Kidd Lake State Natural Area (KLSNA) provides
limited hunting opportunities. Bow hunters who are up to a challenge are likely
to encounter deer. Nearby Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve is open for hiking
and observing wildlife only.
Location: 4 miles N of Prairie du Rocher on Bluff
Road
Description: KLSNA is located in the Mississippi River
bottoms in southwestern Illinois. The original Kidd Lake was a shallow body of
water which was then partly drained and is now being farmed. The remnants of
the lake contain a thick stand of bulrush, cattail, and smartweed. Willows are
found in the drier portions of the marsh and a few small ponds of open water
occur in the area. Active habitat management will be occurring
throughout the year on the site.
Total
acres: 465 | General
Habitats: Open acres: 465 (marshland and cropfields) |
Huntable
acres: 465 | Timbered
acres: 0 |
Seasons, Hours, Limits:
Species
| Season
| Hours | Special
Rules/Permits |
Deer | Statewide | Statewide | Bow
hunting only. |
Trapping | Statewide | Statewide | Water
sets only, quota of 2; permit and harvest report required |
Waterfowl | See
Special Rules | Statewide
opening -1:00pm closing | Springfield
special draw permit required, hunted every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of
the regular waterfowl season |
Site Specific
Regulations:
1. All hunting is by bow and arrow only.
2. All hunters must sign in and check out,
reporting their harvest each day following hunting.
3. No hunting is permitted in posted areas
and within 100 yards of residences.
4. Construction or use of any tree stand using
nails, screws, or wire or any device which pierces or cuts the bark of the tree
on which it is installed is unlawful. Any tree stand (portable and one per
hunter) can be left unattended overnight September 15 - January 31, and must be
legibly marked with the owner's name, address, and telephone number.
5. Waterfowl hunting allowed only in the designated
units west of the railroad tracks. Kidd Lake Proper is a refuge and
closed to all waterfowl hunting.
Site hunting regulations (administrative rules)
can be viewed at: www2.illinois.gov/dnr/adrules
Other Facilities
Available: Hiking at nearby
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve.
For further information,
contact: Site Superintendent,
Randolph County Conservation Area, 4301 South Lake Drive, Chester, Illinois
62233, (618) 826-2706
