This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: diagram — description: **Printed p.14 (PDF p.16) is 19.2% image.** It is six greyscale panels showing an Illinois deer permit's head tag and leg tag, with arrows to the antler and the leg and the words "NOTCH HERE IMMEDIATELY UPON HARVEST" printed inside the artwork. **This one is a DIAGRAM AND IT DOES carry regulation**: the tag numbers, the confirmation-number box and the notch are shown, not stated, and the only part of it in any text layer is the two overlaid labels "ATTACH HEAD TAG HERE" and "ATTACH LEG TAG HERE", which are read. The tagging RULES beside it are set as type and are read in full; what the picture adds is where on the permit each tag is and where to notch it.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: map and diagram — description: **Printed p.19 (PDF p.21) is 23.5% image.** It is TWO figures. The left half is a diagram of CWD transmission — deer silhouettes, a "Lower Deer Density = Less CWD Risk" arrow — whose every caption IS in the text layer and is read. The right half is **a county map of Illinois titled "Illinois CWD Infected Sections", shading CWD counties in pale yellow and infected sections in orange, and NOT ONE of its county names or its legend exists in any text layer.** That map states which sections of which counties are infected, and this compilation cannot read it. It is not the same list as the Special CWD open counties, which ARE published here from printed pp.18 and 21.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — the one county list the digest does not print — description: **One published Illinois deer season still names no geography, and it is the digest that does not supply it.** The Late Winter Antlerless row on printed p.12 says in terms "Counties open during this season will be posted online in October", and printed p.20 repeats it — "Information and a map of counties composing the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be available around 1 Oct". On the day this was compiled those counties DID NOT EXIST in any published form. What the digest does give is last season's count, and it is published here: "During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for the late winter antlerless-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties were open to CWD deer season." **A hunter asking this compilation which counties are open to the LATE WINTER season is told that nobody knows yet, which is what the source says.** The Special CWD open counties, which the same gap used to cover, are now published rows — see printed pp.18 and 21.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — the other species in the same digest — description: **Seven of the eighteen cited pages are read and published as ruled-out, not as data.** This is a white-tailed deer compilation and the source is a general hunting and trapping digest: printed pp.22-26 are wild turkey, pp.27-29 waterfowl, pp.36-41 upland and small game, pp.42-43 furbearers. Every row on those pages is on the record with the section that governs it, so nothing is hidden — but nothing from them is published as an Illinois season either, and the zone maps those tables point at (turkey zones printed p.23, waterfowl zones p.29, upland bird zones p.37, the bobcat zone map) are not read at all.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — the rest of the digest — description: **The whole deer section is now read; the rest of the digest is not.** Printed pp.12-21 (PDF pp.14-23) are cited in full and every unit on them is accounted for. What an Illinois deer hunter is also bound by and will not find here is the STATEWIDE REGULATIONS section, printed pp.3-11, which the deer pages point at by name six times — hunting licence types and exemptions, the resident definition, hunting hours, trespass, the Firearm Concealed Carry Act interaction, blaze orange outside deer season, and the safety-education requirement. **The rows here say what the deer section says, and the deer section says it is in addition to a section this compilation does not read.**
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — the digest is not the rule — description: **The source is a digest and the adopted rules are elsewhere.** The deer landowner-permit row on printed p.13 points the reader at "17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at dnr.illinois.gov/adrules", which is where Illinois's deer regulations are actually made. Nothing in this record was read from the Administrative Code; every row here is the agency's own summary of it, published by the agency, and the dates and limits are transcribed from that summary verbatim.

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Illinois

deer · 2026

What this is, and what it is not

huntregs is not the law and is not an official edition of any state’s regulations: no state agency writes, reviews, publishes or approves it, and where a page here differs from the agency document it cites, the agency document is the regulation and this page is wrong.

It is an editorial compilation of state agency regulation documents: every row is carried verbatim out of one named document, cited by title, identified by the sha256 of the exact bytes we read, and printed beside the source lines it was read from.

What we do carry

What we do not carry

Error direction — If this record is wrong, it is most likely wrong toward saying you MAY do something you may not.

That is the direction that ends in a citation, or in a hunter on ground the state has closed. Read the signals below before you use any row on this page.

Derived by rule from this record's own declared gaps, its own integrity fields and its own rows. It is not a score and there is no confidence number: the counts below count signals, nothing more.

4 over-permissive · 13 undeterminable · 0 under-permissive · 16 declared gap(s), 6 of which the record says carry regulation · 292 row(s) scanned

7 signal(s), most dangerous first. The evidence lines below are the rule's own excerpts, cut at 220 characters; every gap is printed in full and verbatim under what this record does not carry.

overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [tag_check_report='tagging']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation

known_gaps[1]: **Printed p.14 (PDF p.16) is 19.2% image.** It is six greyscale panels showing an Illinois deer permit's head tag and leg tag, with arrows to the antler and the leg and the words "NOTCH HERE IMMEDIATELY UPON HARVEST" pr…

overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [disease_or_bait='CWD']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation

known_gaps[4]: **Printed p.19 (PDF p.21) is 23.5% image.** It is TWO figures. The left half is a diagram of CWD transmission — deer silhouettes, a "Lower Deer Density = Less CWD Risk" arrow — whose every caption IS in the text layer a…

overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [disease_or_bait='CWD']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation

known_gaps[12]: **One published Illinois deer season still names no geography, and it is the digest that does not supply it.** The Late Winter Antlerless row on printed p.12 says in terms "Counties open during this season will be poste…

overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [obligation='requirement', visibility='blaze orange', hours_method_zone='hunting hours']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation

known_gaps[14]: **The whole deer section is now read; the rest of the digest is not.** Printed pp.12-21 (PDF pp.14-23) are cited in full and every unit on them is accounted for. What an Illinois deer hunter is also bound by and will no…

unknowncannot be determined: the gap carries regulation but its description names neither a restriction nor an opportunity in terms this rule can read (kind='cross-references — the other species in the same digest'). Boundary, map and definition gaps land here and belong here — not knowing which unit you are in cuts both ways

known_gaps[13]: **Seven of the eighteen cited pages are read and published as ruled-out, not as data.** This is a white-tailed deer compilation and the source is a general hunting and trapping digest: printed pp.22-26 are wild turkey, …

unknowncannot be determined: the gap carries regulation but its description names neither a restriction nor an opportunity in terms this rule can read (kind='cross-references — the digest is not the rule'). Boundary, map and definition gaps land here and belong here — not knowing which unit you are in cuts both ways

known_gaps[15]: **The source is a digest and the adopted rules are elsewhere.** The deer landowner-permit row on printed p.13 points the reader at "17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at dnr.illinois.gov/adrules", which is where Illinois's deer regula…

unknown9 page boundary/boundaries beside the cited range were never inspected. A table that continues past a citation loses whole rows — the missing rows could be further seasons (under) or the restrictions on the ones published (over), and this is the check five states went OFFLINE for skipping.

p3 (beside cited p4) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, …
p13 (beside cited p14) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose…
p25 (beside cited p24) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose…
what this rule cannot see

Across the published records the record-level answer is almost always over. That is a statement about how regulation is written — what is missing from a compilation is usually a restriction — not a ranking of states.

Record integrity

Current through — the document this record was read from, and nothing later than it:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

sha256 4f1bc2530ee361398659839af5dc0f61458eba7ef6cc938dca13b37749f92787

The document is those bytes. A URL is a name; if the publisher replaces the file behind it, this hash stops matching and the mismatch is the finding.

We fetched it on 2026-08-08. That is our retrieval date, not a publication date. This record carries no date on which its publisher issued, adopted, amended or last revised that document, so this page states none. Any effective, issue or adoption date the document states of itself is inside the citation above, in the publisher’s own words — nothing here lifts it out or restates it as a fact of ours.

The publisher is named inside that citation, in the publisher’s own words. This record carries no publisher field of its own, so nothing here names one separately.

The record states its own regulation year as 2026. That is the record’s field, not a currency claim: a record may state a year older than the day we fetched it, and where it does, it says so here.

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

18 page(s) cited

Coverage, every declared gap and every swept line are below, under what this record does not carry.

Check this page against the source

Do not take our word for it. The document every row on this page was read out of is one tap away, and checking us against it is exactly what the citation, the sha256 and the source lines under each row are for.

Open the source document → https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

If that document says something this page does not, the document is the regulation and this page is wrong. The copy we read is the one whose sha256 is above; if the publisher has replaced the file since 2026-08-08, yours will not match ours, and that difference is the thing worth knowing.

What this record does not carry

derived Illinois declares 16 gaps, of which 6 are regulation this compilation does not carry.

6 gap(s) the record says carry regulation

These are regulation that exists and is not in here. They are printed in full, in the record's own words.

diagram

**Printed p.14 (PDF p.16) is 19.2% image.** It is six greyscale panels showing an Illinois deer permit's head tag and leg tag, with arrows to the antler and the leg and the words "NOTCH HERE IMMEDIATELY UPON HARVEST" printed inside the artwork. **This one is a DIAGRAM AND IT DOES carry regulation**: the tag numbers, the confirmation-number box and the notch are shown, not stated, and the only part of it in any text layer is the two overlaid labels "ATTACH HEAD TAG HERE" and "ATTACH LEG TAG HERE", which are read. The tagging RULES beside it are set as type and are read in full; what the picture adds is where on the permit each tag is and where to notch it.

derived family: figure/diagram/chart

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

map and diagram

**Printed p.19 (PDF p.21) is 23.5% image.** It is TWO figures. The left half is a diagram of CWD transmission — deer silhouettes, a "Lower Deer Density = Less CWD Risk" arrow — whose every caption IS in the text layer and is read. The right half is **a county map of Illinois titled "Illinois CWD Infected Sections", shading CWD counties in pale yellow and infected sections in orange, and NOT ONE of its county names or its legend exists in any text layer.** That map states which sections of which counties are infected, and this compilation cannot read it. It is not the same list as the Special CWD open counties, which ARE published here from printed pp.18 and 21.

derived family: map, figure/diagram/chart

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

cross-references — the one county list the digest does not print

**One published Illinois deer season still names no geography, and it is the digest that does not supply it.** The Late Winter Antlerless row on printed p.12 says in terms "Counties open during this season will be posted online in October", and printed p.20 repeats it — "Information and a map of counties composing the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be available around 1 Oct". On the day this was compiled those counties DID NOT EXIST in any published form. What the digest does give is last season's count, and it is published here: "During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for the late winter antlerless-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties were open to CWD deer season." **A hunter asking this compilation which counties are open to the LATE WINTER season is told that nobody knows yet, which is what the source says.** The Special CWD open counties, which the same gap used to cover, are now published rows — see printed pp.18 and 21.

derived family: cross-reference

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

cross-references — the other species in the same digest

**Seven of the eighteen cited pages are read and published as ruled-out, not as data.** This is a white-tailed deer compilation and the source is a general hunting and trapping digest: printed pp.22-26 are wild turkey, pp.27-29 waterfowl, pp.36-41 upland and small game, pp.42-43 furbearers. Every row on those pages is on the record with the section that governs it, so nothing is hidden — but nothing from them is published as an Illinois season either, and the zone maps those tables point at (turkey zones printed p.23, waterfowl zones p.29, upland bird zones p.37, the bobcat zone map) are not read at all.

derived family: cross-reference, scope of the compilation

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

cross-references — the rest of the digest

**The whole deer section is now read; the rest of the digest is not.** Printed pp.12-21 (PDF pp.14-23) are cited in full and every unit on them is accounted for. What an Illinois deer hunter is also bound by and will not find here is the STATEWIDE REGULATIONS section, printed pp.3-11, which the deer pages point at by name six times — hunting licence types and exemptions, the resident definition, hunting hours, trespass, the Firearm Concealed Carry Act interaction, blaze orange outside deer season, and the safety-education requirement. **The rows here say what the deer section says, and the deer section says it is in addition to a section this compilation does not read.**

derived family: cross-reference

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

cross-references — the digest is not the rule

**The source is a digest and the adopted rules are elsewhere.** The deer landowner-permit row on printed p.13 points the reader at "17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at dnr.illinois.gov/adrules", which is where Illinois's deer regulations are actually made. Nothing in this record was read from the Administrative Code; every row here is the agency's own summary of it, published by the agency, and the dates and limits are transcribed from that summary verbatim.

derived family: cross-reference

Who does have it

Not us. Illinois’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:

https://v3-wp.huntillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HuntTrapDigest.pdf#page=20

Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.

10 further gap(s) the record says carry no regulation

declared by the record, which states these carry no regulation. They are published because the reason a thing was not read is part of the evidence.

photograph

**Printed p.12 (PDF p.14) is 43.3% image.** It is a full-bleed colour photograph of a white-tailed buck, credited "Photo: Learn to Hunt", filling the top of the page above the season table. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.15 (PDF p.17) is 41.3% image.** It is two colour photographs of hunters with harvested bucks, credited "Photo: Bryan Eubanks" and "Photo: Joe Holtschlag", filling the bottom half of both columns. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.16 (PDF p.18) is 14.1% image.** It is a colour photograph of a check-station worker taking a CWD sample from a deer's head, credited "Photo: Victoria Arterberry", at the foot of the right column. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.20 (PDF p.22) is 63.0% image.** It is the lower two-thirds of the sheet is a raster advertisement — "BEWARE OF TICKS! Hunter Safety & Tick-borne Disease Prevention", over a photograph of a tick on a leaf — with **no text layer at all**, plus a colour photograph of a hunter with a buck credited "Photo: Jim Scherer". The tick panel is public-health advice and carries no deer regulation: it names no county, season, weapon or limit. Every deer rule on this sheet is in the two columns above it and is read. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.21 (PDF p.23) is 17.7% image.** It is a colour photograph of a youth hunter with a harvested buck, credited "Photo: Victoria Arterberry", filling the bottom of the left column below the Integrated Hunting Opportunities list. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.22 (PDF p.24) is 44.4% image.** It is a colour photograph of four wild turkeys at a field edge, credited "Photo: Victoria Arterberry". Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here, and in any case the page belongs to another species.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.25 (PDF p.27) is 43.5% image.** It is a display panel headed "Want To Help IDNR Monitor Wild Turkey Reproduction?" over a photograph of a wild turkey, with a QR code. Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here, and in any case the page belongs to another species.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.27 (PDF p.29) is 37.9% image.** It is a colour photograph of goldeneye and bufflehead in flight, credited "Photo: Matt Williams". Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here, and in any case the page belongs to another species.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.36 (PDF p.38) is 39.1% image.** It is a colour photograph of a ring-necked pheasant in grass, credited "Photo: Evan Laws". Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here, and in any case the page belongs to another species.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

photograph

**Printed p.42 (PDF p.44) is 33.9% image.** It is a colour photograph of a red fox, credited "Photo: Kurt Jagielski". Read against the rendered page it carries no unit, zone, county, date, weapon, limit or restriction — every regulation on the page is set as type beside or below it and is read here, and in any case the page belongs to another species.

derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement

Coverage

100.0% of TWO UNIT SHAPES, one per page, and the page says which. On the nine TABLE pages (PDF 4, 14, 15, 19, 24, 27, 29, 30, 38, 41, 44) a unit is one DRAWN TABLE CELL, plus one per VISUAL TEXT ROW that fell outside every drawn cell. On the seven PROSE deer pages (PDF 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23) a unit is one VISUAL TEXT ROW WITHIN ONE MEASURED COLUMN — no cells at all, because the publisher's change-highlights are drawn rectangles and a cell reading lifts the Restricted Archery Zone sentence out of its own paragraph. Neither is pypdf text lines. **The denominator is not evenly spread over what this compilation publishes**: seven of the eighteen pages carry another species, so a large minority of units are accounted for by `rule_out` with a reason rather than by a published row, and a prose page contributes one unit per printed line while a table page contributes one per cell. Coverage here says every unit was looked at; it does not say each became a deer row, and they did not.

derived: this percentage is over the units named above, on the pages this record cites. It is not a percentage of the state's regulation. The gaps above are what a full percentage would have to count and cannot.

18 page(s) cited
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9 page boundary/boundaries never inspected
p3 (beside cited p4) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p13 (beside cited p14) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p25 (beside cited p24) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p28 (beside cited p27) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p31 (beside cited p30) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p37 (beside cited p38) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p40 (beside cited p41) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p42 (beside cited p41) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
p43 (beside cited p44) — the uncited neighbour draws none; the cited page does — the safest case, the neighbour is probably prose, but prose is how Utah lost nine pages, so the continuation check cannot fire. NOT a clean result: it was never inspected.
36 library repair(s)
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246 × — upland and small game — this row is in the digest's UPLAND AND SMALL GAME HUNTING section (printed pp.36-41) and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
UPLAND AND SMALL GAME SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SPECIES
ZONE
DATES (inclusive)
HOURS
DAILY LIMIT
POSSESSION LIMIT
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Doves (mourning and white-winged)
Statewide
1 Sept - 14 Nov 2026 and 26 Dec 2026 - 9 Jan 2027
Sunrise to Sunset
15
45
Protections for Eurasian-collared dove, ringed turtle dove, and pigeons have been removed, as they are non-native, invasive species. They can be harvested year-round with no limits, but during dove season, hunters may not remain in the field to continue taking these species after they have reached their daily bag limit for mourning/white-winged doves.
Pheasants (roosters only)
See zones map
7 Nov 2026 - 8 Jan 2027 (North Zone) 7 Nov 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 (South Zone)
2
6
Until the 3rd day of the hunting season, you may not possess more than twice the daily limit. Hen pheasants are illegal to harvest or possess, except as specified on controlled hunting areas.
Quail (Bobwhite)
See zones map
7 Nov 2026 - 8 Jan 2027 (North Zone) 7 Nov 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 (South Zone)
8
20
Until the 3rd day of the hunting season, you may not possess more than twice the daily limit.
Hungarian Partridge
See zones map
7 Nov 2026 - 8 Jan 2027 (North Zone) 7 Nov 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 (South Zone)
2
6
Until the 3rd day of the hunting season, you may not possess more than twice the daily limit.
Rabbits (cottontail and swamp)
Statewide
7 Nov 2026 - 15 Feb 2027
4
10
Until the 3rd day of the hunting season, you may not possess more than twice the daily limit.
Woodcock
Statewide
17 Oct - 30 Nov 2026
3
9
Squirrels (gray and fox)
Statewide
1 Aug 2026 - 15 Feb 2027
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
5
10
Closed 20-22 Nov and 3-6 Dec 2026 in counties open for firearm deer hunting. Bag limits are for both species combined.
Crow
Statewide
28 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
½ hour before sunrise to sunset
No limit
No limit
Definitions
Upland Game: Upland Birds (Bobwhite Quail,
Hungarian Partridge, and Ring-necked Pheasant),
Eastern Cottontail and Swamp Rabbit.
Small Game: for purposes of this digest are
defined as Doves (migratory), Woodcock
(migratory), Crows (migratory), and Squirrels.
Non-toxic shot: Any shot type that does not
cause sickness and death when ingested by
animals or humans. Shot types: www.fws.gov/
story/2022-04/nontoxic-shot-regulations-
hunting-waterfowl-and-coots-us
Lead Ammunition: A projectile containing one or
more percent lead by weight.
Upland and Small Game Permit Applications
Application Period/Location
Methods
Hunt Period
Opens
Closes
Specifications
Upland Game Hunt Permits (Free)
One Drawing Only
Internet
Varies by Site
1 Aug
31 Aug
These free hunts limit the number of hunters, via permit, pursuing wild birds and rabbits on habitat areas and select state sites. Upland Game Hunting is for rooster pheasant, quail, Hungarian partridge, and rabbits. Applicants can receive only one (1) permit per year. See dnr.illinois.gov/ hunting/uplandgame for more information.
Site-specific Dove Permit Hunts (Free)
First (Residents Only)
Internet
1-5 Sept
1 June
30 June
The permit holder only hunts on IDNR managed dove fields. Applicants can apply for up to five (5) different sites and can apply with a partner who will receive a permit for the same site and date. Nonresidents can apply for the second lottery and also receive over-the-counter permits. Applications accepted for first or second permit during over-the-counter period. Youth hunters must be accompanied by a supervising adult. See dnr.illinois.gov/ hunting/uplandgame for more information.
Over-the-counter
Internet
1-5 Sept
27 July
25 Aug
Controlled Pheasant Hunts (Fee Charged)
First
Internet
Varies by Site
5 Aug
12 Aug
These application-based hunts allow a controlled number of hunters to pursue released, captive-raised pheasants on state and public/private partnership sites. dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/controlledpheasanthunting
Second
Internet
Varies by Site
12 Aug
19 Aug
Third
Internet
Varies by Site
19 Aug
26 Aug
Youth (ages 10-17)
Internet
Varies by Site
5 Aug
26 Aug
Upland and Small Game Permit Sites
Check public hunting site info (hunter fact sheet) and regulations by visiting huntillinois.org
Site Name
County
Non-toxic shot required
Birkbeck PHA
DeWitt
No
Bradford PHA
Stark
Yes
Burning Star
Jackson
Yes
Chatsworth PHA
Livingston
Yes
Clifton PHA
Iroquois
No
Coffeen Lake SFWA
Montgomery
No
Dublin Highlands PHA
Stephenson
No
Edward R. Madigan SP
Logan
Yes
Finfrock SHA
DeWitt
No
Freeman Mine SWA
Montgomery
No
Gifford PHA
Champaign
No
Green River SWA
Lee
Yes
Hallsville PHA
DeWitt
No
Herschel Workman PHA
Vermilion
No
Hindsboro PHA
Douglas
No
Ilo Dillin HA
Tazewell
Yes
Jim Edgar Panther Creek SFWA
Cass
Yes
Larry D. Closson HA
Douglas
No
Little Rock Creek HA
Carroll
No
Loda PHA
Iroquois
No
Mackinaw River SFWA
Tazewell
Yes
Manito PHA
Tazewell
No
Mautino SFWA
Bureau
Yes
Maxine Loy LWR
Marion
Yes
Maytown PHA
Lee
No
Milks Grove PHA
Iroquois
No
Nachusa Prairie c/o Franklin Creek SNA
Ogle
No
Paul C. Burrus HA
Coles
No
Perdueville PHA
Ford/Champaign
No
Pyramid SP
Perry
No
Ramsey Lake SP
Fayette
Yes
Sand Prairie PHA
Lee
No
Sand Ridge SF
Mason
Yes
Sangchris Lake SP
Christian/Sangamon
No
Saybrook PHA
McLean
No
Sibley PHA
Ford
No
Steward PHA
Lee
No
Victoria PHA
Knox
Yes
Whitefield PHA
Marshall
Yes
Willow Creek HA
Edgar
No
Second Internet 1-5 Sept 6 July 20 July
Youth (ages 10-17) Internet 1 Sept Same as above
134 × — migratory waterfowl — this row is in the digest's WATERFOWL HUNTING section (printed pp.27-29) and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
WATERFOWL SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SPECIES
ZONE
DATES (Inclusive)
HOURS
DAILY LIMIT
POSSESSION LIMIT
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Teal (Early season)
Statewide
5—13 Sept 2026
Sunrise to Sunset
6
18
Blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and cinnamon teal are the only legal duck species during this season. Daily and possession limits are for all teal species combined (in the aggregate).
Rail (Sora and Virginia only)
Statewide
5 Sept—13 Nov 2026
25
75
Daily and possession limits are for both rail species combined (in the aggregate).
Snipe (Wilson’s snipe)
Statewide
5 Sept—20 Dec 2026
8
24
Ducks (But see Scaup below)
North
24—25 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct—27 Dec 2026
½ hour before sunrise to sunset
6
18
Basic daily limit is 6 ducks of any species. However, daily limit can consist of no more than the following: 4 mallards (of which no more than 2 can be hen mallards), 3 wood ducks, 1 scaup for the first 15 days in each zone, 2 scaup for the last 45 days in each zone, 2 redheads, 2 canvasback, 2 black ducks, 3 pintails and 1 mottled duck. Possession limit for ducks is three times the daily limit by species and sex.
Central
31 Oct—13 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026—3 Jan 2027
South
14 Nov—6 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026—24 Jan 2027
Mergansers
Same as ducks
Same as ducks
5
15
Mergansers do not count toward your duck bag limit, but only 2 can be hooded mergansers. Possession limit of hooded mergansers is 6.
Coots
Same as ducks
Same as ducks
15
45
Scaup (Bluebills)
North
24—25 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct—12 Nov 2026
1
3
Federal regulations require 15 days with 1/day bag limit and 45 days with 2/day bag limit.
Central
31 Oct—14 Nov 2026
South
14 Nov—28 Nov 2026
Scaup (Bluebills)
North
13 Nov 2026—27 Dec 2026
2
6
Central
15 Nov 2026—13 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026—3 Jan 2027
South
29 Nov 2026—6 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026—24 Jan 2027
WATERFOWL SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SPECIES
ZONE
DATES (Inclusive)
HOURS
DAILY LIMIT
POSSESSION LIMIT
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Canada Geese (Early season)
North & Central South
1–15 Sept 2026
½ hour before sunrise to sunset
5 2
15 6
Canada Geese
North
24–25 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026– 26 Jan 2027
3
9
Central
31 Oct–13 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026– 31 Jan 2027
South
14 Nov 2026– 31 Jan 2027
Light Geese (Snow/Ross’s Geese)
North
24–25 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026–26 Jan 2027
20
Unlimited
Daily bag limit is for both species combined (in the aggregate).
Central
31 Oct–13 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026– 31 Jan 2027
South
14 Nov 2026– 31 Jan 2027
Brant
Same as light geese
Same as light geese
1
3
White-fronted Geese (Specklebellies)
North
31 Oct 2026– 26 Jan 2027
2
6
Central
31 Oct–13 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026– 31 Jan 2027
South
14 Nov 2026– 31 Jan 2027
Conservation Order Light Geese (Snow/Ross’s Geese)
North
27 Jan–30 Apr 2027
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
Unlimited
Unlimited
The following apply to the Conservation Order only: 1) unplugged shotguns may be used and there is no limit to the number of shells that may be placed in a shotgun, 2) electronic calling devices may be used, 3) federal duck stamp not required, 4) Illinois duck stamp and hunting license are required.
Central and South
1 Feb - 30 Apr 2027
Youth Waterfowl (Ducks, Coots, Mergansers & Geese)
North
17-18 Oct 2026
½ hour before sunrise to sunset
Same as during regular seasons, except scaup limit is 2/day
Same as during regular seasons
The following apply to the Youth season only: 1) youth hunters must be 17 years of age or younger and have a hunting license and HIP registration/certification unless hunting on property they reside; 2) no stamps are required for youth under age 16; 3) federal waterfowl stamps are required for all hunters age 16 and older; 4) an adult at least 18 years of age must accompany the youth hunter into the field; 5) hunters aged 18 years and older may not hunt waterfowl and/or coots during Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days, even if hunting with a Youth License, unless those seasons are open.
Central
24–25 Oct 2026
South
7 Nov 2026 and 30 Jan 2027
63 × — wild turkey — this row is in the digest's TURKEY HUNTING section (printed pp.22-26) and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
TURKEY SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SEASON
DATES (inclusive)
HOURS
LIMIT
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Spring (shotgun and archery)
Season 2027 Segment North South 1 12–16 Apr 5–9 Apr 2 17–22 Apr 10–15 Apr 3 23–28 Apr 16–21 Apr 4 29 Apr–5 May 22–28 Apr 5 6–13 May 29 Apr–6 May
½ hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.
One tom, jake or bearded hen per permit, maximum of 3 Spring permits
See map of turkey hunting zones for specific season segments in each zone
Youth Spring (1 permit per year)
27–28 Mar and 3–4 Apr 2027
½ hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.
One tom, jake or bearded hen per permit, counts toward maximum of 3 Spring permits
Permit is valid to hunt individual counties or IDNR sites during season dates
Fall (shotgun)
24 Oct–1 Nov 2026
½ hour before sunrise to sunset
One either-sex turkey per permit, maximum of 2 Fall Turkey Shotgun permits
See map of fall firearm turkey hunting
Fall (archery)
1 Oct 2026–17 Jan 2027
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
One either-sex turkey per permit, maximum of 2 Fall Turkey Archery permits
Season open in all counties, statewide. Closed during firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer hunting
Turkey Permit Applications
Application Period/Location
Methods
Lottery Opens
Lottery Closes
Notes
Spring Season
Second lottery
Internet/Hardcopy
11 Dec 2026
11 Jan 2027
Over-the-counter
Vendors
9 Mar 2027
As available
Spring Youth Season
County-specific Permits (Over-the-Counter)
Vendors
2 Mar 2027
4 Apr 2027
Fall Gun Season
Second lottery
Internet/Hardcopy
17 July 2026
24 Aug 2026
Disabled Hunter Opportunities
Want To Help IDNR Monitor Wild Turkey Reproduction?
It’s now easier than ever to help IDNR monitor reproductive success and population trends in Illinois’ wild turkey population! All that is required from you is to report all the turkeys you see during June, July, and August through an online survey form that can be accessed through your internet browser or the Survey123 app, which allows for offline use. Navigate to arcg.is/05bSD0 (or scan the QR code above) to access the survey form. Detailed instructions on downloading and using the mobile Survey123 app can be found at huntillinois.org/turkey. We hope the new format will make it more convenient to report turkey sightings while allowing a broader pool of volunteers to participate. For more information or to request traditional paper postcards to record your sightings, email us at DNR.Turkey@illinois.gov.
First lottery (residents only) Internet/Hardcopy 6 Oct 2026 1 Dec 2026
dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/turkeyhunting
Third lottery Internet/Hardcopy 22 Jan 2027 9 Feb 2027
Special Hunt Area Lottery Internet Only 19 Jan 2027 15 Feb 2027
dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/turkeyhunting
First lottery (residents only) Internet/Hardcopy 5 May 2026 6 July 2026
dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/turkeyhunting
Over-the-counter Vendors 21 Sep 2026 As available
See the following link for opportunities: dnr.illinois.gov/doo Additional hunts may be available, contact Jay Williams at jay.d.williams@illinois.gov
59 × — furbearers — this row is in the digest's FURBEARER TRAPPING AND HUNTING section (printed pp.42-43) and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
FURBEARER TRAPPING SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SPECIES
ZONE
DATES
LIMIT
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Raccoon
Statewide
10 Nov 2026 - 15 Feb 2027
None
Opossum
Striped Skunk
Weasel (Least and Long-tailed)
Mink
Muskrat
Red Fox*
*Gray fox trapping is closed.
Coyote
Badger
North
2 per trapper per season
South
1 per trapper per season
Bobcat
See Bobcat Zone map
One by permit only
Must possess a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit BEFORE attempting to harvest a bobcat. Must purchase Bobcat Registration Permit within 48 hours of taking a bobcat. Taking a bobcat in the closed zone is prohibited.
Beaver
Statewide
10 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027
None
River Otter
Statewide
10 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027
5 per trapper per season
Must purchase River Otter Registration Permit within 48 hours of taking each river otter.
Woodchuck (Groundhog)
Statewide
1 Jun - 30 Sept 2026
None
FURBEARER HUNTING SEASON DATES AND LIMITS
SPECIES
DATES
HOURS
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Raccoon
10 Nov 2026 - 15 Feb 2027 Closed during first and second firearm deer seasons in counties open to firearm deer hunting.
Open 24 hours and season begins ½ hour before sunrise on opening day and closes ½ hour after sunset on closing day except; during archery deer season, archery hunting hours for raccoon, opossum, red fox, coyote, and striped skunk will be ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
There is no limit on red fox, coyote, opossum, raccoon, striped skunk and woodchuck. *Gray fox hunting is closed. Must possess a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit BEFORE attempting to harvest a bobcat. Limit one bobcat per permit. Must purchase Bobcat Registration Permit within 48 hours of harvesting a bobcat. Taking a bobcat in the closed zone is prohibited. Hunters with unfilled firearm deer permits may harvest coyotes during firearm deer seasons with weapons legal for deer hunting ½ before sunrise to ½ after sunset.
Opossum
Red Fox*
Bobcat
Woodchuck
1 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 Closed during first and second firearm deer seasons in counties open to firearm deer hunting.
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
Coyote
Year round. Closed during the first and second firearm deer seasons in counties open to firearm deer hunting.
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. No time restriction 10 Nov 2026 - 15 Mar 2027
Striped Skunk
9 × — another species: this lottery row is in the 'Turkey' block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Fall Gun-1st lottery
Fall Gun-2nd lottery
Fall Gun-OTC
Spring-1st lottery
Spring-2nd lottery
Spring-3rd lottery
Spring-OTC
Spring-Youth OTC
Spring Youth SHA
6 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Woodchuck' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Closed 20-22
Closed 3-6
Ends 31
Opens 1
Ends 30
Opens 1
5 × — another species: this lottery row is in the 'Waterfowl' block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1st lottery
2nd lottery
3rd lottery
As available
Youth
4 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Squirrels' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 1
Closed 20-22
Closed 3-6
Ends 15
3 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Bobcat/Red Fox*/Opossum/' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 10 Closed 20-22
Closed 3-6
Ends 15
3 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Fall Gun-1st lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Closes 6
Opens 5
Closes 6
3 × — another species: this lottery row is in the 'Doves' block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1st lottery
2nd lottery
As available
2 × — another species: 'Woodchuck' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Woodchuck
Woodchuck
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Badger/Bobcat/Coyote/Red Fox*/' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 10
Ends 15
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Beaver/River Otter' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 10
Ends 31
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Coyote/Striped Skunk' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Closed 20-22
Closed 3-6
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Crow' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 28
Ends 28
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Doves / 2nd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
6-20
6-20
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Doves / As available' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 27
Closes 25
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Rabbits' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 7
Ends 15
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Rails' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 5
Ends 13
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Snipe (Wilson’s Snipe)' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 5
Ends 20
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Fall Gun-2nd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 17
Closes 24
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring Youth SHA' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 19
Closes 15
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring-1st lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 6
Closes 1
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring-2nd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 11
Closes 11
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring-3rd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 22
Closes 9
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring-Youth OTC' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 2
Closes 4
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 22 for specific dates
See pg. 22 for specific dates
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Upland Birds' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 7
Ends 8 (N) Ends 15 (S)
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Waterfowl / Youth' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 1
Closes 1
2 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Woodcock' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 17
Ends 30
1 × — another species: '*Gray fox hunting and trapping seasons are closed. See pg. 43 for more information.' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
*Gray fox hunting and trapping seasons are closed. See pg. 43 for more information.
1 × — another species: 'Badger/Bobcat/Coyote/Red Fox*/' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Badger/Bobcat/Coyote/Red Fox*/
1 × — another species: 'Beaver/River Otter' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Beaver/River Otter
1 × — another species: 'Bobcat' names a block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Bobcat
1 × — another species: 'Bobcat/Red Fox*/Opossum/' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Bobcat/Red Fox*/Opossum/
1 × — another species: 'Canada Goose' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Canada Goose
1 × — another species: 'Conservation Order Light Goose' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Conservation Order Light Goose
1 × — another species: 'Coyote/Striped Skunk' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Coyote/Striped Skunk
1 × — another species: 'Crow' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Crow
1 × — another species: 'Doves' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Doves
1 × — another species: 'Doves' names a block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Doves
1 × — another species: 'Ducks/Mergansers/Coots' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Ducks/Mergansers/Coots
1 × — another species: 'Light Geese/Brant' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Light Geese/Brant
1 × — another species: 'Mink/Muskrat/Opossum/' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Mink/Muskrat/Opossum/
1 × — another species: 'Rabbits' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Rabbits
1 × — another species: 'Raccoon' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Raccoon
1 × — another species: 'Raccoon/ Striped Skunk/Weasels' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Raccoon/ Striped Skunk/Weasels
1 × — another species: 'Rails' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Rails
1 × — another species: 'Snipe (Wilson’s Snipe)' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Snipe (Wilson’s Snipe)
1 × — another species: 'Squirrels' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Squirrels
1 × — another species: 'Teal' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Teal
1 × — another species: 'Turkey' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Turkey
1 × — another species: 'Turkey' names a block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Turkey
1 × — another species: 'Upland Birds' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Upland Birds
1 × — another species: 'Upland' names a block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Upland
1 × — another species: 'Waterfowl' names a block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Waterfowl
1 × — another species: 'White-fronted Goose' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
White-fronted Goose
1 × — another species: 'Woodcock' is a row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Woodcock
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Bobcat / One-time lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1-30
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Canada Goose' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 28 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Conservation Order Light Goose' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 28 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Doves / 1st lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1-30
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Doves' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 36 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Ducks/Mergansers/Coots' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 27 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Light Geese/Brant' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 28 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Teal' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
5-13
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Fall Gun-OTC' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 21 until gone
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Turkey / Spring-OTC' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 9 until gone
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Upland / One-time lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1-31
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Waterfowl / 1st lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
16-31
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Waterfowl / 2nd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
1-15
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Waterfowl / 3rd lottery' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
16-28
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'Waterfowl / As available' row of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
Opens 1 until gone
1 × — another species: this bar is on the 'White-fronted Goose' row of the 2026-2027 hunting or trapping timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
See pg. 28 for specific dates
1 × — another species: this lottery row is in the 'Bobcat' block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
One-time lottery
1 × — another species: this lottery row is in the 'Upland' block of the 2026-2027 permit lotteries timeline and this compilation covers white-tailed deer only
One-time lottery

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Archery (Counties with a firearm season and west of Route 47 in Kane County) — white-tailed deer

1 Oct–19 Nov and 23 Nov–2 Dec 2026 and 7 Dec 2026–17 Jan 2027

2026-10-01 → 2026-11-19 derived (year inferred)

2026-11-23 → 2026-12-02 derived (year inferred)

2026-12-07 → 2027-01-17 derived

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hours½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
limitOne deer per archery permit
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Archery (Counties with a firearm season and west of Route 47 in Kane County)
1 Oct–19 Nov and 23 Nov–2 Dec 2026 and 7 Dec 2026–17 Jan 2027
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
One deer per archery permit
**See footnote below
**No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth,
archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

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Archery (Cook, DuPage, Lake and Kane [east of route 47] Counties) — white-tailed deer

1 Oct 2026–17 Jan 2027

2026-10-01 → 2027-01-17 derived

additional**See footnote below
footnoteNo hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth, archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.
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limitOne deer per archery permit
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Archery (Cook, DuPage, Lake and Kane [east of route 47] Counties)
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
1 Oct 2026–17 Jan 2027
One deer per archery permit
**See footnote below
**No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth,
archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Firearm (Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Handgun and Single Shot Centerfire Rifle) — white-tailed deer

20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026

2026-11-20 → 2026-11-22 derived (year inferred)

2026-12-03 → 2026-12-06 derived

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hours½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
limitOne deer per firearm permit
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Firearm (Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Handgun and Single Shot Centerfire Rifle)
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026
One deer per firearm permit
**See footnote below
**No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth,
archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Muzzleloader — white-tailed deer

11–13 Dec 2026

2026-12-11 → 2026-12-13 derived

additional**See footnote below
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Muzzleloader
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
11–13 Dec 2026
One deer per muzzleloader permit
**See footnote below
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archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Special CWD — white-tailed deer

31 Dec 2026–3 Jan 2027 and 15–17 Jan 2027

2026-12-31 → 2027-01-03 derived

2027-01-15 → 2027-01-17 derived

additionalAntlered deer limit in footnote below does not apply to this season. See Special CWD Deer Hunting section for open counties.
hours½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
limitOne deer per valid permit
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Special CWD
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
31 Dec 2026–3 Jan 2027 and 15–17 Jan 2027
One deer per valid permit
Antlered deer limit in footnote below does not apply to this season. See Special CWD Deer Hunting section for open counties.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Late Winter Antlerless (Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Handgun and Single Shot Centerfire Rifle) — white-tailed deer

31 Dec 2026–3 Jan 2027 and 15–17 Jan 2027

2026-12-31 → 2027-01-03 derived

2027-01-15 → 2027-01-17 derived

additionalCounties open during this season will be posted online in October.
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limitOne antlerless deer per valid permit
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Late Winter Antlerless (Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Handgun and Single Shot Centerfire Rifle)
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
31 Dec 2026–3 Jan 2027 and 15–17 Jan 2027
One antlerless deer per valid permit
Counties open during this season will be posted online in October.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Youth Firearm — white-tailed deer

10–12 Oct 2026

2026-10-10 → 2026-10-12 derived

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limitOne deer per youth permit
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Youth Firearm
½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
10–12 Oct 2026
One deer per youth permit
**See footnote below
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archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Illinois deer — 2026-2027 Hunting Timeline row

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Deer
See pg. 12 for specific dates

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Unfilled Youth Deer Permits may be used on public sites that do not require regular site-specfic lottery permits. See lottery webpage for list of sites.

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Unfilled Youth Deer Permits may be used on public sites that do not require regular site-specfic lottery permits. See lottery webpage for list of sites.

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Visit dnr.illinois.gov/DOO for disabled opportunities. Additional hunts may be available, for more information contact jay.d.williams@illinois.gov.

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Visit dnr.illinois.gov/DOO for disabled opportunities. Additional hunts may be available, for more information contact jay.d.williams@illinois.gov.

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All counties except Cook, DuPage, Lake and that portion of Kane County east of State Route 47, are open to firearm/muzzleloader deer hunting.

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• All counties except Cook, DuPage, Lake and that portion of Kane County
east of State Route 47, are open to firearm/muzzleloader deer hunting.

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Shotguns, loaded with slugs only, of not larger than 10 nor smaller than 20 gauge, not capable of firing more than three consecutive slugs; or Single or double barreled muzzleloading rifles of at least .45 caliber shooting a single projectile through a barrel of at least 16 inches in length; or Single shot centerfire rifle (see pg. 15 for more details); or Centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches.

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• Shotguns, loaded with slugs only, of not larger than 10 nor smaller than
20 gauge, not capable of firing more than three consecutive slugs; or
• Single or double barreled muzzleloading rifles of at least .45 caliber
shooting a single projectile through a barrel of at least 16 inches in
length; or
• Single shot centerfire rifle (see pg. 15 for more details); or
• Centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or
larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches.

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A muzzleloading rifle is defined as a rifle into which the projectile is incapable of being inserted from the breech end.

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• A muzzleloading rifle is defined as a rifle into which the projectile is
incapable of being inserted from the breech end.

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Only blackpowder or a “blackpowder substitute” such as Pyrodex may be used. Modern smokeless powders (nitrocellulose-based) are an approved blackpowder substitute only in muzzleloading firearms specifically designed for their use.

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• Only blackpowder or a “blackpowder substitute” such as Pyrodex
may be used. Modern smokeless powders (nitrocellulose-based) are
an approved blackpowder substitute only in muzzleloading firearms
specifically designed for their use.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Percussion caps (shotgun primers are legal percussion caps), wheellock, matchlock or flint type ignition only may be used, except a muzzleloader with an electronic ignition is legal to use.

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• Percussion caps (shotgun primers are legal percussion caps),
wheellock, matchlock or flint type ignition only may be used, except a
muzzleloader with an electronic ignition is legal to use.

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A muzzleloading firearm is considered unloaded when: removal of percussion cap or removal of prime powder from frizzen pan with frizzen open and hammer all the way down or removal of prime powder from flashpan and wheel unwound or removal of prime powder and match with match not lit, or removal of the battery from the electronic ignition.

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• A muzzleloading firearm is considered unloaded when: removal of
percussion cap or removal of prime powder from frizzen pan with
frizzen open and hammer all the way down or removal of prime powder
from flashpan and wheel unwound or removal of prime powder and
match with match not lit, or removal of the battery from the electronic
ignition.

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During firearm deer season hunters with a valid, unfilled Firearm Deer Permit may, on private land only, use archery equipment meeting all legal requirements as outlined in the Archery Deer Hunting section hereafter.

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• During firearm deer season hunters with a valid, unfilled Firearm Deer
Permit may, on private land only, use archery equipment meeting all
legal requirements as outlined in the Archery Deer Hunting section
hereafter.

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Use of a suppressor/silencer of any type is not permitted.

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• Use of a suppressor/silencer of any type is not permitted.

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Scopes may be used on any legal firearm for hunting deer.

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• Scopes may be used on any legal firearm for hunting deer.

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For shotguns and muzzleloading firearms, the minimum size of the projectile shall be .44 caliber. A wad or sleeve is not considered a projectile or a part of the projectile.

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• For shotguns and muzzleloading firearms, the minimum size of the
projectile shall be .44 caliber. A wad or sleeve is not considered a
projectile or a part of the projectile.

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For handguns and single shot centerfire rifles, a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. There is no case length limit for straight-walled cartridges.

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• For handguns and single shot centerfire rifles, a bottleneck centerfire
cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4
inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger,
both of which must be available as a factory load with the published
ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500
foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. There is no case length limit for
straight-walled cartridges.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Non-expanding, military-style full metal jacket bullets cannot be used to harvest white-tailed deer; only soft point or expanding bullets (including copper/copper-alloy rounds designed for hunting) are legal ammunition.

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• Non-expanding, military-style full metal jacket bullets cannot be used to
harvest white-tailed deer; only soft point or expanding bullets (including
copper/copper-alloy rounds designed for hunting) are legal ammunition.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Firearm deer hunters must have a current, valid Firearm Deer Permit or unfilled Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm Deer Permit, even if hunting with archery equipment during the firearm season.

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• Firearm deer hunters must have a current, valid Firearm Deer Permit or
unfilled Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm Deer Permit, even if
hunting with archery equipment during the firearm season.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Muzzleloading rifle deer hunters must have a current, valid Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit, or an unused Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permit valid for that year’s firearm deer season.

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• Muzzleloading rifle deer hunters must have a current, valid
Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit, or an unused Property-Only
Landowner/Tenant Deer Permit valid for that year’s firearm deer season.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A hunter with a Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit may also hunt during the second firearm deer season providing the hunter must use only a legal muzzleloading rifle.

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• A hunter with a Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit may also hunt during
the second firearm deer season providing the hunter must use only a
legal muzzleloading rifle.

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Unfilled Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permits used during the muzzleloader season are valid only on lands owned/ leased by the permit holder, and the holder must use a muzzleloading rifle.

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• Unfilled Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permits used during
the muzzleloader season are valid only on lands owned/ leased by the
permit holder, and the holder must use a muzzleloading rifle.

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To receive hardcopy application forms for a firearm or muzzleloader deer hunting permit, contact the permit office at (217) 782-7305.

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• To receive hardcopy application forms for a firearm or muzzleloader
deer hunting permit, contact the permit office at (217) 782-7305.

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Applicants please allow approximately 4 weeks after the respective application deadline dates for Lottery Drawing results.

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• Applicants please allow approximately 4 weeks after the respective
application deadline dates for Lottery Drawing results.

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First Lottery: Only resident hunters may apply for firearm season permits and special muzzleloader season permits during the first lottery.

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• First Lottery: Only resident hunters may apply for firearm season permits and special muzzleloader season permits during the first lottery.

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Second Lottery: Resident hunters who were rejected for a deer permit during the first lottery, who are applying for their first permit, or who are nonresidents may apply for firearm and muzzleloader deer permits during this lottery. Applicants may apply for one either-sex deer permit and one bonus antlerless-only deer permit to be allocated from permits remaining after the first lottery. Illinois residents have preference over nonresidents in this lottery.

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• Second Lottery: Resident hunters who were rejected for a deer permit during the first lottery, who are applying for their first permit, or who
are nonresidents may apply for firearm and muzzleloader deer permits during this lottery. Applicants may apply for one either-sex deer permit
and one bonus antlerless-only deer permit to be allocated from permits remaining after the first lottery. Illinois residents have preference over
nonresidents in this lottery.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Third Lottery: Residents and nonresidents may apply for additional firearm or muzzleloader permits left over from the county/Special Hunt Areas quotas. Anyone (regardless of other deer permits they may have) may apply for one or more permits in this lottery.

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• Third Lottery: Residents and nonresidents may apply for additional firearm or muzzleloader permits left over from the county/Special Hunt
Areas quotas. Anyone (regardless of other deer permits they may have) may apply for one or more permits in this lottery.

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Over-the-Counter Sales Period: Permits remaining after the Third Lottery Drawing will be available to residents and nonresidents over-the-counter from license vendors throughout the state on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted, or until the close of the firearm deer season, whichever occurs first.

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• Over-the-Counter Sales Period: Permits remaining after the Third Lottery Drawing will be available to residents and nonresidents over-the-
counter from license vendors throughout the state on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted, or until
the close of the firearm deer season, whichever occurs first.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Permit Limit: Prior to the Third Lottery Drawing in August, no hunter may receive, or attempt to receive, more than one either-sex permit and one antlerless-only permit for the firearm or muzzleloader deer season.

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• Permit Limit: Prior to the Third Lottery Drawing in August, no hunter may receive, or attempt to receive, more than one either-sex permit and
one antlerless-only permit for the firearm or muzzleloader deer season.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To hunt deer, residents and nonresidents will need a hunting license, a habitat stamp, and at least one pertinent deer permit listed in the Deer Hunting Credentials table.

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• To hunt deer, residents and nonresidents will need a hunting license, a habitat stamp, and at least one pertinent deer permit listed in the Deer Hunting
Credentials table. Exemptions to these requirements are specified in the table. For residency qualification, see Resident definition in Statewide
Regulations.

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• To hunt deer, residents and nonresidents will need a hunting license, a habitat stamp, and at least one pertinent deer permit listed in the Deer Hunting
Credentials table. Exemptions to these requirements are specified in the table. For residency qualification, see Resident definition in Statewide
Regulations.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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• To hunt deer, residents and nonresidents will need a hunting license, a habitat stamp, and at least one pertinent deer permit listed in the Deer Hunting
Credentials table. Exemptions to these requirements are specified in the table. For residency qualification, see Resident definition in Statewide
Regulations.

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ES = deer of either sex; AO = antlerless-only deer.

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• ES = deer of either sex; AO = antlerless-only deer.

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You cannot legally: hunt deer without an IDNR permit.

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• hunt deer without an IDNR permit.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: hunt deer unless the permit is properly signed and in the hunter's possession while hunting.

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• hunt deer unless the permit is properly signed and in the hunter’s possession while hunting.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: transfer, loan, use, possess or falsify any license, permit, tag, or harvest record issued to another person.

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• transfer, loan, use, possess or falsify any license, permit, tag, or harvest record issued to another person.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: harvest an antlered deer with an antlerless-only permit.

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• harvest an antlered deer with an antlerless-only permit. An antlered deer is defined as a deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 inches or
more. An antlerless deer is defined as a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.
You cannot legally:

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An antlered deer is defined as a deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 inches or more.

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• harvest an antlered deer with an antlerless-only permit. An antlered deer is defined as a deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 inches or
more. An antlerless deer is defined as a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.
You cannot legally:

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An antlerless deer is defined as a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.

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• harvest an antlered deer with an antlerless-only permit. An antlered deer is defined as a deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 inches or
more. An antlerless deer is defined as a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.
You cannot legally:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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You cannot legally: hunt deer in a county or area other than specified on the permit.

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• hunt deer in a county or area other than specified on the permit.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: move, transport or field dress a deer upon kill before properly attaching the temporary harvest tag as instructed on the permit.

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• move, transport or field dress a deer upon kill before properly attaching the temporary harvest tag as instructed on the permit. Deer must be tagged
immediately upon kill.
You cannot legally:

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Deer must be tagged immediately upon kill.

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• move, transport or field dress a deer upon kill before properly attaching the temporary harvest tag as instructed on the permit. Deer must be tagged
immediately upon kill.
You cannot legally:

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General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines: Deer permits must be signed and in the hunter's possession while hunting to be valid.

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Œ Deer permits must be signed and in the hunter’s possession while hunting to be valid.
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

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General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines: Immediately upon harvest and before moving, transporting, or field dressing your harvest, you must attach the appropriate tag portion of your permit to the animal (see depictions below).

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ΠImmediately upon harvest and before moving, transporting, or field dressing your harvest, you must attach the appropriate tag portion of your
permit to the animal (see depictions below).
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

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General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines: For Antlered deer: attach both tags if head/antlers are to be separated from the body for delivery to a taxidermist or meat processor.

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ΠFor Antlered deer: attach both tags if head/antlers are to be separated from the body for delivery to a taxidermist or meat processor. Tags
must remain with the deer parts until they make it to the hunter’s legal residence.
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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ΠFor Antlered deer: attach both tags if head/antlers are to be separated from the body for delivery to a taxidermist or meat processor. Tags
must remain with the deer parts until they make it to the hunter’s legal residence.
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Over-the-counter (OTC) permits from a vendor are plasticlike and require a zip tie or piece of cord to attach.

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Over-the-counter (OTC) permits from a vendor are plastic-
like and require a zip tie or piece of cord to attach.

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Lottery permits issued through the lottery system are sticker-like with adhesive backing for easy attaching.

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Lottery permits issued through the lottery system are
sticker-like with adhesive backing for easy attaching.

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Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: Immediately upon harvest and before moving your deer, attach the “Leg/Antler Tag” to either the leg of an antlerless deer, or the antler of an antlered deer.

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Œ Immediately upon harvest and before moving your deer, attach the “Leg/Antler Tag” to either the leg of an antlerless deer, or the antler of an
antlered deer.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: Retain the “Check Station Tag” portion of your permit to give to check station staff.

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Œ Retain the “Check Station Tag” portion of your permit to give to check station staff. For over-the-counter permits, retain either the head or
leg tag to give to check station staff.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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For over-the-counter permits, retain either the head or leg tag to give to check station staff.

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Œ Retain the “Check Station Tag” portion of your permit to give to check station staff. For over-the-counter permits, retain either the head or
leg tag to give to check station staff.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: If a hunter is not able to locate a harvested deer in sufficient time to check it in by 8 p.m., the hunter must take their deer to the check station upon its opening at 8 a.m. or immediately upon retrieving it the following day.

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ΠIf a hunter is not able to locate a harvested deer in sufficient time to check it in by 8 p.m., the hunter must take their deer to the check
station upon its opening at 8 a.m. or immediately upon retrieving it the following day.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: At the check station, IDNR staff will attach an orange plastic tag to the leg of your deer, which serves as your harvest confirmation.

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ΠAt the check station, IDNR staff will attach an orange plastic tag to the leg of your deer, which serves as your harvest confirmation. Do not
attempt to call or check in a deer online during the 1st or 2nd Deer Firearm seasons in a CWD County.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Do not attempt to call or check in a deer online during the 1st or 2nd Deer Firearm seasons in a CWD County.

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ΠAt the check station, IDNR staff will attach an orange plastic tag to the leg of your deer, which serves as your harvest confirmation. Do not
attempt to call or check in a deer online during the 1st or 2nd Deer Firearm seasons in a CWD County.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: For a list of counties with check stations and their locations, visit huntillinois.org/cwdmap/.

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ΠFor a list of counties with check stations and their locations, visit huntillinois.org/cwdmap/.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

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For deer seasons outside of the 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm seasons in CWD counties, harvest registration should be completed by following the general guidelines listed above.

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For deer seasons outside of the 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm seasons in CWD counties, harvest registration should be completed by following
the general guidelines listed above.

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No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth, archery, firearm and muzzleloader seasons.

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• No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her
possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year,
including the youth, archery, firearm and muzzleloader seasons.

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No hunter may harvest more than one deer per permit during any deer hunting season.

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• No hunter may harvest more than one deer per permit during any
deer hunting season.

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For the purpose of this harvest limit, deer seasons are considered to be in the same year if their opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

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• For the purpose of this harvest limit, deer seasons are considered
to be in the same year if their opening dates are within the same
12-month period that begins July 1.

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Deer harvested during the special CWD deer season (select counties only) do not count toward the antlered buck limit.

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• Deer harvested during the special CWD deer season (select
counties only) do not count toward the antlered buck limit.

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No hunter may harvest any all-white white-tailed deer at any time.

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• No hunter may harvest any all-white white-tailed deer at any time.

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Piebald deer are legal to harvest.

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Piebald deer are legal to harvest.

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You cannot legally: use or possess any other firearm or ammunition in the field, unless legal for that season, while hunting white-tailed deer except as provided in the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

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• use or possess any other firearm or ammunition in the field, unless
legal for that season, while hunting white-tailed deer except as
provided in the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: carry a loaded gun or bow with a nocked arrow in the field except during legal hunting hours or in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

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• carry a loaded gun or bow with a nocked arrow in the field except
during legal hunting hours or in accordance with the Firearm
Concealed Carry Act.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: use more than one tree stand or ground blind at an IDNR owned or managed site.

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• use more than one tree stand or ground blind at an IDNR owned or
managed site.
You cannot legally:

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You cannot legally: construct or use any tree stand using nails, screws or any device which pierces or cuts the bark of the tree on which it is installed on an IDNR owned or managed site.

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• construct or use any tree stand using nails, screws or any device
which pierces or cuts the bark of the tree on which it is installed on
an IDNR owned or managed site. Tree stands must be portable and
removed at the end of each day, unless otherwise specified in site-
specific regulations.
You cannot legally:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Tree stands must be portable and removed at the end of each day, unless otherwise specified in site-specific regulations.

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• construct or use any tree stand using nails, screws or any device
which pierces or cuts the bark of the tree on which it is installed on
an IDNR owned or managed site. Tree stands must be portable and
removed at the end of each day, unless otherwise specified in site-
specific regulations.
You cannot legally:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange or blaze pink material must be worn: to hunt deer during all firearm deer seasons in counties open for firearm deer seasons.

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• to hunt deer during all firearm deer seasons in counties open for
firearm deer seasons.
A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer
garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange
or blaze pink material must be worn:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange or blaze pink material must be worn: to track wounded deer with a dog during all firearm deer seasons.

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• to track wounded deer with a dog during all firearm deer seasons.
A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer
garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange
or blaze pink material must be worn:

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A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange or blaze pink material must be worn: by individuals accompanying youth during youth firearm deer hunts.

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• by individuals accompanying youth during youth firearm deer hunts.
A solid blaze orange or blaze pink cap/hat and an upper outer
garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange
or blaze pink material must be worn:

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You cannot legally: use or occupy a ground blind during any firearm deer season on IDNR-owned or -managed land unless at least 400 square inches of solid, vivid blaze orange or blaze pink material is securely attached to the uppermost portion of the blind and a substantial amount of orange or pink is visible for 360 degrees.

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• use or occupy a ground blind during any firearm deer season on
IDNR-owned or -managed land unless at least 400 square inches of
solid, vivid blaze orange or blaze pink material is securely attached
to the uppermost portion of the blind and a substantial amount of
orange or pink is visible for 360 degrees. Camouflage blaze orange
or camouflage blaze pink does not meet clothing or ground blind
requirements.
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Camouflage blaze orange or camouflage blaze pink does not meet clothing or ground blind requirements.

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• use or occupy a ground blind during any firearm deer season on
IDNR-owned or -managed land unless at least 400 square inches of
solid, vivid blaze orange or blaze pink material is securely attached
to the uppermost portion of the blind and a substantial amount of
orange or pink is visible for 360 degrees. Camouflage blaze orange
or camouflage blaze pink does not meet clothing or ground blind
requirements.
You cannot legally:

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A gun shall be considered single shot if there is no magazine in the possession of or in close proximity to a hunter in the field and the gun can only hold a total of one round.

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• “Single shot” means a gun that is either manufactured or modified
to only be capable of holding a total of one round in the magazine
and chamber combined. “Single shot” does not include: (a) a rifle in
the possession of a person who is also in possession of or in close
proximity to a magazine that would allow the rifle to be capable
of holding more than one round or (b) a revolver. A gun shall be
considered single shot if there is no magazine in the possession
of or in close proximity to a hunter in the field and the gun can only
hold a total of one round.

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You cannot legally take deer except with a shotgun, handgun, single shot centerfire rifle, muzzleloading rifle, or bow and arrow as authorized for the season that is being hunted.

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• You cannot legally take deer except with a shotgun, handgun,
single shot centerfire rifle, muzzleloading rifle, or bow and arrow as
authorized for the season that is being hunted.

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The only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or rifle is a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle.

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• The only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or rifle is a
bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case
length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, or a straight-walled
centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be
available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the
manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of
energy at the muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to
harvest deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.

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• The only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or rifle is a
bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case
length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, or a straight-walled
centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be
available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the
manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of
energy at the muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to
harvest deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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You cannot legally use a dog, horse, automobile, aircraft, boat or other vehicle to harvest deer with a firearm or bow and arrow.

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You cannot legally use a dog, horse, automobile, aircraft, boat
or other vehicle to harvest deer with a firearm or bow and arrow.

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Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following conditions are met: Any person using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum 50 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or harness.

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• Any person using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain
physical control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum 50
foot lead attached to the dog’s collar or harness.
Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following
conditions are met:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following conditions are met: Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in possession of any firearm or archery device.

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• Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at no time
outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person
handling or accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded
deer be in possession of any firearm or archery device.
Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following
conditions are met:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following conditions are met: Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during the firearm seasons shall wear blaze orange or blaze pink as required.

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• Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during the firearm
seasons shall wear blaze orange or blaze pink as required.
Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following
conditions are met:

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Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following conditions are met: Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the deer.

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• Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from
hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they are
accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the deer.
Dogs may, however, be used to track wounded deer if the following
conditions are met:

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You cannot legally track deer with dogs on any IDNR-owned or -managed site during hours when deer hunting is open on the site.

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You cannot legally track deer with dogs on any IDNR-owned or
-managed site during hours when deer hunting is open on the site.

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You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind.

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• You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the
use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. Despite their widespread
availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are
also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed
owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals. For the
purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid
or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can
be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or
lure white-tailed deer. “Baiting” means the placement or scattering
of bait to attract deer. An area is considered as baited during the
presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of
the bait.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Despite their widespread availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals.

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• You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the
use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. Despite their widespread
availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are
also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed
owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals. For the
purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid
or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can
be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or
lure white-tailed deer. “Baiting” means the placement or scattering
of bait to attract deer. An area is considered as baited during the
presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of
the bait.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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For the purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.

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• You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the
use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. Despite their widespread
availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are
also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed
owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals. For the
purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid
or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can
be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or
lure white-tailed deer. “Baiting” means the placement or scattering
of bait to attract deer. An area is considered as baited during the
presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of
the bait.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.

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• You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the
use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. Despite their widespread
availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are
also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed
owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals. For the
purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid
or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can
be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or
lure white-tailed deer. “Baiting” means the placement or scattering
of bait to attract deer. An area is considered as baited during the
presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of
the bait.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots or normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting and maintenance, such as cultivating, or the use of products designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or lure deer.

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• For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in this section
shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, including mowing
or cutting, of standing crops as a normal agricultural or soil
stabilization practice, food plots or normal agricultural practices,
including planting, harvesting and maintenance, such as cultivating,
or the use of products designed for scent only and not capable of
ingestion, solid or liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to
attract or lure deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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You cannot legally “drive deer”, or participate in a deer drive, on IDNR-owned or IDNR-managed properties during all deer seasons.

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You cannot legally “drive deer”, or participate in a deer drive, on
IDNR-owned or IDNR-managed properties during all deer seasons. A
deer drive is defined as a deliberate action by one or more persons
(whether armed or unarmed) whose intent is to cause deer to move
within firearm range of one or more participating hunters.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A deer drive is defined as a deliberate action by one or more persons (whether armed or unarmed) whose intent is to cause deer to move within firearm range of one or more participating hunters.

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You cannot legally “drive deer”, or participate in a deer drive, on
IDNR-owned or IDNR-managed properties during all deer seasons. A
deer drive is defined as a deliberate action by one or more persons
(whether armed or unarmed) whose intent is to cause deer to move
within firearm range of one or more participating hunters.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To taxidermist - if the head/antlers are delivered to a taxidermist for processing, the confirmation number/temporary harvest tag must be recorded on the ‘head tag' portion of the permit and both must remain with the deer at the taxidermist.

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• To taxidermist – if the head/antlers are delivered to a taxidermist
for processing, the confirmation number/temporary harvest tag
must be recorded on the ‘head tag’ portion of the permit and both
must remain with the deer at the taxidermist.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To meat processor - if the carcass is taken to a meat processor, the permanent tag or temporary harvest tag (leg tag) with confirmation number must remain with the deer while it is processed, and until it is at the legal residence of the person who legally took or possessed the deer.

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• To meat processor – if the carcass is taken to a meat processor,
the permanent tag or temporary harvest tag (leg tag) with
confirmation number must remain with the deer while it is
processed, and until it is at the legal residence of the person who
legally took or possessed the deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To tanner - persons delivering deer/parts of a deer to a tanner for processing must supply the tanner with their deer permit number to verify lawful acquisition.

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• To tanner – persons delivering deer/parts of a deer to a tanner for
processing must supply the tanner with their deer permit number
to verify lawful acquisition. In the absence of a permit number,
the tanner may rely on the written certification of the person
from whom the deer was received that the specimen was legally
harvested or obtained.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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In the absence of a permit number, the tanner may rely on the written certification of the person from whom the deer was received that the specimen was legally harvested or obtained.

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• To tanner – persons delivering deer/parts of a deer to a tanner for
processing must supply the tanner with their deer permit number
to verify lawful acquisition. In the absence of a permit number,
the tanner may rely on the written certification of the person
from whom the deer was received that the specimen was legally
harvested or obtained.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nonresident hunters who harvest a wild deer in Illinois should contact the state wildlife agency in states they will be traveling through, including their home state, to inquire about regulations related to possession/transportation of deer carcasses and/or parts of carcasses through the state in question as regulations vary from state to state.

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Nonresident hunters who harvest a wild deer in Illinois should
contact the state wildlife agency in states they will be traveling
through, including their home state, to inquire about regulations
related to possession/transportation of deer carcasses and/or parts
of carcasses through the state in question as regulations vary from
state to state.

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Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is prohibited except: deboned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps, hides, upper canine teeth (also known as “buglers,” “whistlers,” or “ivories”).

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• deboned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps, hides, upper
canine teeth (also known as “buglers,” “whistlers,” or “ivories”). Skull
caps shall be cleaned of all brain and muscle tissue;
Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is
prohibited except:

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Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is prohibited except: carcasses or parts of carcasses with the spinal column or head attached may be transported in the state only if they are submitted to a licensed meat processor or a licensed taxidermist for processing within 72 hours after entry; licensed meat processors and taxidermists shall dispose of all inedible tissue not listed in the first dot point in a properly permitted landfill or with a renderer; tissues can be imported into the state for use by a diagnostic or research laboratory.

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• carcasses or parts of carcasses with the spinal column or head
attached may be transported in the state only if they are submitted
to a licensed meat processor or a licensed taxidermist for
processing within 72 hours after entry; licensed meat processors
and taxidermists shall dispose of all inedible tissue not listed in
the first dot point in a properly permitted landfill or with a renderer;
tissues can be imported into the state for use by a diagnostic or
research laboratory.
Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is
prohibited except:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nothing in this Part shall prevent renderers regulated under the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act (225 ILCS 610) with Class A or B licenses from transporting cervid carcasses or parts into the state for the purpose of rendering.

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Nothing in this Part shall prevent renderers regulated under the
Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act (225 ILCS 610) with Class A or B
licenses from transporting cervid carcasses or parts into the state
for the purpose of rendering.

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In non-CWD surveillance counties the harvest confirmation number must be written by the hunter onto the temporary harvest tag (leg tag).

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• In non-CWD surveillance counties the harvest confirmation number
must be written by the hunter onto the temporary harvest tag (leg
tag). If the condition of the tag precludes writing on the tag in the
appropriate space (i.e., bloody, etc.), the confirmation number
shall be written else where on the tag, or onto a piece of paper and
attached to the deer along with the temporary harvest tag. See the
tagging guidelines on pg. 14 for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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If the condition of the tag precludes writing on the tag in the appropriate space (i.e., bloody, etc.), the confirmation number shall be written else where on the tag, or onto a piece of paper and attached to the deer along with the temporary harvest tag.

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• In non-CWD surveillance counties the harvest confirmation number
must be written by the hunter onto the temporary harvest tag (leg
tag). If the condition of the tag precludes writing on the tag in the
appropriate space (i.e., bloody, etc.), the confirmation number
shall be written else where on the tag, or onto a piece of paper and
attached to the deer along with the temporary harvest tag. See the
tagging guidelines on pg. 14 for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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See the tagging guidelines on pg. 14 for more details.

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• In non-CWD surveillance counties the harvest confirmation number
must be written by the hunter onto the temporary harvest tag (leg
tag). If the condition of the tag precludes writing on the tag in the
appropriate space (i.e., bloody, etc.), the confirmation number
shall be written else where on the tag, or onto a piece of paper and
attached to the deer along with the temporary harvest tag. See the
tagging guidelines on pg. 14 for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been checked in.

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• The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been
checked in. In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter
is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond
quartering the animal. If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except
the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported
together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one
quarter. Evidence of sex is:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond quartering the animal.

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• The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been
checked in. In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter
is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond
quartering the animal. If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except
the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported
together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one
quarter. Evidence of sex is:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one quarter.

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• The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been
checked in. In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter
is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond
quartering the animal. If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except
the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported
together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one
quarter. Evidence of sex is:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Evidence of sex is: For a buck: head with antlers attached to carcass, or attached testicle, scrotum or penis.

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• For a buck: head with antlers attached to carcass, or attached
testicle, scrotum or penis.
• The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been
checked in. In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter
is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond
quartering the animal. If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except
the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported
together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one
quarter. Evidence of sex is:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Evidence of sex is: For a doe: head attached to carcass or attached udder (mammary) or vulva.

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• For a doe: head attached to carcass or attached udder
(mammary) or vulva.
• The deer must remain whole (or field dressed) until it has been
checked in. In instances where deer are checked in while the hunter
is still afield, the deer may not be dismembered while afield beyond
quartering the animal. If quartered, all parts of the carcass (except
the entrails removed during field dressing) must be transported
together and evidence of sex must remain naturally attached to one
quarter. Evidence of sex is:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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The temporary harvest tag (leg tag) and confirmation number or permanent leg tag must remain attached to the deer until it is at the legal residence of the person who legally took or possessed the deer, the deer has been checked in, and final processing is complete.

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• The temporary harvest tag (leg tag) and confirmation number or
permanent leg tag must remain attached to the deer until it is at
the legal residence of the person who legally took or possessed
the deer, the deer has been checked in, and final processing is
complete.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Deer harvested in CWD surveillance counties (Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, and Winnebago) during firearm deer seasons must be physically registered at any designated check station and receive a permanent leg tag, see pg. 18 for more details.

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• Deer harvested in CWD surveillance counties (Boone, Bureau,
Carroll, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall,
LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, and
Winnebago) during firearm deer seasons must be physically
registered at any designated check station and receive a permanent
leg tag, see pg. 18 for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the month of October.

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain
counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the
month of October. The Illinois Restricted Archery Zone consists of
Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt Counties (except Allerton Park
located in Piatt County). During the period October 1- October 31,
only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone,
regardless of permits in possession. An antlered deer is defined as a
deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches. After
October 31, archery regulations are the same as the rest of the state.

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain
counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the
month of October. The Illinois Restricted Archery Zone consists of
Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt Counties (except Allerton Park
located in Piatt County). During the period October 1- October 31,
only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone,
regardless of permits in possession. An antlered deer is defined as a
deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches. After
October 31, archery regulations are the same as the rest of the state.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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During the period October 1- October 31, only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone, regardless of permits in possession.

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain
counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the
month of October. The Illinois Restricted Archery Zone consists of
Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt Counties (except Allerton Park
located in Piatt County). During the period October 1- October 31,
only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone,
regardless of permits in possession. An antlered deer is defined as a
deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches. After
October 31, archery regulations are the same as the rest of the state.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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An antlered deer is defined as a deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches.

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain
counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the
month of October. The Illinois Restricted Archery Zone consists of
Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt Counties (except Allerton Park
located in Piatt County). During the period October 1- October 31,
only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone,
regardless of permits in possession. An antlered deer is defined as a
deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches. After
October 31, archery regulations are the same as the rest of the state.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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To grow deer populations to their appropriate county goals, certain
counties are placed in the Restricted Archery Zone (RAZ) during the
month of October. The Illinois Restricted Archery Zone consists of
Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt Counties (except Allerton Park
located in Piatt County). During the period October 1- October 31,
only antlered deer may be harvested in the Restricted Archery Zone,
regardless of permits in possession. An antlered deer is defined as a
deer having at least one antler of a length of 3 or more inches. After
October 31, archery regulations are the same as the rest of the state.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Firearm deer permits have already been decreased considerably in these counties and archery harvest, which accounts for half or more of deer harvest, must be managed to allow deer to increase.

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Firearm deer permits have already been decreased considerably in these
counties and archery harvest, which accounts for half or more of deer
harvest, must be managed to allow deer to increase.

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A long, recurve or compound bow with a minimum pull of 30 pounds at some point within a 28-inch draw.

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• A long, recurve or compound bow with a minimum pull of 30 pounds at
some point within a 28-inch draw. Minimum arrow length is 20 inches.

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Minimum arrow length is 20 inches.

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• A long, recurve or compound bow with a minimum pull of 30 pounds at
some point within a 28-inch draw. Minimum arrow length is 20 inches.

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A crossbow with minimum draw weight of 125 pounds; minimum overall length of 24 inches; a working safety; and used with fletched bolts or arrows of not less than 14 inches.

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• A crossbow with minimum draw weight of 125 pounds; minimum
overall length of 24 inches; a working safety; and used with fletched
bolts or arrows of not less than 14 inches.

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Broadheads must be used and may have fixed (must be metal or flint-, chert- or obsidian-knapped) or expandable (must be metal) cutting surfaces, but they must have a minimum 7/8 inch diameter when fully opened.

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• Broadheads must be used and may have fixed (must be metal or flint-,
chert- or obsidian-knapped) or expandable (must be metal) cutting
surfaces, but they must have a minimum 7/8 inch diameter when fully
opened.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Electronic tracking systems utilizing radio-telemetry are illegal.

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• Electronic tracking systems utilizing radio-telemetry are illegal.

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Archery equipment use is legal on private land ONLY during firearm deer season, provided the hunter has a valid county Firearm Deer Permit.

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• Archery equipment use is legal on private land ONLY during firearm
deer season, provided the hunter has a valid county Firearm Deer
Permit. Archery hunting is not allowed using an Archery Deer Permit
during the firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer
hunting.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Archery hunting is not allowed using an Archery Deer Permit during the firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer hunting.

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• Archery equipment use is legal on private land ONLY during firearm
deer season, provided the hunter has a valid county Firearm Deer
Permit. Archery hunting is not allowed using an Archery Deer Permit
during the firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer
hunting.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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You cannot legally have any firearm in possession while hunting deer with a bow and arrow or crossbow (but see Statewide Regulations on concealed carry handguns).

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• You cannot legally have any firearm in possession while hunting deer
with a bow and arrow or crossbow (but see Statewide Regulations on
concealed carry handguns).

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Resident antlerless-only and combination archery deer permits can be purchased without limit from your local hunting license vendor beginning 3 August.

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Resident antlerless-only and combination archery deer permits can be
purchased without limit from your local hunting license vendor beginning
3 August.

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Nonresidents may apply for and receive only one archery combination permit per license year.

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• Nonresidents may apply for and receive only one archery combination
permit per license year. A nonresident landowner who has obtained
landowner archery permits is also eligible for one combination
nonresident archery permit.

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A nonresident landowner who has obtained landowner archery permits is also eligible for one combination nonresident archery permit.

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• Nonresidents may apply for and receive only one archery combination
permit per license year. A nonresident landowner who has obtained
landowner archery permits is also eligible for one combination
nonresident archery permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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The number of permits is limited to 25,000, with clients of outfitters licensed by IDNR given preference in the drawing for the first 7,500.

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• The number of permits is limited to 25,000, with clients of outfitters
licensed by IDNR given preference in the drawing for the first 7,500.

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Clients of licensed outfitters should contact the outfitter prior to applying to receive a certification number to be used in the application process to verify their outfitter client status.

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Clients of licensed outfitters should contact the outfitter prior to
applying to receive a certification number to be used in the application
process to verify their outfitter client status. Permits will be allocated
using a computerized, random lottery drawing conducted after June
30. If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing is less
than 7,500, all remaining permits will be allocated to the remaining
applicants until the quota is reached. If the number of eligible
outfitter clients in the drawing exceeds 7,500, those outfitter clients
unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first 7,500 permits will compete
against non-client applicants for the remaining 17,500 permits.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Permits will be allocated using a computerized, random lottery drawing conducted after June 30.

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Clients of licensed outfitters should contact the outfitter prior to
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process to verify their outfitter client status. Permits will be allocated
using a computerized, random lottery drawing conducted after June
30. If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing is less
than 7,500, all remaining permits will be allocated to the remaining
applicants until the quota is reached. If the number of eligible
outfitter clients in the drawing exceeds 7,500, those outfitter clients
unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first 7,500 permits will compete
against non-client applicants for the remaining 17,500 permits.

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If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing is less than 7,500, all remaining permits will be allocated to the remaining applicants until the quota is reached.

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Clients of licensed outfitters should contact the outfitter prior to
applying to receive a certification number to be used in the application
process to verify their outfitter client status. Permits will be allocated
using a computerized, random lottery drawing conducted after June
30. If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing is less
than 7,500, all remaining permits will be allocated to the remaining
applicants until the quota is reached. If the number of eligible
outfitter clients in the drawing exceeds 7,500, those outfitter clients
unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first 7,500 permits will compete
against non-client applicants for the remaining 17,500 permits.

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If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing exceeds 7,500, those outfitter clients unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first 7,500 permits will compete against non-client applicants for the remaining 17,500 permits.

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Clients of licensed outfitters should contact the outfitter prior to
applying to receive a certification number to be used in the application
process to verify their outfitter client status. Permits will be allocated
using a computerized, random lottery drawing conducted after June
30. If the number of eligible outfitter clients in the drawing is less
than 7,500, all remaining permits will be allocated to the remaining
applicants until the quota is reached. If the number of eligible
outfitter clients in the drawing exceeds 7,500, those outfitter clients
unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first 7,500 permits will compete
against non-client applicants for the remaining 17,500 permits.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nonresident archery deer permits issued to outfitter clients who received a permit based on the preference given to outfitter clients are valid only on property controlled by the outfitter used to gain preference; all other archery permits are valid statewide.

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• Nonresident archery deer permits issued to outfitter clients who
received a permit based on the preference given to outfitter clients
are valid only on property controlled by the outfitter used to gain
preference; all other archery permits are valid statewide.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Any permits remaining after the drawing will be sold over-the-counter on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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• Any permits remaining after the drawing will be sold over-the-counter
on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Nonresidents who have previously obtained either a Nonresident Combination Archery Deer Permit or a Nonresident Landowner Archery Deer Permit may purchase single antlerless-only archery deer permits for a fee of $25.

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• Nonresidents who have previously obtained either a Nonresident
Combination Archery Deer Permit or a Nonresident Landowner Archery
Deer Permit may purchase single antlerless-only archery deer permits
for a fee of $25. Nonresidents without one of those permits will be
charged a fee of $100. There is no limit for single antlerless-only
permits.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nonresidents without one of those permits will be charged a fee of $100.

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• Nonresidents who have previously obtained either a Nonresident
Combination Archery Deer Permit or a Nonresident Landowner Archery
Deer Permit may purchase single antlerless-only archery deer permits
for a fee of $25. Nonresidents without one of those permits will be
charged a fee of $100. There is no limit for single antlerless-only
permits.

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There is no limit for single antlerless-only permits.

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• Nonresidents who have previously obtained either a Nonresident
Combination Archery Deer Permit or a Nonresident Landowner Archery
Deer Permit may purchase single antlerless-only archery deer permits
for a fee of $25. Nonresidents without one of those permits will be
charged a fee of $100. There is no limit for single antlerless-only
permits.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nonresidents may not purchase a combination archery deer permit after 30 September if they have previously purchased any single antlerless-only archery deer permit.

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• Nonresidents may not purchase a combination archery deer permit
after 30 September if they have previously purchased any single
antlerless-only archery deer permit.

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Successful firearm season hunters must take their deer either whole or field-dressed to a designated firearm deer check station on the same day it was killed.

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• Successful firearm season hunters must take their deer either whole or
field-dressed to a designated firearm deer check station on the same
day it was killed. Daily check station hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Find your
nearest check station location at: huntillinois.org/cwdmap/

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A permanent harvest tag will be attached to the leg of the deer upon registration at the check station.

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• A permanent harvest tag will be attached to the leg of the deer upon
registration at the check station.

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If not able to locate a harvested deer in sufficient time to enable checking it in by 8 p.m., the hunter must take the deer to the appropriate check station upon its opening at 8 a.m. the following morning, or immediately upon retrieving it if that occurs later than the opening of the check station.

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• If not able to locate a harvested deer in sufficient time to enable
checking it in by 8 p.m., the hunter must take the deer to the appropriate
check station upon its opening at 8 a.m. the following morning, or
immediately upon retrieving it if that occurs later than the opening of
the check station. If this situation occurs on a Sunday, the hunter must
contact the appropriate regional IDNR Law Enforcement office by 10
a.m. Monday morning for instructions on checking the deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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If this situation occurs on a Sunday, the hunter must contact the appropriate regional IDNR Law Enforcement office by 10 a.m. Monday morning for instructions on checking the deer.

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• If not able to locate a harvested deer in sufficient time to enable
checking it in by 8 p.m., the hunter must take the deer to the appropriate
check station upon its opening at 8 a.m. the following morning, or
immediately upon retrieving it if that occurs later than the opening of
the check station. If this situation occurs on a Sunday, the hunter must
contact the appropriate regional IDNR Law Enforcement office by 10
a.m. Monday morning for instructions on checking the deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Successful hunters using their muzzleloader deer permits during the second weekend of the firearm season may, at their option, register their harvest either electronically (via phone or online registration) or at a designated firearm deer check station by 8 p.m. on the day the deer was killed.

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• Successful hunters using their muzzleloader deer permits during the
second weekend of the firearm season may, at their option, register
their harvest either electronically (via phone or online registration) or at
a designated firearm deer check station by 8 p.m. on the day the deer
was killed.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Aside from deer harvested with a muzzleloader permit during the second firearm season, all deer harvested during the firearm seasons in counties with CWD surveillance must take their deer to a designated firearm deer check station.

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• Aside from deer harvested with a muzzleloader permit during the
second firearm season, all deer harvested during the firearm seasons
in counties with CWD surveillance must take their deer to a designated
firearm deer check station. Check station locations and other
information can be found at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Will, Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of State Route 47.

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• Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford, Grundy,
Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall,
McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Will,
Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of State
Route 47. Information and a map of the CWD hunting zone counties for
2026/2027 will be available around 1 Oct at: huntillinois.org/deer

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters must have an unfilled deer permit valid for the previous firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer season and valid for one of the open counties; or a valid Special CWD Deer Permit (issued for one county and valid only in the county stated on the permit).

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• Hunters must have an unfilled deer permit valid for the previous firearm,
youth or muzzleloader deer season and valid for one of the open
counties; or a valid Special CWD Deer Permit (issued for one county and
valid only in the county stated on the permit).

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Unfilled Firearm or Muzzleloader Deer Permits are valid only for the county for which they were originally issued, except that unfilled Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permits are valid only for the lands which the person to whom it was issued owns, leases or rents within the open counties/portion of counties.

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• Unfilled Firearm or Muzzleloader Deer Permits are valid only for the
county for which they were originally issued, except that unfilled
Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permits are valid only for the
lands which the person to whom it was issued owns, leases or rents
within the open counties/portion of counties. Unfilled firearm, youth or
muzzleloader deer permits originally issued for special hunt areas are
not valid during the CWD season unless the hunter is redrawn to hunt at
the same site at a special site lottery, or if the special hunt area is open
to persons with a county permit without conducting a lottery.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Unfilled firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer permits originally issued for special hunt areas are not valid during the CWD season unless the hunter is redrawn to hunt at the same site at a special site lottery, or if the special hunt area is open to persons with a county permit without conducting a lottery.

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• Unfilled Firearm or Muzzleloader Deer Permits are valid only for the
county for which they were originally issued, except that unfilled
Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Deer Permits are valid only for the
lands which the person to whom it was issued owns, leases or rents
within the open counties/portion of counties. Unfilled firearm, youth or
muzzleloader deer permits originally issued for special hunt areas are
not valid during the CWD season unless the hunter is redrawn to hunt at
the same site at a special site lottery, or if the special hunt area is open
to persons with a county permit without conducting a lottery.

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Special CWD Deer Permits are available over-the-counter from participating license vendors beginning 8 Dec 2026.

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• Special CWD Deer Permits are available over-the-counter from
participating license vendors beginning 8 Dec 2026. These permits are
antlerless-only.

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These permits are antlerless-only.

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• Special CWD Deer Permits are available over-the-counter from
participating license vendors beginning 8 Dec 2026. These permits are
antlerless-only.

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Unfilled youth deer hunting permits will be valid in any open county.

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• Unfilled youth deer hunting permits will be valid in any open county.

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Persons using unfilled permits from the previous firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer season may harvest only the type of deer specified on that permit (either-sex or antlerless-only).

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• Persons using unfilled permits from the previous firearm, youth or
muzzleloader deer season may harvest only the type of deer specified
on that permit (either-sex or antlerless-only).

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The harvest limit is one deer per legally authorized either-sex or antlerless-only permit.

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• The harvest limit is one deer per legally authorized either-sex or
antlerless-only permit. Deer harvested during the special CWD season
are not subject to the antlered deer harvest limit restrictions imposed
during the firearm, muzzleloader, youth and archery deer hunting
seasons.

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Deer harvested during the special CWD season are not subject to the antlered deer harvest limit restrictions imposed during the firearm, muzzleloader, youth and archery deer hunting seasons.

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• The harvest limit is one deer per legally authorized either-sex or
antlerless-only permit. Deer harvested during the special CWD season
are not subject to the antlered deer harvest limit restrictions imposed
during the firearm, muzzleloader, youth and archery deer hunting
seasons.

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Hunters with valid, unused permits from the firearm, youth or muzzleloader seasons may use only the weapons allowed by that permit in those respective seasons.

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• Hunters with valid, unused permits from the firearm, youth or
muzzleloader seasons may use only the weapons allowed by that
permit in those respective seasons.

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Hunters with a valid Special CWD Deer Permit may use any of the weapons allowed during the late winter antlerless-only season.

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• Hunters with a valid Special CWD Deer Permit may use any of the
weapons allowed during the late winter antlerless-only season.

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CWD is a neurological disease in deer that is caused by a misfolded protein known as a prion.

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CWD is a neurological disease in deer that is caused by a misfolded protein known as a prion.

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All deer are susceptible.

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All deer are susceptible. It is always fatal and there is no treatment or cure.

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It is always fatal and there is no treatment or cure.

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All deer are susceptible. It is always fatal and there is no treatment or cure.

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Reducing deer populations within 2 miles of where CWD has been found has kept infection levels low and minimized spread.

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Reducing deer populations within 2 miles
of where CWD has been found has kept
infection levels low and minimized spread.

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Additional deer seasons were established with low cost permits in CWD counties.

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Additional deer seasons were established with low cost permits in
CWD counties.

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Hunters are encouraged to harvest as many deer as possible in CWD areas and have them tested.

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Hunters are encouraged to harvest as many deer as possible in
CWD areas and have them tested. Samples provided by hunters
contribute toward disease management goals.

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Samples provided by hunters contribute toward disease management goals.

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Hunters are encouraged to harvest as many deer as possible in
CWD areas and have them tested. Samples provided by hunters
contribute toward disease management goals.

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Mandatory check stations in CWD counties during firearm deer season (see pg. 18).

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Mandatory check stations in CWD counties during firearm deer
season (see pg. 18). Locations can be found at: huntillinois.org/
cwdmap/.

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Locations can be found at: huntillinois.org/cwdmap/.

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Mandatory check stations in CWD counties during firearm deer
season (see pg. 18). Locations can be found at: huntillinois.org/
cwdmap/.

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Select processors, taxidermists and drop-off stations statewide and during all seasons.

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Select processors, taxidermists and drop-off stations statewide
and during all seasons. List is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-
sampling/.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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List is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/.

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Select processors, taxidermists and drop-off stations statewide
and during all seasons. List is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-
sampling/.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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CWD test results can be found at: dnr.illinois.gov/programs/cwd/testresults.

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CWD test results can be found at: dnr.illinois.gov/programs/cwd/
testresults.

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Carcass parts should be buried under 6” of soil or landfill.

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• Carcass parts should be buried under 6” of soil or landfill.

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This is critical for deer harvested in CWD areas and moved to other parts of the state.

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• This is critical for deer harvested in CWD areas and moved to other
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CWD is not known to be a threat to human health, livestock or pets, but recent research is raising the level of concern.

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CWD is not known to be a threat to human health, livestock or pets,
but recent research is raising the level of concern.

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Health authorities recommend that: Deer should be tested, especially when harvested from known CWD areas.

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• Deer should be tested, especially when harvested from known
CWD areas.
Health authorities recommend that:

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Health authorities recommend that: Deer should be handled and processed in a way to minimize exposure to CWD causing agents.

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• Deer should be handled and processed in a way to minimize
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Health authorities recommend that: No part of any CWD positive animal should be consumed by humans or other animals.

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• No part of any CWD positive animal should be consumed by
humans or other animals.
Health authorities recommend that:

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IDNR is responsible for proper management and conservation of deer, with an eye toward long term benefit and sustainability.

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IDNR is responsible for proper management and conservation of
deer, with an eye toward long term benefit and sustainability. One
active CWD management strategy included the targeted removal of
deer in affected areas. This program, in conjunction with increased
hunter harvest, successfully kept CWD prevalence at or below 5%
from initial detection in 2002 until 2023.

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IDNR is responsible for proper management and conservation of
deer, with an eye toward long term benefit and sustainability. One
active CWD management strategy included the targeted removal of
deer in affected areas. This program, in conjunction with increased
hunter harvest, successfully kept CWD prevalence at or below 5%
from initial detection in 2002 until 2023.

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IDNR is responsible for proper management and conservation of
deer, with an eye toward long term benefit and sustainability. One
active CWD management strategy included the targeted removal of
deer in affected areas. This program, in conjunction with increased
hunter harvest, successfully kept CWD prevalence at or below 5%
from initial detection in 2002 until 2023.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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In recent years, increasing spatial distribution and prevalence along with limited resources have forced a paradigm shift in how IDNR manages CWD.

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In recent years, increasing spatial distribution and prevalence along
with limited resources have forced a paradigm shift in how IDNR
manages CWD. With reduced active management, CWD surveillance
and increased opportunities for hunter harvest will continue to be a
focus of the CWD program (see pg. 17-18). Additional information
about CWD in Illinois is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/.

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In recent years, increasing spatial distribution and prevalence along
with limited resources have forced a paradigm shift in how IDNR
manages CWD. With reduced active management, CWD surveillance
and increased opportunities for hunter harvest will continue to be a
focus of the CWD program (see pg. 17-18). Additional information
about CWD in Illinois is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/.

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Additional information about CWD in Illinois is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/.

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In recent years, increasing spatial distribution and prevalence along
with limited resources have forced a paradigm shift in how IDNR
manages CWD. With reduced active management, CWD surveillance
and increased opportunities for hunter harvest will continue to be a
focus of the CWD program (see pg. 17-18). Additional information
about CWD in Illinois is available at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/.

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Counties Open to Hunting (all harvest reported electronically via phone or online registration): Information and a map of counties composing the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be available around 1 Oct at: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for the late winter antleress-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties were open to CWD deer season.

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Counties Open to Hunting (all harvest reported electronically via phone
or online registration): Information and a map of counties composing
the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be
available around 1 Oct at: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting
During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for
the late winter antleress-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties
were open to CWD deer season. Even though the seasons are held
concurrently, and all harvest in each is reported via phone or online
registration, different regulations may apply for the two seasons. See
FAQs hereafter regarding both seasons.

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Counties Open to Hunting (all harvest reported electronically via phone
or online registration): Information and a map of counties composing
the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be
available around 1 Oct at: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting
During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for
the late winter antleress-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties
were open to CWD deer season. Even though the seasons are held
concurrently, and all harvest in each is reported via phone or online
registration, different regulations may apply for the two seasons. See
FAQs hereafter regarding both seasons.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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See FAQs hereafter regarding both seasons.

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Counties Open to Hunting (all harvest reported electronically via phone
or online registration): Information and a map of counties composing
the late winter antlerless-only deer hunting zone for 2026/2027 will be
available around 1 Oct at: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting
During the 2025/2026 hunting season, 27 counties were open for
the late winter antleress-only deer season and 21 Illinois counties
were open to CWD deer season. Even though the seasons are held
concurrently, and all harvest in each is reported via phone or online
registration, different regulations may apply for the two seasons. See
FAQs hereafter regarding both seasons.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Resident late winter deer permits will be available for sale over-the-counter from license vendors beginning 8 Dec 2026 through the last day of the late winter antlerless-only deer season.

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• Resident late winter deer permits will be available for sale over-the-
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day of the late winter antlerless-only deer season.

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Illinois resident hunters must have a current, valid late winter deer permit, or an unfilled firearm, youth, muzzleloader or property-only landowner/tenant firearm deer permit valid for the previous firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer season and valid for one of the open counties.

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• Illinois resident hunters must have a current, valid late winter deer
permit, or an unfilled firearm, youth, muzzleloader or property-only
landowner/tenant firearm deer permit valid for the previous firearm,
youth or muzzleloader deer season and valid for one of the open
counties.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Nonresident hunters must have an unfilled firearm or muzzleloader deer permit valid for the previous youth, firearm or muzzleloader deer season and valid for one of the open counties.

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• Nonresident hunters must have an unfilled firearm or muzzleloader
deer permit valid for the previous youth, firearm or muzzleloader deer
season and valid for one of the open counties.

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Unfilled youth deer hunting permits are valid in any open county.

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• Unfilled youth deer hunting permits are valid in any open county.

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Unfilled firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer permits that were originally issued for special hunt areas are not valid during the late winter antlerless-only deer season unless the hunter is redrawn to hunt at the same site at a special site lottery, or if the special hunt area is open to persons with a county permit without conducting a lottery.

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• Unfilled firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer permits that were
originally issued for special hunt areas are not valid during the late
winter antlerless-only deer season unless the hunter is redrawn to hunt
at the same site at a special site lottery, or if the special hunt area is
open to persons with a county permit without conducting a lottery.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Persons using an unfilled firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer permit valid for the previous firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer season (including landowner permits) may harvest only antlerless deer even when using an either-sex permit.

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• Persons using an unfilled firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer permit
valid for the previous firearm, youth or muzzleloader deer season
(including landowner permits) may harvest only antlerless deer even
when using an either-sex permit.

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Hunters using: unfilled firearm deer or late winter deer permits may use all firearms described in the “Firearm and Muzzleloader Deer Hunting” section on pg. 17, as well as single-shot muzzleloading handguns (blackpowder handguns incapable of being loaded from the breech end) of .50 caliber or larger capable of producing at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle according to published ballistic tables of the manufacturer.

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• unfilled firearm deer or late winter deer permits may use all firearms
described in the “Firearm and Muzzleloader Deer Hunting” section on
pg. 17, as well as single-shot muzzleloading handguns (blackpowder
handguns incapable of being loaded from the breech end) of .50 caliber
or larger capable of producing at least 500 foot pounds of energy at
the muzzle according to published ballistic tables of the manufacturer.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters using: Single-shot muzzleloading handguns must use a projectile of .44 caliber or larger with sufficient blackpowder or “blackpowder substitute” (such as Pyrodex) to produce at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle.

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Single-shot muzzleloading handguns must use a projectile of .44 caliber
or larger with sufficient blackpowder or “blackpowder substitute”
(such as Pyrodex) to produce at least 500 foot pounds of energy at
the muzzle. A wad or sleeve is not considered a projectile or part of a
projectile.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Single-shot muzzleloading handguns must use a projectile of .44 caliber
or larger with sufficient blackpowder or “blackpowder substitute”
(such as Pyrodex) to produce at least 500 foot pounds of energy at
the muzzle. A wad or sleeve is not considered a projectile or part of a
projectile.
Hunters using:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters using: unfilled muzzleloader deer permits may use only muzzleloading rifles.

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• unfilled muzzleloader deer permits may use only muzzleloading rifles.
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Hunters using: unfilled youth deer permits may use all firearms described in the "Youth Deer Hunting" section on pg. 21.

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• unfilled youth deer permits may use all firearms described in the "Youth
Deer Hunting" section on pg. 21.
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Only young hunters (resident or nonresident) who have not reached their 18th birthday before the first day of the hunt may participate in the Youth Deer Hunt.

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• Only young hunters (resident or nonresident) who have not reached
their 18th birthday before the first day of the hunt may participate in the
Youth Deer Hunt. Unfilled Youth Permits are also valid for other firearm
seasons, see dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Unfilled Youth Permits are also valid for other firearm seasons, see dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting for more details.

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• Only young hunters (resident or nonresident) who have not reached
their 18th birthday before the first day of the hunt may participate in the
Youth Deer Hunt. Unfilled Youth Permits are also valid for other firearm
seasons, see dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting for more details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Participants must have a current, valid Youth Deer Hunt Permit.

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• Participants must have a current, valid Youth Deer Hunt Permit.

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Each hunter participating in the youth deer hunting season while using an Apprentice Hunter License or Youth Hunting and Trapping License must be accompanied by a non-hunting, validly-licensed (Illinois hunting license) adult who is 21 years of age or older.

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• Each hunter participating in the youth deer hunting season while using
an Apprentice Hunter License or Youth Hunting and Trapping License
must be accompanied by a non-hunting, validly-licensed (Illinois
hunting license) adult who is 21 years of age or older. All other hunters
(using other types of hunting licenses or license-exempt) participating
in the youth deer hunting season must each be accompanied by a
non-hunting supervisor (parent, guardian or responsible adult). A
nonresident supervisor must have a valid Illinois hunting license.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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All other hunters (using other types of hunting licenses or license-exempt) participating in the youth deer hunting season must each be accompanied by a non-hunting supervisor (parent, guardian or responsible adult).

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• Each hunter participating in the youth deer hunting season while using
an Apprentice Hunter License or Youth Hunting and Trapping License
must be accompanied by a non-hunting, validly-licensed (Illinois
hunting license) adult who is 21 years of age or older. All other hunters
(using other types of hunting licenses or license-exempt) participating
in the youth deer hunting season must each be accompanied by a
non-hunting supervisor (parent, guardian or responsible adult). A
nonresident supervisor must have a valid Illinois hunting license.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A nonresident supervisor must have a valid Illinois hunting license.

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• Each hunter participating in the youth deer hunting season while using
an Apprentice Hunter License or Youth Hunting and Trapping License
must be accompanied by a non-hunting, validly-licensed (Illinois
hunting license) adult who is 21 years of age or older. All other hunters
(using other types of hunting licenses or license-exempt) participating
in the youth deer hunting season must each be accompanied by a
non-hunting supervisor (parent, guardian or responsible adult). A
nonresident supervisor must have a valid Illinois hunting license.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Permits will be available for sale over-the-counter from license vendors beginning 4 August through the last day of the youth deer season in October.

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• Permits will be available for sale over-the-counter from license vendors
beginning 4 August through the last day of the youth deer season in
October.

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Hunters may purchase combination either-sex and antlerless-only permits that are valid statewide.

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• Hunters may purchase combination either-sex and antlerless-only
permits that are valid statewide.

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All counties except Cook, DuPage and Lake counties, and that portion of Kane County east of State Route 47, are open to youth deer hunting.

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• All counties except Cook, DuPage and Lake counties, and that portion
of Kane County east of State Route 47, are open to youth deer hunting.

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Legal firearms are limited to shotguns, single shot centerfire rifles and muzzleloading rifles as described in the “Firearm and Muzzleloader Deer Hunting” section on pg. 17.

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• Legal firearms are limited to shotguns, single shot centerfire rifles and
muzzleloading rifles as described in the “Firearm and Muzzleloader
Deer Hunting” section on pg. 17.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Crab Orchard NWR: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026.

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• Crab Orchard NWR: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026. Apply via paper
lottery or online lottery application.

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Apply via paper lottery or online lottery application.

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• Crab Orchard NWR: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026. Apply via paper
lottery or online lottery application.

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Lake Le-Aqua-Na SP: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026.

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• Lake Le-Aqua-Na SP: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026. Apply via paper
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• Lake Le-Aqua-Na SP: Hunting occurs 20-22 Nov 2026. Apply via paper
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Lost Mound Unit FL: Please contact site at (815) 273-3184 for hunt information.

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• Lost Mound Unit FL: Please contact site at (815) 273-3184 for hunt
information.

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Unfilled Youth Deer Permits are not valid for hunting during the first firearm deer season on public land sites that limit the number of hunters during the firearm season using the site-specific lottery permit system.

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• Unfilled Youth Deer Permits are not valid for hunting during the first
firearm deer season on public land sites that limit the number of
hunters during the firearm season using the site-specific lottery permit
system. But, public sites that allow unrestricted access with no lottery
permits may be hunted.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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But, public sites that allow unrestricted access with no lottery permits may be hunted.

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• Unfilled Youth Deer Permits are not valid for hunting during the first
firearm deer season on public land sites that limit the number of
hunters during the firearm season using the site-specific lottery permit
system. But, public sites that allow unrestricted access with no lottery
permits may be hunted.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Clinton Lake SRA; Crab Orchard NWR; Johnson-Sauk; Jubilee College SP; Lost Mound Unit FL; Rend Lake WMA (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers); Rock Cut SP; Spoon River; Starved Rock SP, Wayne Fitzgerrell; Wolf Creek SP/ Shelbyville FL (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

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• Clinton Lake SRA; Crab Orchard NWR; Johnson-Sauk; Jubilee
College SP; Lost Mound Unit FL; Rend Lake WMA (U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers); Rock Cut SP; Spoon River; Starved Rock SP, Wayne
Fitzgerrell; Wolf Creek SP/ Shelbyville FL (U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers).

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Additional deer hunt locations for disabled individuals, including Physically Challenged Archery Deer Hunts may be available.

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• Additional deer hunt locations for disabled individuals, including
Physically Challenged Archery Deer Hunts may be available. See dnr.
illinois.gov/doo or contact jay.d.williams@illinois.gov for further
details.

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• Additional deer hunt locations for disabled individuals, including
Physically Challenged Archery Deer Hunts may be available. See dnr.
illinois.gov/doo or contact jay.d.williams@illinois.gov for further
details.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A: IDNR will announce in October the counties open to the late winter antlerless-only deer season.

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A: IDNR will announce in October the counties open to the late winter
antlerless-only deer season. Hunters should watch for news releases
or check dnr.illinois.gov. Counties open to the special CWD deer
season are Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford,
Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston,
Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson,
Will, Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of
State Route 47.

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A: IDNR will announce in October the counties open to the late winter
antlerless-only deer season. Hunters should watch for news releases
or check dnr.illinois.gov. Counties open to the special CWD deer
season are Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford,
Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston,
Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson,
Will, Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of
State Route 47.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Counties open to the special CWD deer season are Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Will, Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of State Route 47.

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A: IDNR will announce in October the counties open to the late winter
antlerless-only deer season. Hunters should watch for news releases
or check dnr.illinois.gov. Counties open to the special CWD deer
season are Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford,
Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston,
Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson,
Will, Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of
State Route 47.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A: Hunters hunting in counties open for the late winter antlerless-only deer season are limited to shooting “antlerless deer only,” regardless of the type of firearm permit held by the hunter.

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A: Hunters hunting in counties open for the late winter antlerless-only
deer season are limited to shooting “antlerless deer only,” regardless
of the type of firearm permit held by the hunter. Hunters hunting
in counties open to the special CWD deer season may harvest an
antlered deer if they have a leftover unused Either-sex Permit from
the current year firearm, muzzleloader or youth deer seasons; but
hunters may only harvest an antlerless deer when utilizing the
Special CWD Deer Permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters hunting in counties open to the special CWD deer season may harvest an antlered deer if they have a leftover unused Either-sex Permit from the current year firearm, muzzleloader or youth deer seasons; but hunters may only harvest an antlerless deer when utilizing the Special CWD Deer Permit.

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A: Hunters hunting in counties open for the late winter antlerless-only
deer season are limited to shooting “antlerless deer only,” regardless
of the type of firearm permit held by the hunter. Hunters hunting
in counties open to the special CWD deer season may harvest an
antlered deer if they have a leftover unused Either-sex Permit from
the current year firearm, muzzleloader or youth deer seasons; but
hunters may only harvest an antlerless deer when utilizing the
Special CWD Deer Permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A: Hunters hunting during the late winter antlerless-only season may harvest one “antlerless” deer per Late Winter Deer Permit.

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A: Hunters hunting during the late winter antlerless-only season may
harvest one “antlerless” deer per Late Winter Deer Permit. Hunters
also may fill any unused leftover current year Firearm, Muzzleloader,
Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm or Resident Youth Firearm
Deer Permits provided they were issued for an open county. Leftover
permits may be used to harvest “antlerless deer only,” regardless
of whether the permit is stamped “antlerless” or “either-sex.” Late
winter antlerless deer hunters must use the weapon specified on the
permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters also may fill any unused leftover current year Firearm, Muzzleloader, Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm or Resident Youth Firearm Deer Permits provided they were issued for an open county.

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A: Hunters hunting during the late winter antlerless-only season may
harvest one “antlerless” deer per Late Winter Deer Permit. Hunters
also may fill any unused leftover current year Firearm, Muzzleloader,
Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm or Resident Youth Firearm
Deer Permits provided they were issued for an open county. Leftover
permits may be used to harvest “antlerless deer only,” regardless
of whether the permit is stamped “antlerless” or “either-sex.” Late
winter antlerless deer hunters must use the weapon specified on the
permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Leftover permits may be used to harvest “antlerless deer only,” regardless of whether the permit is stamped “antlerless” or “either-sex.” Late winter antlerless deer hunters must use the weapon specified on the permit.

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A: Hunters hunting during the late winter antlerless-only season may
harvest one “antlerless” deer per Late Winter Deer Permit. Hunters
also may fill any unused leftover current year Firearm, Muzzleloader,
Property-Only Landowner/Tenant Firearm or Resident Youth Firearm
Deer Permits provided they were issued for an open county. Leftover
permits may be used to harvest “antlerless deer only,” regardless
of whether the permit is stamped “antlerless” or “either-sex.” Late
winter antlerless deer hunters must use the weapon specified on the
permit.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters hunting in open counties of the special CWD deer season may only harvest one “antlerless” deer per Special CWD Deer Permit, and also can use any unused leftover current year firearm permits, as above.

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Hunters hunting in open counties of the special CWD deer season
may only harvest one “antlerless” deer per Special CWD Deer Permit,
and also can use any unused leftover current year firearm permits,
as above. Hunters in the CWD counties also can harvest an antlered
deer if they have an unfilled “either-sex” permit left over from the
regular firearm, muzzleloader or the youth firearm deer seasons
issued for an open CWD season county.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Hunters in the CWD counties also can harvest an antlered deer if they have an unfilled “either-sex” permit left over from the regular firearm, muzzleloader or the youth firearm deer seasons issued for an open CWD season county.

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Hunters hunting in open counties of the special CWD deer season
may only harvest one “antlerless” deer per Special CWD Deer Permit,
and also can use any unused leftover current year firearm permits,
as above. Hunters in the CWD counties also can harvest an antlered
deer if they have an unfilled “either-sex” permit left over from the
regular firearm, muzzleloader or the youth firearm deer seasons
issued for an open CWD season county.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Even though archery season is closed during the regular firearm season, archery season is still open during the youth, muzzleloader, late winter antlerless-only and the special CWD deer seasons.

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A: Yes. Even though archery season is closed during the regular firearm
season, archery season is still open during the youth, muzzleloader,
late winter antlerless-only and the special CWD deer seasons. If
you are archery hunting in a county open to one of the firearm deer
seasons, you must wear a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink hat
and a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink outer upper garment of
at least 400 square inches.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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If you are archery hunting in a county open to one of the firearm deer seasons, you must wear a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink hat and a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink outer upper garment of at least 400 square inches.

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A: Yes. Even though archery season is closed during the regular firearm
season, archery season is still open during the youth, muzzleloader,
late winter antlerless-only and the special CWD deer seasons. If
you are archery hunting in a county open to one of the firearm deer
seasons, you must wear a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink hat
and a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink outer upper garment of
at least 400 square inches.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A: Yes, archers are subject to the archery deer season regulations, so you may shoot an antlered deer with a bow regardless of overlap with the late winter antlerless-only or the special CWD deer seasons if you possess a valid Either-Sex Archery deer permit and if you have not previously reached the limit of two antlered deer.

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A: Yes, archers are subject to the archery deer season regulations, so
you may shoot an antlered deer with a bow regardless of overlap with
the late winter antlerless-only or the special CWD deer seasons if you
possess a valid Either-Sex Archery deer permit and if you have not
previously reached the limit of two antlered deer.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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A: Archery hunters cannot be in possession of a firearm while archery deer or turkey hunting.

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A: Archery hunters cannot be in possession of a firearm while archery
deer or turkey hunting. However, you can legally possess a bow and
firearm at the same time while firearm deer hunting as long as you
have a Firearm Deer Permit.

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However, you can legally possess a bow and firearm at the same time while firearm deer hunting as long as you have a Firearm Deer Permit.

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A: Archery hunters cannot be in possession of a firearm while archery
deer or turkey hunting. However, you can legally possess a bow and
firearm at the same time while firearm deer hunting as long as you
have a Firearm Deer Permit.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Hunting Credentials — Hunting License

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Hunting License
Variable
Variable
X
X
See Statewide Regulations section for license types.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Hunting Credentials — State Habitat Stamp

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$5.00
$5.00
X
X
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Illinois deer credential — Deer Hunting Credentials — Super Senior Habitat Stamp

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Free
n/a
X
X
Must be 75 or older and pay vendor fees.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Firearm Permits — Either-Sex (ES) Permit

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Either-Sex (ES) Permit
$25.00
$300.00
X
X
X
X

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Firearm Permits — Antlerless-Only (AO) Permit

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Antlerless-Only (AO) Permit
$17.50
$25.00 or $100.00
X
X
X
X
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Illinois deer credential — Deer Muzzleloader Permits — Either-Sex Permit

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Either-Sex Permit
$25.00
$300.00
X
X
X
X

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Muzzleloader Permits — Antlerless-Only Permit

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Antlerless-Only Permit
$17.50
$25.00 or $100.00
X
X
X
X
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Archery Permits — Combination Archery Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)

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valueResident: $25.00; Nonresident: $410.00; Online: X; Vendors: X; Specifications: Nonresidents may obtain permits online from 6/1 until 6/30, after which permits are only available over-the-counter at vendors. Nonresident youth (<18 yrs.) may purchase a resident Combination Archery Permit for $25.
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Combination Archery Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)
$25.00
$410.00
X
X
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Illinois deer credential — Deer Archery Permits — Single Either-Sex Permit

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Single Either-Sex Permit
$15.00
n/a
X
Illinois residents only.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Archery Permits — Single Antlerless-Only Permit

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Single Antlerless-Only Permit
$17.50
$25.00 or $100.00
X
Nonresident applicants must possess an archery ES permit to be eligible for a discounted ($25) single AO permit.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Landowner Permits — Combination Firearm Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)

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valueResident: Free; Nonresident: $175.00; Paper App: X; Specifications: Landowners and resident tenants (of commercial agricultural leases) must have at least 39.5 acres of land, or 20 acres in specific CWD-identified counties, to qualify for deer landowner permits. Permits are only valid on the owned/ leased land. See 17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at dnr.illinois.gov/adrules.
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Combination Firearm Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)
Free
$175.00
X
Landowners and resident tenants (of
commercial agricultural leases) must
have at least 39.5 acres of land, or 20
acres in specific CWD-identified counties,
to qualify for deer landowner permits.
Permits are only valid on the owned/
leased land. See 17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at
dnr.illinois.gov/adrules.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Landowner Permits — Combination Archery Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)

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valueResident: Free; Nonresident: $210.00; Paper App: X; Specifications: Landowners and resident tenants (of commercial agricultural leases) must have at least 39.5 acres of land, or 20 acres in specific CWD-identified counties, to qualify for deer landowner permits. Permits are only valid on the owned/ leased land. See 17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at dnr.illinois.gov/adrules.
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Combination Archery Permit (1 either-sex & 1 antlerless permit)
Free
$210.00
X
Landowners and resident tenants (of
commercial agricultural leases) must
have at least 39.5 acres of land, or 20
acres in specific CWD-identified counties,
to qualify for deer landowner permits.
Permits are only valid on the owned/
leased land. See 17 IL Adm. Rule 528 at
dnr.illinois.gov/adrules.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Youth Firearm Permits — Combination Firearm Permit (1 either-sex and 1 antlerless permit)

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Combination Firearm Permit (1 either-sex and 1 antlerless permit)
$10.00
$10.00
X

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Late Winter Firearm Permits — County-specific Antlerless-only

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$17.50
n/a
Open counties to be publicly announced; see our website at dnr.illinois.gov/ hunting/deerhunting.

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Illinois deer credential — Deer Late Winter Firearm Permits — Special Hunt Area Antlerless-only

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Special Hunt Area Antlerless-only
Open counties to be publicly announced; see our website at dnr.illinois.gov/ hunting/deerhunting.
$17.50
n/a
X
X

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Illinois deer credential — Special Chronic Wasting Disease Season Deer Permits — County-specific Antlerless-only

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$5.00
$5.00
X
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Illinois deer credential — Special Chronic Wasting Disease Season Deer Permits — Special Hunt Area Antlerless-only

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Special Hunt Area Antlerless-only
See SPECIAL CWD DEER HUNTING section for open counties.
$17.50
n/a
X
X

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Illinois deer permit application — Firearm and Muzzleloader Season — First lottery (residents only)

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valueMethods: Internet/Hardcopy; Hunt Period: 20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026; Lottery Opens: 3 Mar 2026; Lottery Closes: 30 Apr 2026
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First lottery (residents only)
Internet/Hardcopy
20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026
3 Mar 2026
30 Apr 2026

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Illinois deer permit application — Firearm and Muzzleloader Season — Second lottery

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Second lottery
20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026
Internet/Hardcopy
11 May 2026
30 Jun 2026

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Illinois deer permit application — Firearm and Muzzleloader Season — Third lottery

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Third lottery
20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026
Internet/Hardcopy
13 Jul 2026
21 Aug 2026

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Illinois deer permit application — Firearm and Muzzleloader Season — Over-the-counter

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Over-the-counter
20–22 Nov and 3–6 Dec 2026
Vendors
20 Oct 2026
As available
County-specific permits

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Illinois deer permit application — Firearm and Muzzleloader Season — Late Winter/CWD Special Hunt Area Lottery

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Late Winter/CWD Special Hunt Area Lottery
Internet
31 Dec 2026–3 Jan 2027 and 15–17 Jan 2027
27 Oct 2026
23 Nov 2026
Limit 1 Special Hunt Area application

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Illinois deer permit application — Site-specific Youth Opportunities (Hunters age 17 or younger) — Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Internet/Hardcopy
20–22 Nov 2026
Same as lotteries above
Site-specific permit required

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Illinois deer permit application — Site-specific Youth Opportunities (Hunters age 17 or younger) — Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park

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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
Internet/Hardcopy
20–22 Nov 2026
Same as lotteries above
Site-specific permit required

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Illinois deer permit application — Site-specific Youth Opportunities (Hunters age 17 or younger) — Lost Mound Unit FL

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Lost Mound Unit FL
Internet/Hardcopy
Contact Site
Contact Site
Call (815) 273-2732

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Illinois deer — Deer Permit Application Process (printed p.17)

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valueApply for a deer permit: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting
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• Apply for a deer permit: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerhunting

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Illinois deer — Firearm and Muzzleloader Deer Hunting (printed p.17)

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Permits are issued using a computerized lottery. Applicants wanting to determine whether they were successful before the second lottery
deadline can check online at dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer/onlinedeerpermitinquirysystem

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — Youth lotteries

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valueSee pg. 17 and 21 for specific dates [lottery column Mar-27 to Jul-27]
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Deer
Youth lotteries
See pg. 17 and 21 for specific dates

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 1st lottery

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Deer
1st lottery
Opens 2

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 1st lottery

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Deer
1st lottery
Closes 30

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 2nd lottery

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Deer
2nd lottery
Opens 11

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 2nd lottery

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Deer
2nd lottery
Closes 30

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 3rd lottery

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Deer
3rd lottery
Opens 13

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — 3rd lottery

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Deer
3rd lottery
Closes 21

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — OTC

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Deer
OTC
Opens 20 until gone

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — Late Winter SHA

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Deer
Late Winter SHA
Opens 27

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Illinois deer permit lottery timeline — Late Winter SHA

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Deer
Late Winter SHA
Closes 23

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Illinois deer — Take It • Tag It • Report It • Enjoy It — General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines (printed p.14)

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valueGeneral Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines: For Antlerless deer: attach leg tag
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ΠFor Antlerless deer: attach leg tag
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

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Illinois deer — Take It • Tag It • Report It • Enjoy It — General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines (printed p.14)

page14
valueGeneral Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines: Report your harvest by calling 1-866-452-4325 or online at www.exploremoreil.com/wildlife/harvest by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest or immediately the next day, if harvest is not retrieved by 10 p.m.
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ΠReport your harvest by calling 1-866-452-4325 or online at www.exploremoreil.com/wildlife/harvest by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest or
immediately the next day, if harvest is not retrieved by 10 p.m.
General Tagging and Harvest Reporting Guidelines:

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Illinois deer — Take It • Tag It • Report It • Enjoy It — ATTACH LEG TAG HERE (printed p.14)

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valueNOTCH HERE IMMEDIATELY UPON HARVEST
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NOTCH HERE IMMEDIATELY
UPON HARVEST

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Illinois deer — Take It • Tag It • Report It • Enjoy It — Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties (printed p.14)

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valueDeer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties: For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only: Deer hunters must physically take their deer either whole or field-dressed to a designated firearm check station (the same day it was killed) between 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
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ΠDeer hunters must physically take their deer either whole or field-dressed to a designated firearm check station (the same day it was killed)
between 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Deer Tagging and Harvest Reporting in CWD Counties:
For 1st and 2nd Deer Firearm Seasons Only:

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Illinois deer — Deer Hunting with a Single Shot Centerfire Rifle (printed p.15)

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• “Centerfire” means a gun that will only fire a round that contains
the primer in the center of the cartridge and not in the rim of the
cartridge.

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Illinois deer — Deer Hunting with a Single Shot Centerfire Rifle (printed p.15)

page15
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• “Single shot” means a gun that is either manufactured or modified
to only be capable of holding a total of one round in the magazine
and chamber combined. “Single shot” does not include: (a) a rifle in
the possession of a person who is also in possession of or in close
proximity to a magazine that would allow the rifle to be capable
of holding more than one round or (b) a revolver. A gun shall be
considered single shot if there is no magazine in the possession
of or in close proximity to a hunter in the field and the gun can only
hold a total of one round.

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Illinois deer — Deer Hunting with a Single Shot Centerfire Rifle (printed p.15)

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• “Single shot” means a gun that is either manufactured or modified
to only be capable of holding a total of one round in the magazine
and chamber combined. “Single shot” does not include: (a) a rifle in
the possession of a person who is also in possession of or in close
proximity to a magazine that would allow the rifle to be capable
of holding more than one round or (b) a revolver. A gun shall be
considered single shot if there is no magazine in the possession
of or in close proximity to a hunter in the field and the gun can only
hold a total of one round.

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• Further information visit: dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/law-change-that-
affects-hunting-season

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Illinois deer — Hunting Deer Over Salt, Mineral or Bait (printed p.16)

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• You cannot legally feed deer at any time and/or take deer by the
use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. Despite their widespread
availability, deer baits and attractants commonly sold in stores are
also illegal to use at any time except for use by properly licensed
owners of captive cervids while feeding captive animals. For the
purpose of this section, “bait” means any material, whether liquid
or solid, including food, salt, minerals and other products that can
be ingested, placed or scattered in such a manner as to attract or
lure white-tailed deer. “Baiting” means the placement or scattering
of bait to attract deer. An area is considered as baited during the
presence of and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of
the bait.

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Illinois deer — Importation of Animal Carcasses and Parts (printed p.16)

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• deboned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps, hides, upper
canine teeth (also known as “buglers,” “whistlers,” or “ivories”). Skull
caps shall be cleaned of all brain and muscle tissue;
Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is
prohibited except:

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Illinois deer — Importation of Animal Carcasses and Parts (printed p.16)

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• finished taxidermy mounts;
Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois is
prohibited except:

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Illinois deer — Mandatory Deer Harvest Registration (printed p.16)

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• All deer harvested during muzzleloader, youth, archery, late winter
antlerless-only, special CWD season and during firearm season
in counties without CWD surveillance must be registered by 10
p.m. on the same calendar day the deer was harvested by calling
the toll-free telephone check-in system at 1-866-452-4325
(1-866-ILCHECK) or by accessing the online check-in system at
www.exploremoreil.com/wildlife/harvest

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Illinois deer — Nonresident Archery Permits and Limits (printed p.18)

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• Applications are accepted 1-30 June at www.exploremoreil.com

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Illinois deer — Mandatory Firearm Harvest Reporting and Transportation in Counties with CWD Surveillance — Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago (printed p.18)

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• Successful firearm season hunters must take their deer either whole or
field-dressed to a designated firearm deer check station on the same
day it was killed. Daily check station hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Find your
nearest check station location at: huntillinois.org/cwdmap/

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Illinois deer — Mandatory Firearm Harvest Reporting and Transportation in Counties with CWD Surveillance — Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago (printed p.18)

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• Aside from deer harvested with a muzzleloader permit during the
second firearm season, all deer harvested during the firearm seasons
in counties with CWD surveillance must take their deer to a designated
firearm deer check station. Check station locations and other
information can be found at: huntillinois.org/cwd-sampling/

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Illinois deer — Special CWD Deer Hunting Seasons — Counties Open to Hunting (all harvest reported electronically via phone or online registration) (printed p.18)

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• Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Effingham, Ford, Grundy,
Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall,
McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Will,
Winnebago counties, and the portion of Kane County west of State
Route 47. Information and a map of the CWD hunting zone counties for
2026/2027 will be available around 1 Oct at: huntillinois.org/deer

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Illinois deer — Did You Know... — CWD is transmitted by (printed p.19)

page19
value1.) Direct contact with an infected deer
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1.) Direct contact
with an infected deer

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Illinois deer — Did You Know... — CWD is transmitted by (printed p.19)

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2.) Ingestion of
residual body fluids
from a sick deer shed
into the environment

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Illinois deer — Did You Know... — CWD is transmitted by (printed p.19)

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valueLower Deer Density = Less CWD Risk
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Lower
Deer
Density
=
Less
CWD
Risk

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Illinois deer — Integrated Hunting Opportunities (printed p.21)

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Site-specific Youth Deer Hunts: (hunters age 17 or younger)

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Illinois deer — Integrated Hunting Opportunities (printed p.21)

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Disabled Hunter Deer Firearm Hunts: (qualified disabled persons only)

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Illinois deer — Deer Hunting FAQs — Can I use mechanical deer decoys or electronic calls for deer hunting? (printed p.21)

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A: Yes. (Note: Electronic turkey decoys and electronic calls are illegal for
turkey hunting).

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A: Yes. (Note: Electronic turkey decoys and electronic calls are illegal for
turkey hunting).

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Illinois deer — Deer Hunting FAQs — Can I archery deer hunt during the late winter antlerless-only and the special CWD deer seasons, and if so, do I have to wear orange clothing? (printed p.21)

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A: Yes. Even though archery season is closed during the regular firearm
season, archery season is still open during the youth, muzzleloader,
late winter antlerless-only and the special CWD deer seasons. If
you are archery hunting in a county open to one of the firearm deer
seasons, you must wear a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink hat
and a solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink outer upper garment of
at least 400 square inches.

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footnote (1)

No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth, archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

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**No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the youth,
archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons except as allowed during the special CWD season. For this harvest limit, deer seasons are in the same year if their
opening dates are within the same 12-month period that begins July 1.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

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