Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 421 acres of Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area open to hunting in Mason County, 5 miles from Easton. Deer archery: open at the site. Deer firearm: site permit from the site office. Hunters took 1,071 deer in Mason 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.
IDNR sites open to huntingOther IDNR and state landLand trusts and other open landRevis Hill Prairie State Natural AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 421 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Mason County |
| Deer harvest unit | Mason County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Deer, firearm (IDNR) | site permit from the site office |
| Site type (IDNR) | state natural area |
| IDNR region | 4 |
| Nearest towns | Easton (5 mi), Greenview (6 mi) and Oakford (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
IDNR's records list deer (archery and firearm) for Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area.
What are the rules on Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery; site permit from the site office for deer firearm.
IDNR's notes: AKA Revis Spring Hill Prairie.
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 Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area lies in Mason County. Hunters took 1,071 deer in Mason County in 2025-26, against 1,052 in 2024-25.
| County | Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County | 421 | 1,071 | 1,052 | 1,007 |
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 Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
Nearest towns: Easton (5 miles), Greenview (6 miles), Oakford (7 miles) and Mason City (8 miles).
What other public land is near Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
IDNR hunting sites within 10 miles:
- Oakford State Natural Area: 110 acres, 4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area
Counting Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area itself, 490 of the 25,650 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 421 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 63 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 6 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
In Mason County, 5 miles from Easton.
Can you deer hunt on Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site; firearm, site permit from the site office.
How much public land is around Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area?
490 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records. The closest other IDNR hunting site is Oakford State Natural Area (4 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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