Goofy Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois, United States.

After some serious drinking one night, a local game warden said he wasn't too drunk to shoot a walnut off the head of a volunteer.

The game warden placed the tiny target on the volunteer's head, aimed his .22 rifle, and shot the nut right off.

[5]The abstract of the academic paper "Goofy Ridge: On Human Ecology, Poverty, and the Labeling of Places" hints there may be a social significance associated with this incident, something confirmed by a segment on Weekend America.

According to Storyville, USA by Dale Peterson, "Al Capone, as a matter of fact, used to come down [to Goofy Ridge] to hunt and fish.