Lawrence County, Illinois
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Southern Illinois
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,404
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedLawrence County in the Wabash River borderlands of southeastern Illinois offers classic southern-Illinois deer hunting in a largely rural, lightly pressured landscape of bottomland timber and agricultural fields. The county sits along the Embarras and Wabash River systems where mature hardwood timber and productive crop ground combine to grow heavy-bodied, mature bucks. Turkey populations are solid in the creek and river drainages.
Wabash River bottomlands with mature hardwood timber, Embarras River drainage, rolling agricultural ground with woodlot corridors
Low to moderate - rural population and limited public access keep pressure manageable
Lottery firearm permits; archery OTC
Wild turkey hunting productive in bottomland and upland timber corridors along the Wabash and Embarras drainages
Beall Woods National Natural Landmark old-growth timber along the Wabash; low-pressure whitetail hunting in classic southeastern Illinois terrain
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Lawrence County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Lawrence County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.