From November 1 - April 15 trails are closed to mountain bikes but are available for hikers. Trails are open 1:00 pm to dusk April 16 - May 15 and sunrise until sunset May 16 - October 31. The Prairie Lake loop is 17 miles, the Drake Lake loop is 5 miles, and 2 miles of trail connect the two loops. Twenty-four miles of mountain bike trails are available, consisting of two loops and a connecting trail. Shelters can be reserved for a fee of $25 or, if not reserved, they can be used on a first-come, first-serve basis. Picnic areas and restrooms are located at Gridley Lake, Drake Lake, Painter Pond, Geiss Pond, and the Prairie Lake day use area. Prairie Lake has unlimited horsepower with a no-wake zone for the entire lake. Trolling motor and canoe access are allowed at Gridley and Drake Lakes. In addition, Prairie Lake is stocked with muskie. Stream fishes include largemouth bass, bluegill and green sunfish, along with shiners, chubs and minnows. Several ponds within the site also have been renovated. Sport fishing opportunities are available at JEPC at Gridley Lake (25 acres, opened 1998) Prairie Lake (210 acres, opened 2002) and Drake Lake (35 acres, opened in 2003). For more information on hunting, please review the Site Hunting Information. The specific season dates are listed on the application. Applications must be received by March 31.
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All hunters should check Onlinefor hunter registration and obtain a windshield card.Ī lottery drawing is held at the JEPC site office to distribute non-resident archery deer permits for one-week seasons starting the last week of October through the third week of November. The hunter check station, located in a former farmhouse on County Highway 11, handles all hunting administrative functions. Unfilled hunter quotas are filled by site drawing days 1-5 and the entire hunting quota on days 6-10. The first five days the drawing is by permit from Springfield. Dove hunting for the first 10 days is by special drawing. Wheat fields in these areas are burned to attract doves. Six sunflower areas are situated throughout JEPC to accommodate dove hunting. Season dates and hours, permit requirements and other regulations are published in the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, available through the Department of Natural Resources. JEPC features hunting for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and mourning dove, as well as upland species (pheasant, quail, woodcock, snipe and rabbit), furbearers (raccoon, opossum, red fox, gray fox, striped skunk and coyote) and squirrels.
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