Location: Five (5) miles
northwest of Manito and 15 miles south of Pekin off Manito Blacktop.
Description: Total Area -
2,000 acres, including a 1,285 acre lake. Hunting Area - 260 acres. This
area contains a long sand bluff overlooking Spring Lake. Timbered areas have
mature stands of hardwoods and pine with fallow areas interspersed. As
time and budget allow, this area is targeted for restoration activities and
enhancement of wildlife habitat.
Available Game Species:
Species | Seasons | Hunting Hours | Bag Limits | Special Regulations |
Squirrel | Day after Labor Day through Sept. 30, Season re-opens the
day after the archery deer season closes and remains open until the end of
the Statewide Season. | Statewide | Statewide | Windshield Card Required All squirrel hunting must be with shotguns or .25 caliber
or smaller air rifles |
Deer – Archery Only | Statewide | Statewide | Statewide | Windshield Card Required Open to archery deer
hunting without regard to firearm deer season |
Turkey - Fall Archery | Statewide | Statewide | Statewide | Windshield Card Required Open to archery
turkey hunting without regard to firearm deer season |
Furbearers (Trapping Only) | Statewide | Statewide | Statewide | Site Permit, trapper quota. |
Hunting Regulations:
- NOTE: Forest Game Hunting
only allowed in areas identified on the Hunter Fact Sheet Map.
Hunters must obtain a windshield card
available online and report harvest online prior to February 15th. Failure to
report harvest will result in loss of hunting privileges at this site for the
following year. Windshield card available online at dnr2.illinois.gov/Windshieldcard
- Deer – Archery Only
- Only
one non-piercing tree stand or ground blind is allowed per deer permit holder.
Tree stands and ground blinds may be left unattended from September 15 through
January 31. Any tree stand or ground blind left unattended must be legibly
marked with the owner's name, address, and telephone number, or site assigned
identification number.
- Open
during firearm deer season
- Windshield card required
- Furbearer Trapping
- Trappers must obtain a site permit allocated at a
drawing in October at Spring Lake SFWA office.
- A limited number of trappers are allowed
to trap during season.
- Trappers must stay within assigned areas
- Only Egg Traps®, D-P (Dog-Proof) Traps®,
Lil Grizz Get’rz®, box traps, cage traps, and traps of similar design may be
used for land sets
- Only body-gripping traps with a jaw
spread of 5 inches or less, foothold traps with a jaw spread of 4½ inches or
less and square body-gripping traps with a 10-inch jaw spread may be used for
water sets.
- Snares may be used for water sets
- .22 caliber or smaller rimfire firearms
permitted
Area Regulations:
- It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or
use any tree stand using nails, screws, wire, or any other device which pierces
or cuts the bark of the tree.
- It shall be unlawful to possess or
consume alcoholic beverages including wine and beer while hunting on this area.
- It is unlawful to ride horses on this
site or allow horses to enter this site.
Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Other Facilities: Camping,
Picnicking, Hiking, Fishing, Boat Rentals.
For further information
contact: Site
Superintendent, Spring Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area, 7982 South Park
Road, Manito, Il. 61547
