Section 720.10  Hunting Seasons and Counties Open to Hunting

a)         All regulations set forth in Section 2.9 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5/2.9] apply in this Part.

b)         For Cook, DuPage and Lake Counties, and that portion of Kane County east of State Route 47 – The season shall be October 1 through the first Sunday after January 13.

c)         For all other counties, or parts of counties – The season shall be October 1 through the first Sunday after January 13, closed during the period when deer hunting with a firearm is permitted as set out in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650, except Department of Natural Resources owned or managed sites designated in Section 720.40 by an asterisk (*) shall be open to archery turkey hunting without regard to firearm deer season (no firearm deer hunting pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650 allowed).

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 19297, effective November 14, 2013)