Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.22 - Deer Permit Requirements - Special Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Special hunt sites are defined as those sites that are owned or
				controlled by agencies/entities other than the Department, or sites at which
				the Department only controls a portion of the property designated for deer
				hunting, that issue deer hunting permits through the statewide lottery process.
				The Permit Office issues deer hunting permits through a computerized drawing
				for the following sites, in addition to the Department-owned or -managed sites
				listed in Section
				650.60(h).
				The permit preference system does not apply to special hunt areas or to State
				sites allocating permits in the lottery.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (the first and second
				season are considered separate hunt choices, and permit applicants must specify
				which season they are applying for in the County Choice or Hunt Area field of
				the application; permits may be issued as antlerless-only without the normal
				bonus requirement; standby hunting will be allowed if additional permits are
				available at the site)
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge - Disabled Hunt (first
				season only)
Joliet Army Training Area (Will County)
Lake Shelbyville Project Lands - Disabled Hunt (first season
				only; permit drawing will be conducted by Corps of Engineers' staff with
				permits mailed to successful applicants by the Department; contact Corps of
				Engineers, Lake Shelbyville office for application procedures/dates; additional
				permits will be available for purchase at the site for any unfilled
				positions)
Lake Shelbyville Project Lands (Moultrie County) (it is
				unlawful to drive deer; for Corps of Engineers managed lands not managed by
				IDNR, contact Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville office for specific deer
				hunting policy)
Lake Shelbyville Project Lands except Wolf Creek State Park
				(Shelby County) (it is unlawful to drive deer; for Corps of Engineers managed
				lands not managed by IDNR, contact Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville office
				for specific deer hunting policy)
Lost Mound Unit - Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and
				Fish Refuge, including Stewardship Park and Eagles Landing (DNR owned) -
				Disabled Hunt (Friday, Saturday and Sunday prior to the first statewide firearm
				deer season only; permit drawing will be conducted by United States Fish and
				Wildlife Service; preference given to disabled hunters; either-sex permits;
				bonus antlerless-only permits and one-day standby permits will be sold at
				site)
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (no handguns allowed;
				additional site pass is required; check-in, check-out and reporting of harvest
				is required)
Rend Lake Project Lands - Disabled Hunt (first season only;
				permit drawing will be conducted by Corps of Engineers staff with permits
				mailed to successful applicants by the Department; contact Corps of Engineers,
				Rend Lake Office for application procedures/dates; additional permits will be
				available for purchase at the site for any unfilled
				positions)