Illinois Pheasant Hunting
- Vermilion County Pheasants Forever and Donnellson's Laurent Honored with Illinois PF Awards - Feb. 08, 2010
- Illinois Pheasants Forever Seeking Youth Ambassadors - Jul. 14, 2009
- Illinois' Lake County Home to New Pheasants Forever Chapter - Apr. 30, 2009
- New Illinois Governor Quinn Makes Big Moves for Conservation - Feb. 05, 2009
- Illinois Pheasants Forever Announces 2008 Habitat Accomplishments - Jan. 22, 2009
- Your Help Needed to Save Dedicated Conservation Funding in Illinois! - Jan. 08, 2009
- Illinois Controlled Pheasant Hunting Reservation Information now Available Online - Jul. 23, 2008
- Proposed $14 million Budget Cut for Illinois DNR Threatens Conservation Efforts - Jul. 18, 2008
- Illinois SAFE Program Aims to Protect 24,600 Acres of Critical Habitat - Jun. 24, 2008
- Pheasants Forever Reaches Historic Milestone in Illinois - May. 29, 2008
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Illinois Pheasant Hunts at Heartland Lodge10236 393rd Street, Nebo, IL 62355
Toll Free: (800) 717-4868 , Local: (217) 734-2526
Pheasant/Upland hunting packages can be 4 night/3 day, 3 night/2 day or daily hunting packages can be arranged. Hunt for native bobwhite quail and pheasant behind some of the best German Shorthair Pointers and English Pointers in the country. The only Illinois Orvis-Endorsed wingshooting lodge. Five star lodging.
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Illinois Pheasant Hunting Information
It appears there will be fewer pheasants greeting hunters in the Prairie State this autumn thanks to a smaller breeding population in the spring coupled with a wet early summer. Though crowing counts were down nearly 18 percent this year, there are still birds to be had in Illinois. Last year, an estimated 29,000 hunters harvested 103,400 pheasants. The number of hunters afield was down by nearly 17 percent, but harvest was steady, meaning daily hunter harvest was up by 25 percent. In other words, hunters are still finding success. The most productive areas for pheasant hunting continue to be in east central and northern Illinois, including Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Carroll and Whiteside Counties. Stark County also has a few areas with large blocks of CRP grassland that are still new enough to host good pheasant populations. Habitat-wise, Illinois has 22 township-sized CRP SAFE areas in its pheasant range. Though enrollment has been slow so far, Illinois' three SAFE projects (Prairie Habitat SAFE, Mercer County Pheasant SAFE, and Spoon River SAFE) target pheasants and other grassland species and have the potential to create over 20,000 acres of habitat. * Season Dates: November 7 thru January 8, 2010 (North Zone); November 7 thru January 15, 2010 (South Zone) * Daily Bag / Possession Limits: 2 / 6
