For many years,
Rend Lake has been known as the premiere public waterfowl hunting site in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers play an important role in managing both public hunting and non-hunting wildlife areas at the lake and the
Rend Lake SFWA. Outstanding public hunting areas for deer, quail, rabbit, dove, ducks and geese surround the lake. The Rend Lake Conservancy District Hunting Preserve was established to meet the needs of sportsmen seeking an extended hunting season, September to April, of outstanding hunting opportunities, either for themselves or clients and guests.
