There are usually about 20 blinds available at the beginning of the season. These are located in a marsh area. Later in the season, up to 20 more hunting locations are available in flooded row crop fields.

Hunters must possess a daily hunt permit card to enter the area. Shooting stops at noon all year until the final four days of the season when hunters may hunt all day. Other regulations apply, so be sure to learn the rules before hunting.

More information on Kankakee FWA is available by calling (574) 896-3522.

GOOSE POND FWA
Although still a work in progress, the Goose Pond restoration is already paying dividends for waterfowl hunters. The area has always held a strong attraction for passing ducks and geese, but with the work being done there, it is expected to be off the charts in the near future.

Goose Pond FWA is in Greene County, about two miles south of Linton. It is an 8,000-acre property with much of it being set aside for permanent wetlands protection. The area was once a mecca for waterfowl and one of the greatest waterfowl use areas in the state. When finished, the property is expected to be one of the better waterfowling locations around.

Once the work is finished at Goose Pond, it will basically be one big marsh and open wetland area. There will be a main body of water and also up to 2,500 acres of moist soil units. Extensive management will make this spot a place ducks and geese can't resist.

The area already receives great usage by both ducks and geese. Early in the year, the area attracts both green-winged and blue-winged teal, as well as plenty of wood ducks. Later on, there's usually a huge influx of mallards, as well as numerous other species of ducks, including black ducks, gadwalls, pintails, American widgeon and ringnecks.

There is also an increasing population of resident geese in the area. It is expected that the number of migrant geese using Goose Pond will also be increasing over the next several years.