Goode's Woods Nature Preserve Hunter Fact Sheet

2012 - 2013 Season

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Archery Deer Application


The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is responsible for providing outdoor recreational opportunities for the residents of this state. This area is managed by the Department and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission as a high-quality dry-mesic upland forest within the Carlinville Section of the Western Forest-Prairie Natural Division. The area is unique to the state and protected by state statute as a dedicated Nature Preserve.

LOCATION: The Nature Preserve is located 12 miles northwest of Carlinville, 4 miles northeast of Palmyra, Illinois, in Macoupin County.

SETTING: The hunting area consists of 40 acres. The entire acreage consists of rolling hills of oak-hickory woodland.

GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS:

  1. A Site hunting permit is required for all archery deer hunters.  Archery deer (Special Site Permit) hunters will be required to register on-line at http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/programs/windshieldcard/ and obtain their site permit and windshield card. Successful archery deer applicants will have to allow the Site to enter their information into the system before attempting to register and obtain the site permit/windshield card.
  2. Archery deer hunters must possess and display a site permit on the dash of the vehicle while hunting.
  3. Hunters will be required to report their harvest and hunter trips to the on-line system prior to February 15th or the hunter will forfeit hunting privileges at the site the following year.
  4. It is unlawful to possess or consume alcoholic beverages or leave any trash while on the Nature Preserve property.
  5. Parking is limited and allowed only in the designated parking lot shown on the site map.

Archery Deer

  1. A Special Permit is required to archery hunt deer at this site. Applications are available on-line or at the Park office. Applications will be accepted from March 1 to March 31 and must be in the Park office by close of business March 31.  A drawing will be held on the first week day in April at the Park office to determine successful applicants.
  2. One (1) archery hunting permit is allocated per week via the site drawing for each of the thirteen (13) one week sessions.
  3. It will be unlawful to construct or to use any tree stand using nails, screws, wire or any device which pierces or cuts the bark
    of  the tree on which it is installed.  All tree stands must be portable.  One stand per hunter.   Any stand left unattended
    during the week hunted must be tagged and labeled with name, address and telephone number.   NO PERMANENT TREE
    STANDS ALLOWED.
  4. An antlerless deer must be harvested prior to the harvest of an antlered deer. All deer harvested must be reported to the IL Check System per Statewide regulations.   There is no limit on the number of antlerless deer that may be harvested with the
    proper permits.
  5. Open during the Youth, Muzzleloader, and Late Winter Firearm Deer Seasons. All hunters must wear a solid blaze orange
    cap and vest as  required for firearm deer hunting during these seasons.
  6. While held to a minimum, successful applicants should be aware that natural resource management activities such as
    prescribed burning and non-native plant control may be conducted during the archery season.
  7. Permits are not transferable.  
  8. Statewide hunting hours are in effect. 
  9. Hunting sessions are as follows:
Session 1 October 1 – October 7, 2012  Session 8 December 3 – December 9, 2012
Session 2 October 8 - October 14, 2012 Session 9 December 10 – December 16, 2012
Session 3 October 15 - October 21, 2012 Session 10 December 17 – December 23, 2012
Session 4 October 22 – October 28, 2012  Session 11 December 24 – December 30, 2012
Session 5 October 29 – November 4, 2012 Session 12 December 31, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Session 6 November 5 – November 11, 2012 Session 13 January 7 – January 13, 2013
Session 7 November 19 – November 25, 2012     

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Beaver Dam State Park at (217) 854-8020; E-mail: dnr.beaverdam@illinois.gov
Website: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov

Equal opportunity to participate in programs of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and those funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies is available to all individuals regardless of race, sex, national origin, disability, age, religion, or other non-merit factors. If you believe you have been discriminated against, contact the funding source’s civil rights office and/or the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, IDNR, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702; (217)785-0067; TTY (217)782-9175.