Section 675.40  CWD Deer Hunting Rules

a)         Persons using unfilled permits from the previous firearm, muzzleloader, youth or archery deer season (see Section 675.20(a)) may only take deer appropriate for that permit type (either-sex or antlerless-only).

b)         An either-sex permit holder is allowed to take a deer with or without antlers, and an antlerless-only permit holder is allowed to take only a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.

c)         The bag limit is one deer per legally authorized either-sex or antlerless-only permit.  Deer taken during the CWD Season are not subject to the antlered deer bag limit restrictions imposed during the firearm, muzzleloader, youth and archery deer hunting seasons. 

d)         The temporary harvest tag must be attached and properly sealed immediately upon kill and before the deer is moved, transported or field dressed.  No person shall leave any deer that has been killed without properly attaching the temporary harvest tag to the deer.  The temporary harvest tag should be attached around the base of the antler of antlered deer (antlers 3 or more inches in length) and attached to the leg of antlerless deer (<3 inch antler length, or no antlers).  A permanent harvest tag will be attached to the leg of the deer upon checking at the check station.  If the head/antlers are delivered to a taxidermist for processing, the temporary harvest tag must accompany them and be kept with the head/antlers while at the taxidermist's.  If the carcass is taken to a meat processor, the permanent harvest tag must remain attached to the leg of the deer until it is processed, then must remain with the processed deer until it is at the legal residence of the person who legally took or possessed the deer.  Persons delivering deer/parts of 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 taken or obtained.

e)         Hunters shall not have in their possession, while in the field during the CWD Deer Hunting Season, any deer permit issued to another person (permits are non-transferrable).

f)          Violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.24), except unlawful take or possession of 2 or more deer within 90 days is a Class 4 felony, and unlawful take of 2 or more deer as a single act, possession or course of conduct is a Class 3 felony (see 520 ILCS 5/2.36(a)).

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 14822, effective October 18, 2007)