Location: Woodford County; Headquarters located 5.5 miles
north of Spring Bay on State Rt. 26, or 12 miles south of Lacon, IL off State
Rt. 26.
Description: Waterfowl hunting is permitted on two
backwater lakes of the Illinois River; Goose Lake
and the northern part of Upper Peoria Lake and also at
the Forest Wetland Management Unit. Total area: Approximately
8,500 acres - 1,200 acres for waterfowl hunting; 7,300 acres set aside as
waterfowl refuge. Active habitat management will be occurring throughout the year on the site.
Huntable Acres for
Upland and Forest species:
Approximately 150 acres.
Available Game Species:
Species | Seasons | Hunting
Hours | Bag
Limits |
Squirrel | Statewide
Opening through Sept. 30 | Statewide | Statewide |
Raccoon
& Opossum | End
of duck season to Statewide closing | Sunset
to Sunrise | Statewide |
Archery
Deer | End
of duck season to Statewide closing | Statewide | Statewide |
Area Regulations:
- Hunting is restricted to those areas posted as open to hunting.
- Hunters must obtain a windshield card online from dnr2.illinois.gov/Windshieldcard. Complete all fields as necessary and
print your Windshield Card. This windshield card must
be visible in your windshield and the pocket card
portion in your possession while hunting at the site. Hunters must report their
annual harvest online (even if you did not hunt) by February 15.
Hunters shall forfeit their hunting privileges at the site for the following
year if they fail to report by the prescribed deadline.
- All hunting must be with shotgun or bow and arrow only, except the
.22 rimfire may be used to take raccoon and opossum from sunset to sunrise.
- It shall be unlawful to possess or consume alcoholic beverages,
including wine and beer, while hunting on the area.
Other Facilities Available: Camping, Picnicking, Hiking, and Fishing. See
separate fact sheet for waterfowl hunting information
For further information,
contact: Marshall State
Fish & Wildlife Area, 236 State Route 26, Lacon, IL 61540
Phone: (309) 246-8351
