ILLINOIS REGISTER 7459
09
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
4647) Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area
A) Waterfowl hunting shall be permitted as described in this
subsection (b)(47) except in duly posted restricted and "No
Hunting" areas.
B) Waterfowl hunting in the Fish Hook, North Dunn, McGee, and
Jonathan Creek Waterfowl Areas shall be allotted by a daily
drawing for the first 24 days offor the regular waterfowl season.
Parties must register for drawings between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.
Central Standard Time at the check station on those days. Each
party drawn shall be allowed to choose one of the staked sites in
the waterfowl area. Parties must select sites in the order they are
drawn. Maximum party size is 4 persons. In addition, the
following regulations shall apply.
i) All parties must hunt within 10 yards of their assigned
stake.
ii) All parties must be in place by ½ hour before hunting time.
iii) All parties are required to report their harvest by 2:00 p.m.
following each hunt.
C) Hunting in the Jonathan Creek, North Dunn and McGee Waterfowl
Areas shall be restricted to designated, staked sites on a first come-first
served basis except as noted in subsection (b)(47)(B).
Hunting in the Fish Hook Area shall be restricted to designated,
staked sites on a first come-first served basis for the first 14 days
of the Illinois Central Zone duck season, except as noted in
subsection (b)(47)(B). A hunting party must hunt within 10 yards
of the stake.
D) Each hunting party in the Fish Hook, Dunn, Jonathan Creek and
McGee Waterfowl Areas is required to hunt over a minimum of 12
decoys.
E) Motors of over 10 horsepower shall not be operated in the Fish
Hook, Jonathan Creek, Dunn and McGee Waterfowl Areas.
