Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 530 - COCK PHEASANT, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, AND RABBIT HUNTING › Section 530.70 - Permit Requirements for Fee Hunting of Pheasant, Quail and Rabbit at Controlled Permit Hunting Sites

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Applicants must contact the Department of Natural Resources (Department or DNR)
			 to obtain a permit reservation. Applications for reservations on public/private
			 partnership areas will be accepted on July 1. Should the concessionaire, for
			 any reason, fail to operate the concession, applicants must contact the DNR.
			 Applications for reservations on areas operated by DNR will be accepted on the
			 first Monday of August until 24 hours before the last hunt date. Methods for
			 making reservations are available on the Department's Website at:
www.dnr.illinois.gov
, by email at:
			 dnr.pheasant@illinois.gov or by writing to the Department's Division of Parks
			 and Recreation-Pheasant at the address cited in subsection (c). Only
			 applications for reservations submitted by Illinois residents will be accepted
			 during the first application period. Reservations will be confirmed. Providing
			 false information on the application is a Class A misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.38).
b) Permits will be issued until the daily
			 quota is filled. The daily quota is determined by the formula one hunter per 10
			 to 80 huntable acres. Huntable acres are determined by, but not limited to, the
			 biological studies on the number of the species available, the condition,
			 topography, and configuration of the land at the site, the condition of the
			 roads at the site, and the number of employees available to work at the
			 site.
c) For all DNR operated sites
			 the permit is valid for the permit holder and up to three hunting partners. The
			 hunting partners cannot hunt without the permit holder being present to hunt.
			 Methods for changing hunting reservations and transferring permits will be
			 provided on the Department's Website at:
www.dnr.illinois.gov
, by email at:
			 dnr.pheasant@illinois.gov or by writing to:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Division of Parks and Recreation - Pheasant
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
d) Reservations for pheasant hunting may be
			 issued by the Department for Chain O'Lakes State Park, Des Plaines Conservation
			 Area, Eldon Hazlet State Park (Carlyle Lake), Iroquois County Conservation
			 Area, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area - Controlled Unit,
			 Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, Kankakee River State Park, Lee County
			 Conservation Area (Green River), Moraine View State Park, Sand Ridge State
			 Forest, Silver Springs State Park and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park.
e) The Department will operate a conveyance
			 or authorize a conveyance to be used for disabled hunters possessing a current
			 Standing Vehicle Permit at some controlled pheasant hunting sites. Reservations
			 for Disabled Controlled Pheasant Hunting Permits must be made at least 48 hours
			 in advance of the hunt. Sites where the conveyance will be available, as well
			 as dates of operation, shall be provided on the Department's Controlled
			 Pheasant Hunting Website and/or publicly announced.