north of County Road N6^th only; no fishing north of County Road N6th during this season) *  #

 

Lake Shelbyville West Okaw and Kaskaskia Fish and Wildlife Area (must have site specific permit)

 

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Rice Lake (season opens with teal season; sunrise until 1:00 p.m.; closed after regular duck season) * @

 

d)         The following sites will be open to all goose hunting during any Canada goose hunting seasons that occur after the regular duck season:

 

Banner Marsh * @

 

Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Kankakee River State Park

 

Lake DePue Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Lake Sinnissippi Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Newton Lake Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Pekin Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area (hunting from registered blinds or within 10 yards of staked blind sites is permitted after the close of the duck season) *

 

Starved Rock State Park *

 

e)         The following sites will be open to any goose hunting seasons that occur after the regular Canada goose hunting season:

 

Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area (from pits or staked blind sites only)*

 

Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area (controlled hunting and public hunting areas) * @

 

Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County) – Gabaret, Mosenthein, Chouteau Island Units (site permit and harvest report required)

 

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (Open Unit, West Open Unit, Quail Management Unit only)

 

Pyramid State Park – Captain Unit (no hunting in Captain Unit Waterfowl Rest Area) @

 

Pyramid State Park – Denmark Unit (no hunting in Denmark Unit Waterfowl Rest Area)  @

 

Pyramid State Park – East Conant Unit

 

Pyramid State Park – Galum Unit  @

 

Sangchris Lake State Park *

 

Stephen A. Forbes State Park *

 

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (from pits only) *

 

Union County Conservation Area (firing line and controlled hunting area) * @

 

William W. Powers Conservation Area

 

f)          The following sites will be closed to all goose hunting seasons that occur outside the regular duck season dates:

 

Donnelley Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area *

 

Mermet Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Powerton Reservoir

 

Redwing Slough/Deer Lake

 

g)         The following sites will be open to any goose hunting seasons that occur before the regular duck season and after the regular Canada goose season:

 

Kidd Lake State Natural Area

 

h)         Violation of this Section is a petty offense (see 520 ILCS 5/2.20).

 

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 15694, effective September 18, 2006)