Illinois / National refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Hunting & access guide
Southern Illinois lake country offers open and special-permit hunting areas with separate refuge requirements.
A discovery guide. Current agency rules and posted boundaries take priority.
Location photographPaul Sableman from St. Louis, MOImage source CC BY 2.0
Photograph of the named area, verified against the image source. Resized and cropped for layout. This image remains available under CC BY 2.0. It does not show current conditions or property boundaries.
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Hunting area & landscape.
- State
- Illinois
- Land designation
- National refuge
- Landscape
- Lakes & wooded uplands
- Approximate location
- 37.720° N, 89.020° W
Species in this listing
These tags help narrow your research. They do not establish an open season, a huntable population or permission to hunt this property.
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Hunting access & planning.
Check the managing agency for current seasons, permits, access routes and closures.
Approximate location for discovery; not an access point or hunting boundary.
Read the public-land planning guides