Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.20 - Permit Controlled Department Sites Only - Duck, Goose and Coot Hunting

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Sites covered in
			 this Section, which allow hunting by permit only, are:
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area
Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area - Salt Creek Waterfowl
				Management Area (2)
Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area
Embarras River Bottoms State Habitat Area (2)
Fox Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Controlled
				Hunting Area
Kidd Lake State Natural Area (west of railroad tracks
				only)
Larry D. Closson State Habitat Area (2)
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area - Duck Ranch Unit
				(2)
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Walk-in Units
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Spring Lake Bottoms
				Unit
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area - Controlled Hunting
				Area
b) Permit Requirements
1) Permit applications shall be accepted
			 starting August 16. Initial acceptance dates and methods for making
			 applications will be publicly announced. A hunter can obtain up to 5 permits
			 for duck hunting and 5 permits for goose hunting as follows: Only applications
			 submitted by Illinois residents will be processed during the first lottery to
			 apply for up to one duck permit and one goose permit. Non-residents and
			 residents who did not receive a permit or did not apply in the first lottery
			 will be eligible to participate in the second lottery to apply for their first
			 duck and goose permit. Residents will have preference in the
			 2nd lottery. Residents and non-residents can apply
			 for a 2nd permit for duck and goose hunting in the
			 3rd lottery. Residents will have preference in the
			 3rd lottery. Residents and non-residents can apply
			 online for a 3rd, 4th and
			 5th duck and goose permit after the
			 3rd lottery. Successful applicants will be sent
			 confirmation via email or can access the Reservation Inquiry System to see if
			 they were awarded a permit.
2)
			 Permits shall be issued until the daily quota is filled. The daily quota is
			 determined by the formula: one hunter per 10 to 40 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; the number of
			 employees available to work at the site; and the number of blinds which can be
			 established on a site as set forth in Section
			 3.8 of the Wildlife Code
			 [520 ILCS
			 5 ]. Hunting locations (blind or stake number) shall
			 be assigned randomly by the permit office and listed on the permit at sites
			 that do not have a check station, but have multiple hunting
			 locations.
3) The permit shall be
			 for the use of the entire blind or staked site/area.
A) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 permit holder to bring one hunting partner or one non-hunting partner
			 (non-hunting partners are defined as persons under 21 years of age accompanying
			 the hunter in the blind) or 2 non-hunting partners (3 persons per blind but not
			 more than 2 hunters per blind) for:
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area
B) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 permit holder to bring no more than 2 partners (hunters or non-hunters; 3
			 persons per stake/area) for:
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Walk-in Unit
Kidd Lake State Natural Area - units west of the railroad
				tracks only
C) It shall be
			 the responsibility of the permit holder to bring no more than 3 partners
			 (hunters or non-hunters; 4 persons per blind or staked site/area) for:
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area
Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area
Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area
Embarras River Bottoms State Habitat Area
Fox Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Larry D. Closson State Habitat Area
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area - Duck Ranch Unit
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Spring Lake Bottoms
				Unit
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area - Salt Creek Waterfowl
				Management Area
4)
			 Unallocated blinds may be filled by a drawing at the sites. If no drawing
			 occurs, then modifications will be posted at the site and 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 510.10(d)(3)
			 shall apply.
5) Permits are not
			 transferrable.
6) Permits will be
			 issued from the Springfield Permit Office for permit-controlled sites. For
			 other information write to:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Permit Office - Waterfowl
P.O. Box 19457
Springfield IL 62794-9457