IDNR to Allocate Sangchris Lake Trapping Permits on Oct. 14

IDNR to Allocate Sangchris Lake Trapping Permits on Oct. 14

ROCHESTER, IL – A public drawing for the allocation of Sangchris Lake State Park trapping permits will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14.  Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the site headquarters, located approximately six miles southeast of Rochester.

One permit for two trapping zones will be allocated through the drawing procedure (the Sangchris subimpoundment area will now be included as another zone open to trapping).  Two names will be allowed on the permit, and only those individuals listed will be allowed to trap.  All persons entering the drawing must have a current 2017 trapping license in possession.  Persons whose names are drawn must be in attendance.

Starting February 1, 2018 until the end of the trapping season on March 31, 2018, Sangchris Lake State Park will open to statewide regulations, meaning that any individual with a valid 2017 trapping permit who is interested in trapping can do so (beaver, muskrat, and river otter only).


All persons who trap at Sangchris Lake, including the drawing winner and partner, must obtain a free windshield card permit for the site by going online to the following web address:
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/UplandGame.aspx

Trappers will be required to report harvest/hunter/trapper trips no later than February 15 each year (or two weeks after the season closes for those seasons ending after February 1).  Failure to report in this manner will result in forfeiture of hunting/trapping privileges at this site for the following year.

For more information, contact Sangchris Lake State Park, 9898 Cascade Road, Rochester, IL 62563 or phone 217-498-9208 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.