Massac 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
- 734
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 · sourcedMassac County anchors the extreme southern tip of Illinois at the Ohio River, featuring bottomland hardwoods and cypress sloughs that hold some of the largest whitetails in the southern portion of the state. The Cache River State Natural Area borders the county and adds bottomland wetland habitat of exceptional quality. Southern Illinois hunting culture runs deep here, with deer and turkey pursued through timber-draped river hills far from the pressure of central and northern counties.
Ohio River bottomland with mixed hardwoods, cypress wetlands, and loess bluffs; Cache River drainage adds swampy bottomland on the western edge; uplands are forested hills rather than open agriculture, giving the county a distinctly southern character.
low to moderate - remote location and heavily forested character reduce pressure compared to northern agricultural counties; most hunters are local regulars
Over-the-counter archery, muzzleloader, and firearm tags; southern Illinois Zone 3 deer permits
Wild turkey populations are robust in the bottomland timber; waterfowl use the Ohio River corridor during migration; bottomland small-game hunting including squirrel is excellent in the mature hardwood timber
Ohio River bottom habitat producing trophy-class southern Illinois whitetails; proximity to Cache River wetlands provides access to one of the most ecologically significant bottomland habitats in the state
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Massac 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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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.