Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 710 - THE TAKING OF WILD TURKEYS - SPRING SEASON
Section 710.70 - Spring Youth Turkey Hunt
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Season: The two consecutive weekends immediately prior to the regular season in the Southern Zone. The Northern Zone and Southern Zone are open concurrently for all 4 days.
b) Open Counties: All counties listed in Section 710.10 are open to the Spring Youth Turkey Hunt.
c) Eligibility: The Spring Youth Turkey Hunt is open only to hunters who have not reached the age of 18 prior to the opening date of the youth season. Hunters must have an apprentice or youth hunting license, or they must have completed a State-approved Hunter Education course and have a hunting license, unless exempt. In addition, hunters must have a Habitat Stamp, unless exempt.
d) Permit Requirements - Spring Youth Turkey Hunt
e) Youth Turkey Hunting Regulations
f) The following sites will be open to holders of a valid Youth Turkey Hunt Permit for the county in which the site is located. Persons wishing to hunt one of the listed sites should contact that site prior to hunting for information about site regulations and restrictions. Sites that require use of windshield cards by hunters as specified in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.10 are followed by a (2).
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Apple River Canyon State Park - Thompson and Salem Units (2)
Argyle Lake State Park
Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area (Whiteside County)
Big Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Area (2)
Big River State Forest (2)
Cache River State Natural Area
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - East Fork Management Unit (2)
Cave-In-Rock State Park - Kaegi Tract (2)
Copperhead Hollow State Wildlife Area (2)
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Public Hunting Area
Crawford County State Fish Wildlife Area
Cretaceous Hills State Natural Area (2)
Cypress Pond State Natural Area
Deer Pond State Natural Area
Devil's Island State Fish and Wildlife Area
Dog Island State Wildlife Management Area
Ferne Clyffe State Park - Cedar Draper State Habitat Area
Fox Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Fox Ridge State Park (2)
Giant City State Park
Green River State Wildlife Area (2)
Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Hanover Bluff State Natural Area (2)
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Alexander County (Controlled Hunting Area and Public Hunting Area only)
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Lake Shelbyville Project Land (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed) - Moultrie County
Lake Shelbyville Project Land (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed) - Shelby County
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Mississippi River Area Pools 21, 22, 24, 25 and 26
Moraine View State Park (2)
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (1)
Nauvoo State Park (Max Rowe Unit Only) (2)
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Paul C. Burrus Habitat Area (2)
Pere Marquette State Park (open area east of Graham Hollow Road only) (2)
Pyramid State Park - East Conant and Park Units (2)
Rall Woods State Natural Area (2)
Rauchfuss Hill State Recreation Area (1)
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Rend Lake Corps of Engineers-managed land in Jefferson and
Franklin Counties
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area (2)
Siloam Springs State Park (2)
Siloam Springs State Park (Buckhorn Unit) (2)
Skinner Farm State Habitat Area
Spoon River State Forest (2)
Tapley Woods State Natural Area (2)
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Trail of Tears State Forest
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (Firing Line and Controlled Hunting Area only)
Weinberg-King State Park (2)
Weinberg-King State Park (Cecil White Unit) (2)
Weinberg-King State Park (Scripps Unit) (2)
Weinberg-King State Park (Spunky Bottoms Unit) (2)
Winston Tunnel State Natural Area (2)
Wise Ridge State Natural Area
Witkowsky State Wildlife Area (2)
g) Statewide regulations shall apply except that all hunting is allowed by site-specific permit only. The Department of Natural Resources allocates permits for these areas through the lottery process set forth in Section 710.70(d). This permit is only valid for the specific site and season indicated on the permit.
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Butterfield Trail State Recreation Area (2)
Castle Rock State Park (2)
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area (2)
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (Closed Portion)
Dixon Springs State Park
Edward Madigan State Park - James Helfrich Propagation Center (designated areas only)
Eldon Hazlet State Park (2)
Embarras River Bottoms State Habitat Area (2)
Ferne Clyffe State Park - Ferne Clyffe Hunting Area
Fort Massac State Park (2)
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (2)
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area (Jugtown Unit)
Hidden Springs State Forest (2)
Iroquois County State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Kankakee River State Park
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (2)
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Momence Wetlands
Ramsey Lake State Park (2)
Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Sand Ridge State Forest
Sangchris Lake State Park
Stephen A. Forbes State Park (2)
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Weldon Springs - Piatt County Unit (2)