Big Bend State Fish & Wildlife Area
Plan Your Visit to Big Bend State Fish & Wildlife Area (IL)
The area consists of two major cover types. The uplands (approximately 250 acres) is sandy soil with fields bordered by tree lines. The bottomlands (2088 acres) is flat, interspersed with native grassland, tree plantings and tracts of woods. There are several small wetlands and marshes, and two oxbows totaling 96 acres of water. Annual food patches are scattered over the area. Fields of sunflower, corn, and soybeans are planted and rows along the edges are left standing through the winter.
Total acres: 2,376acres, including 46 acres of water. Hunting acres: 2,338.
Composition: Timber and shrub - 791 acres, open or cultivated - 1158 acres.
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