Location: Whiteside County, 2 miles north of
Morrison, east of IL Rt. 78 North - 18750 Lake Road, Morrison, IL 61270.
Description: Total Acres: 1152 Huntable Acres. Deer
(Archery/Firearm) - 950; Dove - 10; Squirrel - 900.
The hunting area is comprised of timber woodlots, brushy draws, and fence lines
interspersed with open grasslands. Topography consists of gently rolling hills
with several gullies of which some contain permanent water. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Available Game Species:
Species | Dates | Shooting Hours | Limits | Special Regulations |
Dove | Sept. 1-5;
Sept. 6-30 | 12pm-5pm; Sunrise - Sunset | Statewide
| See site map for restricted areas. See
Hunting Regulations below. |
Squirrel | November 1st through Thursday before
1st firearm deer season | Statewide | Statewide | See site map for restricted
areas. See Hunting Regulations below. |
Spring Turkey | 1st 4 segments of statewide season | Statewide | Statewide | Site specific permit required. See
the site map for restricted areas. See hunting regulations below. |
Deer-Archery | Open the day following the close of the
1st firearm deer season, then follows statewide regulations to the end of
season. | Statewide | Statewide | See hunting regulations below. |
Deer-Firearm | First segment of the firearm deer
season only. | Statewide | Statewide | Daily hunter quota is 25
Special permit required See hunting regulations below. |
Furbearer Trapping | Statewide | N/A | Statewide | Must attend annual drawing at Morrison
Rockwood State Park. (Contact State Park for date and time.) |
All regulations found in
the Illinois Wildlife Code, Federal Regulations and Administrative Rules will
apply unless area regulations are more restrictive.
It Shall Be Unlawful:
- For
any person to construct or to use any tree stand using nails, screws, wire, or
any device which pierces or cuts the bark of the tree on which it is installed.
All tree stand used must be portable but can be left up for the
season as long as it is labeled with the owner's name, address
and phone number. Stands must be removed by 2 weeks post
season.
- For
any person to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage, including beer and
wine, while on the area for the purpose of hunting.
- To
hunt in any area not designated as open to hunting.
- For
any person to park except at a designated parking area.
- To be
in the hunting zone during open season if you are not hunting.
- To
uncase a bow or firearm prior to entering the hunting area(s).
Hunting Regulations:
- Dove
- Hunting
with shotgun only. Shot size restricted to #7 1/2 lead OR #6 steel.
- All
hunters are required to sign in and out at the designated hunter check station.
- Hunter
quota assigned via a drawing at the parking lot/ check station starting at
11:00AM daily. Max. hunters - 30.
- DEER-FIREARM
- Firearm deer hunters can obtain a site-specific
permit, which will be issued through the Permit Office in Springfield; 25
permits will be issued. Permits valid for Whiteside Co. will not be valid at
Morrison Rockwood State Park.
- Permit holders are required to check-in by
5:00AM each morning or they will lose their permit to the daily drawing of
standby hunters.
- If the hunter quota is not filled each day of
the firearm season, it will be filled by a daily drawing held at the area check
station beginning at 5:00AM.
- Standby hunters must purchase a site-specific
daily permit ($5.00), and may only hunt on the day they were selected.
- Hunting shall be with any legal firearm,
according to 17 Ill. Adm. Code, Section 650.30 a)
- SQUIRREL
- Squirrel hunters must sign-in and sign-out at
check-in areas.
- Shotguns: #3 or smaller steel, # 5 or smaller
for lead, tungsten or bismuth, .22 caliber or smaller rimfire rifles,
muzzeloading black powder rifles, air rifles .25 caliber or smaller, and
archery tackle using flu-flu arrows are permitted for squirrel hunting.
- Only zones 1,2,3,4 and 5 (see site map) are open
to squirrel hunting.
- DEER-ARCHERY
- Site will be closed to archery hunting from beginning
of season thru the end of the 1st firearm deer season (opens on the day
following the close of the first firearm deer season) AND during the 2nd
segment of the firearm deer season.
- No special site permit is needed; however,
archery hunters must register with name and date prior to hunting and sign out
and record their harvest at the designated zone check station(s) upon
completion of the hunt.
- Only one tree stand allowed per deer permit
holder. It may be left unattended from September 15th - January 31st if
legibly marked with the owner’s name, address, are
telephone number.
- Only zones 1,2,3,4 and 5 (see site map) are open
to archery deer hunting.
- SPRING TURKEY
- Site will be open for the 1st four segments of
the spring turkey season only (no 5th season). Site specific permits will
be issued thru statewide lottery at the Springfield Permit Office.
- Hunters are required to sign-in and sign-out at
designated locations and site will be divided in 6 hunting zones with no more
than 2 permit hunters per zone. 12 permits per season.
- Hunters can be accompanied by 1 additional
non-hunter.
For further information
contact; Site
Superintendent, Morrison Rockwood State Park, 18750 Lake Rd., Morrison, IL
61270
Phone: (815) 772-4708.
