Campbell Pond State Habitat Area: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 521 acres of Campbell Pond State Habitat Area open to hunting in Jackson, Franklin and Perry counties, 3 miles from Dowell. Deer archery: open at the site. Deer firearm: county permit. Hunters took 3,340 deer in Jackson County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: IDNR's IDNR hunting site data, read 2026-10. Harvest: IDNR county summaries, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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| Size | 521 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Jackson County, Franklin County and Perry County |
| Deer harvest unit | Jackson County, Franklin County, Perry County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Turkey, Squirrel, Rabbit, Dove, Quail, Pheasant, Woodcock and Waterfowl |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Deer, firearm (IDNR) | county permit |
| Deer, muzzleloader (IDNR) | county permit |
| Deer, late-winter antlerless (IDNR) | county permit |
| Turkey, spring (IDNR) | county permit |
| Turkey, fall archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state habitat area |
| IDNR region | 5 |
| Nearest towns | Dowell (3 mi), Elkville (3 mi) and Mulkeytown (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
IDNR's records list deer (archery, firearm, muzzleloader and late-winter antlerless), turkey (spring and fall archery), squirrel, rabbit, dove, quail, pheasant, woodcock and waterfowl (walk-in) for Campbell Pond State Habitat Area.
What are the rules on Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery and turkey fall archery; county permit for deer firearm, deer muzzleloader, deer late-winter antlerless and turkey spring.
Site-specific rules are in IDNR's Hunting Digest and the site's hunter fact sheet; IDNR's public hunting areas list has the site's permit details.
How many deer are taken around Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
Campbell Pond State Habitat Area lies in 3 counties. Hunters took 3,340 deer in Jackson County in 2025-26, against 3,403 in 2024-25.
| County | Campbell Pond State Habitat Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 453 | 3,340 | 3,403 | 3,220 |
| Franklin County | 65 | 2,638 | 2,778 | 2,634 |
| Perry County | 3 | 2,993 | 2,890 | 2,674 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting site alone: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
How do you get to Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
Nearest towns: Dowell (3 miles), Elkville (3 miles), Mulkeytown (4 miles) and Du Quoin (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 51, IL 14, IL 184 and IL 149.
What other public land is near Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
IDNR hunting sites within 10 miles:
- Burning Star No. 5: 4,413 acres, 2.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Campbell Pond State Habitat Area
Counting Campbell Pond State Habitat Area itself, 797 of the 26,643 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 783 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 14 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
In Jackson, Franklin and Perry counties, 3 miles from Dowell.
Can you deer hunt on Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site; firearm, county permit; muzzleloader, county permit; late-winter antlerless, county permit.
How much public land is around Campbell Pond State Habitat Area?
797 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Campbell Pond State Habitat Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records. The closest other IDNR hunting site is Burning Star No. 5 (2.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: IDNR land records: sites and hunting areas (OMLP, Prairie Research Institute).
- Boundary and acres: IDNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and IDNR's hunting area records.
- Deer harvest: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
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