Argyle Lake State Park
Location - Argyle Lake State Park is located approximately 7 miles west of Macomb, Illinois in McDonough County.
Gorgeous colors of autumn
Tall prairie grasses near the visitor center.
My wife and I (and our two dogs) camped for two nights in this lovely Illinois State Park the13-15 of October, 2006. The fall colors were spectacular! We hiked the five mile trail which
circumnavigates the 93 acre Argyle Lake. The trail was rated as difficult by the park guide and
the description seemed to be accurate.
There are several areas of extensive stands of pine trees
that added to the uniqueness of this gem that was once a part of the old stage route between
Galena and Beardstown. 
Bigfoot Perspectives - I was very impressed with the large area of forest that is included inthis 1700 acre park as well as the 93 acre lake. There appeared to be many different
varieties of trees and scrubs. Especially interesting to me was the scattered stands of pine.
The lake is stocked with 8 varietes of game fish. There are beaver in the area and we saw
many squirrels. There is both bow and shotgun deer hunting as well as upland bird season.
Over 200 species of bird life has been documented in the park.
In two nights of doing all night recordings only a very distant chorus of distant coyotes was
heard. I was disappointed not to have recorded any owls. One of the visitors was over-heard
showing the park officials at the Visitor Center some photos of cougar tracks that he had taken
in the park. The visitor had spent ten years in Alaska and seemed to know what he was talking
about.
Previous sightings - there was a daylight sighting by a hunter 9 miles west of the park in
Hancock County on the 15th of November 2000.
BFRO Report # 3521 (Class A) - Deer hunter sees large hairy black creature that "plays peekaboo" near Webster.