South Central Snows

Waterfowl guide service (owner Scott Gower) hunting ducks and geese from permanent blinds on a 230-acre private island in Pool 19 of the Mississippi near Dallas City.

Facts

Service level

Guided: A guide accompanies the hunter in the field. Lodging, meals and transport may or may not be included, so read the contract.

States

Illinois (home state)

Home region

West-Central Illinois, based near Dallas City

Species

Waterfowl

Hunt types

Wingshooting

Years active

Not stated

Last checked

October 24, 2026

License and verification

No public state license lookup: confirm with Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

This listing is not license-checked. Our Illinois research found no state outfitter or guide license, so there is no state record to check it against. Ask the outfitter what permits or registrations it holds and confirm with the agency before you pay a deposit.

Editor's notes

Per the outfitter's site: guided duck and goose hunts from permanent blinds on a private Mississippi River island in Pool 19 near Dallas City, with boat transport. The mailing address is in Keyesport; lodging is not included.

Contact

• Website: https://southcentralsnows.com/
• Phone: 618-530-5612
• Email: smg.nav.air@gmail.com

Source: southcentralsnows.com, checked Oct 24, 2026.

This directory is not a booking site. We do not take reservations, deposits or hunters' money, and we do not arrange hunts or leases; you contact and contract with the outfitter directly.

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About the West-Central Illinois region

Illinois and Mississippi River bottoms and the wooded farm country between them. For Illinois, we read the state's own licensing rules and link the agency instead of summarising rules we have not confirmed.

Outfitter and guide licensing in Illinois

No public single-business license lookup

Licensing body: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Law Enforcement. Agency to ask:IDNR outfitter regulation information.

• IDNR's outfitter regulation page says an Outfitter Permit is required to provide outfitting services for deer, wild turkey or waterfowl hunting (Wildlife Code, 520 ILCS 5/3.1-3), with a Class A permit for deer and turkey and a Class B permit for waterfowl. Source (read October 24, 2026)

Not a legal conclusion: the official pages cited above do not offer a public lookup of a single outfitter's license, so we cannot check one for you. Ask the agency to confirm what an outfit holds before you pay.

State wildlife agency: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (link checked October 23, 2026). Illinois rules change: check with the agency before booking a hunt or operating as a guide.

Questions to ask about these hunts

• Waterfowl: Is the hunt on private land, public land or both, and what covers the guiding on public land?
• Wingshooting: Wingshooting hunts cover waterfowl, upland birds and turkey with a shotgun. Compare dogs, field or blind setups and shell and equipment rules.

How this listing compares

• South Central Snows is one of 7 listings based in Illinois; 4 offer guided service.
• Waterfowl: 2 listings in Illinois.

Before paying any deposit, read the vetting checklist: license number, agency confirmation, written contract and the land the hunt is on.

Similar outfitters in Illinois

• GETM Waterfowl Adventures (guided)

Frequently asked questions

How is South Central Snows's license checked?

It is not license-checked. We found no state outfitter or guide license in Illinois, so there is no public state license lookup to check it against. Confirm with Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) before you pay a deposit, and ask the outfitter what permits or registrations it holds.

How do I contact South Central Snows?

Use the contact details on this page, which we copied from the outfitter's own website, and ask for a written contract. This directory does not take bookings or deposits.

Is this a paid listing?

No: this is a free basic listing, included after review.