Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Hunting Rules and Seasons

Entry rules for hunting Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

The IDNR fact sheet lists these site rules for Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area; each one adds to the statewide Digest rules.

• All hunters must sign-in and sign-out and report harvest at hunter registration boxes.
• Hunters may leave stands unattended from September 15 – January 31. Stands must be legibly marked with owner's name, address and telephone number.
• No permanent blinds or pits may be dug or constructed. All blinds must be portable or established with natural vegetation and must be removed or dismantled at the end of each day's hunt. Cutting of live vegetation on the area is not permitted.

The statewide rules below apply on Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area too, unless the fact sheet says otherwise.

Digest rules from the 2026-27 Illinois Hunting and Trapping Digest (Illinois Department of Natural Resources); orange rule at IDNR hunter orange page; baiting at IDNR baiting page; Sunday rule: IDNR Sunday page. Site rules from the record source. Checked November 13, 2026.

How much game Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area gave up in 2025-26

The 2025-26 Public Hunting Areas Report counts 685 hunter trips to Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Only 68 of 218 reported areas drew more trips. Reported harvest was 237 animals, the largest group being squirrel at 78. That works out to about 3 trips for each animal reported. The combined deer figure of 104 is 17th in the 218-area table.

IDNR Public Hunting Areas Report 2025-26 (report PDF), row Kinkaid Lake; ranks are counted across the 218 areas with a report. Checked November 13, 2026.

Mapping the land beside Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

A under a mile hop south brings you to Lake Murphysboro State Park, the next public land on this site. Around it on the map: 1 state park, 1 federal tract and 1 fish and wildlife area.

Point: Hunt Illinois fact sheet "Site coordinates". Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.

Nearest towns and an IDNR site for Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Harrison, 3 miles off, is the closest town on this site. Murphysboro, 3 miles out, is bigger: 7,044 people (2024). Base towns within ten miles: Harrison and Murphysboro. Kaskaskia River Lock and Dam Parking Area in Randolph County is the nearest IDNR site, 33 miles out.

Towns from places.json (Census 2024 estimates); IDNR sites from the CWD sampling list and the IDNR contact page; businesses from services.json listings; straight-line miles. Checked November 13, 2026.

Other hunting ground like Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Confirm these before heading to Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Look up weather, flooding and road closures affecting Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area before you set off.

Sources: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4; statewide seasons from the 2026-27 Illinois Hunting and Trapping Digest. Checked November 13, 2026.