Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES
Section 660.22 - Deer Permit Requirements - Special Hunts

Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 660.22

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) Special hunt sites are defined as those sites that are owned or controlled by agencies/entities other than the Department, or sites at which the Department only controls a portion of the property designated for deer hunting, and that issue deer hunting permits through the statewide lottery process. The Permit Office issues deer hunting permits through a computerized drawing for the following sites, in addition to the Department-owned or -managed sites listed in Section 660.60(h):

Delair Division, Great River National Wildlife Refuge (second 2-day (Saturday and Sunday) weekend in January, unless January 1 falls on a Saturday, in which case hunt will be third 2-day weekend in January)

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (closed during the second firearm deer season; additional site pass is required; check-in, check-out and reporting of harvest is required)

b) Providing false information on an application is a Class A misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.38). Hunting deer outside the special season dates or prior to 1/2 hour before sunrise or after sunset on the listed property is a Class A misdemeanor with a $500 minimum and $5,000 maximum fine, in addition to other statutory penalties (see 520 ILCS 5/2.33(y)).

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