Illinois Hunting Seasons
The NWTF Hunt Guide is your complete source for turkey season dates, application deadlines and other related hunting information across North America. As you plan your upcoming season, be sure to use the agency Web addresses and phone numbers to contact the folks who can best confirm the dates and laws of the places you plan to hunt. They can help you make the most of your trip. Have a great season.
If you're looking to track down gobblers outside of your own state, get a complete list of hunt guide information here.
Click here for a pdf version of the 2009 Fall Hunt Guide.
Members Only: If you are a NWTF member, click here for the members only hunt guide which has commentary from our regional wildlife biologists.
| Dates: | Refer to Web site. Archery runs concurrent with deer archery seasons.Gun season is nine days in late October and early November. |
Hunter Ed.
Safety Req.: | Required if born on or after Jan. 1, 1980. Illinois does have an apprentice license program that can exempt hunter education for one year. See IDNR Web site for details (page 5 of 2008/2009 digest of hunting and trapping regulations). |
| Bag Limit: | Refer to Web site. One per permit: maximum two permits for gun and two for archery |
| Legal Hours: | 1/2 before sunrise to sunset. 1/2 before sunrise to 1/2 after sunset for archery |
| Population: | NA |
| Harvest: | 1,613 |
| Contact: | www.dnr.state.il.us
or (217) 782-6384 |
| Poacher Hotline: | (877) 236-7529 |
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