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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - The Department of Natural Resources is holding antlerless-only archery and shotgun deer hunts, including a hunt designed to accommodate individuals with disabilities, at the Starved Rock State Park/Matthiessen State Park complex this fall, Director Brent Manning announced today.
"These hunts underscore the Department^s continuing dedication to protect and preserve the natural resources of Illinois," Manning said. "They will allow us to manage a deer overpopulation problem by bringing the population to a level that is healthy for both the deer herd and the plant communities in the parks."
The archery deer hunt will be held at Matthiessen State Park on Oct. 1-Jan. 11. Archery hunting will be closed Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 27-29 during Starved Rock^s special site firearm deer season. The site will be open to archery hunting during the regular statewide firearm deer season , Nov. 17-19 and Nov. 30-Dec.3, and the muzzleloading season Dec. 8-10. All areas of Matthiessen State Park are open for hunting except for the Dells area and the maintenance buildings. Up to 40 hunters at a time can participate. Due to the anticipated demand, a daily draw will be held at the Matthiessen State Park maintenance building, Oct. 1-Oct.9 at 5 a.m. In addition to the statewide archery permit, participants need to sign in and out daily, at which time they will be issued a free site permit.
A regular shotgun hunt will be held at Starved Rock and Matthiessen on Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 27-29. All areas of Matthiessen are open for hunting exclusive of buffer zones around buildings and residences. The hunt also will include Starved Rock Nature Preserve and portions of Starved Rock State Park east of French Canyon and south of Route 71. Starved Rock -more-
Uploaded: 9/3/2000
Uploaded: 9/3/2000