Siloam Springs State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 5,566 acres of Siloam Springs State Park open to hunting in Brown and Adams counties, 5 miles from Mount Sterling. Deer archery: open at the site. Deer firearm: special hunt permit from Springfield. Hunters took 2,183 deer in Brown 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 | 5,566 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Brown County and Adams County |
| Deer harvest unit | Brown County, Adams County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Turkey, Squirrel, Rabbit, Dove and Quail |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Deer, firearm (IDNR) | special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Deer, muzzleloader (IDNR) | site permit from the site office and special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Deer, late-winter antlerless (IDNR) | county permit |
| Turkey, spring (IDNR) | special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Turkey, fall archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Turkey, fall firearm (IDNR) | county permit |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 4 |
| Nearest towns | Mount Sterling (5 mi), Mound Station (6 mi) and Kingston (6 mi) |
What is Siloam Springs State Park like?
IDNR's records divide the site into 4 hunting areas: Buckhorn Unit, Equestrian Campground, South Campground, Main Park.
From IDNR's land records.
What can you hunt on Siloam Springs State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery, firearm, muzzleloader and late-winter antlerless), turkey (spring, fall archery and fall firearm), squirrel, rabbit, dove and quail for Siloam Springs State Park.
What are the rules on Siloam Springs State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery and turkey fall archery; special hunt permit from Springfield for deer firearm and turkey spring; site permit from the site office and special hunt permit from Springfield, depending on the hunting area for deer muzzleloader; county permit for deer late-winter antlerless and turkey fall firearm.
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 Siloam Springs State Park?
Siloam Springs State Park lies in 2 counties. Hunters took 2,183 deer in Brown County in 2025-26, against 2,259 in 2024-25.
| County | Siloam Springs State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | 3,852 | 2,183 | 2,259 | 1,942 |
| Adams County | 1,714 | 4,249 | 3,927 | 3,765 |
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 Siloam Springs State Park?
Nearest towns: Mount Sterling (5 miles), Mound Station (6 miles), Kingston (6 miles) and Beverly (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IL 104, IL 107 and US 24.
What other public land is near Siloam Springs State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Siloam Springs State Park
Counting Siloam Springs State Park itself, 6,082 of the 59,157 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (10.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 5,566 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 516 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Siloam Springs State Park?
In Brown and Adams counties, 5 miles from Mount Sterling.
Can you deer hunt on Siloam Springs State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site; firearm, special hunt permit from Springfield; muzzleloader, site permit from the site office and special hunt permit from Springfield; late-winter antlerless, county permit.
How much public land is around Siloam Springs State Park?
6,082 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Siloam Springs State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
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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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