GLPSNA Fishing and Hunting Information

IDNR Fishing Website

http://www.dnr.state.il.us/fish/

New Hunting Area assigned to GLPSNA - Click here.
Concession Stand Information - Click here. (Boat & Motor rentals)
Hunting and Trapping Digest 2010 - Click here.

Boat Fishing

Season Dates:
Opens April 1, 2010. Ends Sunset, Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Heidecke Lake is a total water area of 1,955 Acres.
Of this area, 1,300 acres are fishable. Boating access is open from 6:00 a.m. to Sunset seven days a week.

Bank Fishing

Bank fishing access is open from 6:30 a.m. to Sunset seven days a week.

Call the park at 815-942-6352 for more information. This is a sport fishing lake. No recreational boats, etc are permitted on this lake.

Heidecke Lake Map	Description of the lake
Boat Registration & Titling	I fish Illinois Website.
Illinois fishing Regulations	Fish in Heidecke Lake with photos
Fishing Digest

IDNR Hunting Website

http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/

Hunting fact sheet 2010 NEW

Hunting and Trapping Digest 2010 - Click here.

Morris Wetlands State Fish & Wildlife Area NEW

835 Acres have been added to the hunting areas under the supervision of the Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area. The area was transferred in from IDOT August 2009. This will be the first season for this deer hunting program. The parking area is located on Pine Bluff Road two miles east of Route 47.

Map of Morris Wetland NEW

Regulations for Archery Deer Hunting in the new area:

You must first obtain a site-parking permit from Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.

Monday-Friday (10 am to 4 pm) at Visitor’s Center Site Office;

Saturday-Sunday (10 am to 12 pm) at Hunter Check Station near boat launch.

Access is only by foot.

Hunting is first come first served.

You must sign in and sign out each trip.

You may not sign in prior to the beginning of your hunt. (No signing in the night before. When you leave the site, your hunt is over and you must resign to hunt again.)

There is a limit of ten hunters in the Morris Wetlands Area at a time. When you leave, please draw a single line through your name. If you do not we must assume you are lost, injured or are hunting illegally after dark.

You must report harvest on the sign-in sheet and through the phone-in system on your archery deer permit.

Archery Deer Hunting

Season Dates:
October 1, 2010 - January 16, 2011.
With the following exceptions: Archery Hunting is closed November 19, 20, 21 and December 2, 3, 4, 5 for the two firearm deer seasons; the December 10, 11, 12 Muzzleloader Season, and the Late-Winter Season (December 30 - January 2 and January 14 - 16, 2011). Either Sex.

The Archery Platform is open during park hours - dawn to dusk.

Blinds can be set up 1/2 hours before sunrise. They must be taken down the day you set them up. They cannot stay on park property overnight.

Archery Permit, License and Stamp are required to obtain a parking permit. Parking Permits can be picked up at the Visitors Center (Site Office) as of September 1st for the duration of the season. Parking permits must be displayed on the dash of your car when scouting or hunting. There should be a parking permit on the dash for ever hunter that rode in the vehicle.

Please call ahead to be sure the visitors center is open. 815-942-2899

At the end of the season Archery Deer Permits can be mailed or hand delivered to Bob Massey by February 15 each year.

Firearms Deer Hunting

Season Dates:
November 19, 20, 21, 2010 (First Season)
December 2, 3, 4, 5, 2010 (Second Season)
December 30, 2010 - January 2; and January 14 - 16, 2011 (Late-Winter Seasons.) Antlerless only.

Shotgun tags are purchased where you purchase your hunting license.
Shotgun standby permits are $5.00 each and may be obtained at the Check Station located next to the Heidecke Lake Boat Ramp.

Deer Hunting Map Color or Black & White	Deer Hunting Fact Sheet
2010 License Price List	Archery Instruction Sheet
	Firearms Hunting Fact Sheet

Muzzleloader - Only Deer Hunting

Season Dates:
December 2, 3, 4, 5, 2010 (Second Firearms Season)
December 10, 11, 12, 2010. The type deer you hunt is according to the permit you purchased. (Either sex or antlerless only.)

Waterfowl Hunting

Season Dates:
Begins Saturday, October 16, 2010.
Ducks - October 16-December 14, 2010
Canada Geese - October 16, 2010-January 8, 2011
Snow Geese - October 16, 2010-January 8, 2011
White-fronted geese - October 29, 2010-January 8, 2011
On Wednesdays through Sundays during the waterfowl season, water sites are allocated by a lottery drawing 90 minutes before sunrise.

Shooting hours are on a half-hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. The lake is closed to hunting Mondays and Tuesdays.

For waterfowl hunting, boats must be at least 16 feet in length and have at least a 60-inch beam with the blind built on the boat.

Waterfowl Hunting Map	Waterfowl Hunting Fact Sheet
Waterfowl Digest 2009

Licensing & Permits

Link to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Licensing Information Page - Click here.

Poaching Message: Click here.

Children and Sports

Fishing - When children turn 16 they must buy a fishing license.
Hunting - Everyone must have a hunting license, even children.

GRAYBEARDS
Bait & Boat Shop

Graybeards Bait & Boat Shop
offers boats, and gas motors for rent.

Refreshments are also available.
Opening April 1st through the fishing season.
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Call for prices and availability - (815) 941-1504
Steve Anderson, Proprietor.