Illinois’ Family Hunt Club

Rooster Heaven is a 2,500-acre, family owned and operated hunting preserve established in 2000.  Three generations of the Harms family run the facility:  Patrick and his wife Julie (Owner), Duke (Pat’s Father), Cole and Wyatt (2 of Pat’s Sons) and hunting is managed by Pat’s brother-in-law John.

 We offer hunting opportunities for Dove, Pheasant, Duck, Deer and Turkey

Dove: September 1 thru opening of Deer Season

Plots of sunflowers are planted within the bird hunting preserve providing a natural food source for the wild dove.  Hunters can sit among these areas for a chance at these challenging birds.

Pheasant: September 15 to March 31

26 plots averaging 60 to 120 acres each with unique cover, depending on the challenge you and your dog are looking for there are opportunities for a stroll through gentle prairie grasses to thickets only your dog can maneuver to flush out the birds and everything in between.  The plots are large enough that if you happen to miss a shot there is a good chance it will land back in your area and your dog will not be bumping into other dogs.  Birds are raised on the preserve in large natural pens with no human contact until the day they are released into the field of your choice.

Duck: September 15 to March 31

Along with the DNR wet lands were developed on the preserve for duck habitat.  The ducks are raised on the preserve at a barn within flying distance to the pond and they will travel back and forth between the wetlands and their barn though out the day offering opportunities for hunters.

Deer: Dates Per Livingston County Regulations

The family also farms serval thousands of acres of corn and beans around the preserve.  These farming areas contain some excellent wooded areas where trails have been cut and deer blinds established.  When the corn comes down in the fall the deer naturally move to these areas for cover providing excellent opportunities for hunters to harvest large corn feed Illinois deer.

Turkey:  Dates Per Livingston County Regulations  

Wild turkey roam throughout the preserve, we have guides that can coach you on the prime areas and help call in the birds, the rest will be up to you.