Section 650.60  Regulations at Various Department-Owned or -Managed Sites

 

a)         All the regulations in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510 – General Hunting and Trapping apply in this Section, unless this Section is more restrictive.

 

b)         It is unlawful to drive deer, or participate in a deer drive, on all Department-owned or -managed properties.  A deer drive is defined as a deliberate action by one or more persons (whether armed or unarmed) whose intent is to cause deer to move within firearm range of one or more participating hunters.

 

c)         Only one tree stand is allowed per deer permit holder.  These tree stands must comply with restrictions listed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.10(c)(3) and must be portable.  Tree stands must be removed at the end of each day with the exception that they may be left unattended from September 15-January 31 at those sites listed in this Section that are followed by a (1).  Any tree stand left unattended overnight must be legibly marked with the owner's name, address, and telephone number, or site assigned identification number.

 

d)         Check-in, check-out, and reporting of harvest is required at those sites listed in this Section that are followed by a (2).

 

e)         Only antlerless deer or antlered deer having at least four points on one side may be harvested at those sites listed in this Section that are followed by a (3).

 

f)          Only antlerless deer or antlered deer having at least five points on one side may be harvested at those sites listed in this Section that are followed by a (4).

 

g)         Statewide regulations shall apply at the following sites:

 

Cache River State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Campbell Pond State Habitat Area (1) (2)

 

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2)

 

Carlyle Lake Lands and Waters (Corps of Engineers managed lands)

 

Carlyle Lake State Wildlife Management Area (except subimpoundment area)

 

Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Collier Limestone Glade State Natural Area (1)

 

Copperhead Hollow State Wildlife Area (2)

 

Crawford County State Conservation Area (1) (2)

 

Cretaceous Hills State Natural Area (1)

 

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

 

Cypress Pond State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Deer Pond State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Devil's Island State Wildlife Management Area

 

Dog Island State Wildlife Management Area (1) (2)

 

Ferne Clyffe State Park − Cedar/Draper Bluff Hunting Area (1) (2)

 

Fort de Chartres State Historic Site (muzzleloading rifles only; no in-line muzzleloading rifles or muzzleloaders with scopes allowed) (1) (2)

 

George S. Park Memorial Woods State Natural Area (2)

 

Giant City State Park (1) (2)

 

Hamilton County State Conservation Area (1) (2)

 

Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area – Alexander County (all portions of the Public Hunting Area except the Controlled Goose Hunting Area) (1) (2)

 

Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2, except south of Highway 154 and north of Highway 13) (during each day of the second firearm deer season, hunting within the Doza Creek Waterfowl Management Area is open from 1:00 p.m. until sunset and firearm deer hunters may not enter the area until 11:00 a.m.; antlerless deer only)

 

Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2)

 

Lake Le Aqua Na State Park (standby hunting allowed during the first season if all blinds not filled by youth hunters)

 

Lusk Creek Canyon State Natural Area (1)

 

Meeker State Habitat Area (1) (2)

 

Mermet Lake State Conservation Area (1) (2)

 

Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area (Bureau County permit holders may hunt the Bureau County portion of the Area and Putnam County permit holders may hunt the Putnam County portion of the Area) (2)

 

Mississippi State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area – Pools 25 and 26 (Batchtown, Crull Hollow and Godar Waterfowl Rest Areas are closed to hunting beginning 14 days before the regular duck season; areas reopen to hunting the day after duck season closes; it is unlawful to trespass upon the designated duck hunting areas between sunset of the Sunday immediately preceding opening day of regular duck season through the day before regular duck season as posted at the site; no deer hunting is allowed within 200 yards of an occupied duck blind; during duck season only, deer hunters may not access the designated duck hunting areas by launching a boat at certain specifically posted boat ramps; boat ramps reopen to deer hunters the day after duck season closes (1)

 

Mississippi River Pool 16 (1)

 

Mississippi River Pools 17, 18 (1)

 

Mississippi River Pools 21, 22, 24 (1)

 

Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)

 

Oakford State Conservation Area (1)

 

Pere Marquette State Park (1) (2)

 

Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and Corps of Engineers' managed areas of Rend Lake

 

Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2)

 

Sanganois State Wildlife Area (Ash Swale Waterfowl Rest Area will be closed to deer hunting during the waterfowl hunting seasons) (1)

 

Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Skinner Farm State Habitat Area (1) (2)

 

Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (1); Belle Rive Unit only (3)

 

Trail of Tears State Forest (1) (2)

 

Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2)

 

Union County State Conservation Area (Firing Line Unit only) (1) (2)

 

Weinberg-King State Park – Spunky Bottoms Unit (2)

 

Wildcat Hollow State Forest (1)

 

h)         Statewide regulations shall apply at the following sites by special permit allocated through the regular statewide drawing.  Season dates that differ from the statewide dates are in parentheses.  Sites that offer standby hunting are followed by a (5).  At sites offering standby hunting, permit holders must register at the check station by 5:00 a.m. each day of the hunt.  Unvalidated permits are void after 5:00 a.m.  Vacancies each day will be filled by a drawing held at 5:00 a.m.  Vacancies may be filled by any person holding a valid hunting license, Habitat Stamp, and Firearm Owner Identification Card, unless exempt.  Standby hunters will be issued a one-day site-specific deer permit at the check station, and charged a permit fee of $5.  All hunters must check out and report harvest.  In the event that Department budget reductions or site staffing reductions make the operation of check stations or issuance of standby permits impractical, changes to check station procedures and standby permit issuance will be publicly announced and posted at the site.

 

Apple River Canyon State Park – Thompson and Salem Units (first or second season only) (2)

 

Argyle Lake State Park (2) (5)

 

Big River State Forest (2) (5)

 

Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area – East Fork Unit in Clinton County

 

Castle Rock State Park (first or second season only) (1) (2) (5)

 

Cedar Glen State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Chain O'Lakes State Park (first season permits only; an antlerless deer permit must be filled before filling an either-sex permit; hunting from elevated stands only, 6 feet minimum above the ground except for designated accessible blinds; firearms must be fully enclosed in a case, except while the hunter is in an elevated stand or as otherwise authorized by an employee of the Department; all hunters must attend a site lottery drawing for designated hunter stations) (1) (2)

 

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area (only in the area between County

Highway 14 and State Route 48 – both sides of lake) (1)

 

Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

 

Des Plaines State Conservation Area (first season only) (2) (5)

 

Ferne Clyffe State Park − Ferne Clyffe Hunting Area (1) (2)

 

Fort Massac State Park (2)

 

Fox Ridge State Park (1)

 

Franklin Creek State Natural Area (first or second season only) (all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit) (2) (5)

 

French Bluff State Natural Area (1) (2)

 

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area/Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area (first or second season only) (2) (5)

 

Green River State Wildlife Area (first or second season only) (1) (2) (5)

 

Hanover Bluff State Natural Area (first or second season only) (2)

 

Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (2) (3)

 

Henry Allan Gleason State Natural Area (2)

 

Hidden Springs State Forest (1)

 

Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area – Alexander County (Refuge, second Saturday and Sunday in November; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they will be issued an either-sex permit) (2)

 

Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area

 

Iroquois County State Conservation Area (first season only) (2) (5)

 

Iroquois County State Conservation Area (second season only; no hunting in the controlled pheasant hunting area) (2) (5)

 

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (3)

 

Jubilee College State Park (first or second season only; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit; hunting during the 2006 firearm deer season is prohibited in marked zones (handicapped hunt area and areas within 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling); the 300 yard restricted zone is a pilot program that will be re-assessed with input from adjoining landowners prior to the 2007 firearm hunting season; only one tree stand is allowed per deer permit holder; these tree stands must comply with restrictions listed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.10(c)(3) and must be portable; tree stands may be erected the day before the first season and must be removed by the day after the end of the second season; any tree stand left unattended overnight must be legibly marked with the owner's name, address, and telephone number) (2) (5)

 

Kaskaskia River Fish and Wildlife Area (Baldwin Lake Rest Area; first or second season only; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit; hunting from elevated stands only; six feet minimum above ground; hunting must occur within 10 yards of an assigned, numbered stake; an inhouse drawing will be held in mid-October for such assignments; hunters will be notified by mail of their hunting location; no hunters may enter the area before 5:00 a.m.)  (1) (2) (5 − last 2 days of second season)

 

Kickapoo State Recreation Area (2)

 

Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area (first or second season only)

 

Lowden-Miller State Forest (first or second season only) (1) (2) (5)

 

Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2) (5)

 

Marseilles Fish and Wildlife Area (first or second season only) (all tree stands must be removed no later than the last day of the archery deer season; unauthorized personnel may not be on the site outside of the posted check station operating hours; hunters may enter the site only from designated parking lots) (1) (2) (5)

 

Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (2) (5)

 

Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)

 

Mississippi Palisades State Park (first season only) (1) (2) (5)

 

Momence Wetlands State Natural Area

 

Moraine Hills State Park (first or second season permits only; an antlerless deer permit must be filled before filling an either sex permit, hunting from elevated stands only, 6 feet minimum above ground except for designated accessible blinds; firearms must be fully enclosed in a case, except while the hunter is in an elevated stand or as otherwise authorized by an employee of the Department) (2) (5)

 

Morrison-Rockwood State Park (first season only) (5)

 

Pyramid State Park (2) (3)

 

Pyramid State Park – East Conant Unit (3)

 

Pyramid State Park – Galum Unit (3)

 

Rall Woods State Natural Area (formerly Falling Down Prairie) (first or second season only) (2)

 

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (2)

 

Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area (2)

 

Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (1) (2)

 

Sand Ridge State Forest  (2)

 

Sangamon County State Conservation Area (1)

 

Siloam Springs State Park (2) (3)

 

Spoon River State Forest (first or second season only) (1) (2)

 

Starved Rock State Park (first or second season only; permit includes Starved Rock State Park, Matthiessen State Park, Margery C. Carlson State Natural Area, Mitchell's Grove State Natural Area and Sandy Ford State Natural Area; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit; hunters must check antlerless deer with site staff for verification to participate in bonus buck program; standby hunters may purchase up to 2 one-day site-specific antlerless-only permits each day) (2) (5)

 

Tapley Woods State Natural Area (first or second season only) (2)

 

Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (first Saturday in November only) (2) (5)

 

Wards Grove State Nature Preserve (first or second season only; antlerless only) (2)

 

Weinberg-King State Park (2)

 

Weinberg-King State Park – Scripps Unit (2)

 

Weldon Springs State Park − Piatt County Unit

 

White Pines Forest State Park (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the first statewide firearm deer season only; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit) (2) (5)

 

White Pines Forest State Park (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the second statewide firearm deer season only; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit) (2) (5)

 

Witkowsky State Wildlife Area (first or second season only) (2)

 

Wolf Creek State Park (participants in the Corps of Engineers special disabled hunt program are exempt from site's antler restrictions; for Corps of Engineers managed lands not managed by IDNR, contact Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville office for specific deer hunting policy) (3)

 

i)          Violations of site specific regulations are petty offenses (see 520 ILCS 5/2.20).

 

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 11534, effective July 27, 2009)