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Lawrence County, Illinois

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild Turkey
Southern IllinoisSee on map →0 questions

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

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Lawrence 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.

Terrain & elevation

Wabash River bottomlands with mature hardwood timber, Embarras River drainage, rolling agricultural ground with woodlot corridors

Hunting pressure

Low to moderate - rural population and limited public access keep pressure manageable

Tags & permits

Lottery firearm permits; archery OTC

Species & seasons

Wild turkey hunting productive in bottomland and upland timber corridors along the Wabash and Embarras drainages

Highlights

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.

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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.