Table
Contents
1 Welcome to Hunting Williamson County Style 2 We Cater to Hunters Hunting Clubs Accommodations Campgrounds License Purchase Locations
5 Regulations Harvest Information Program For More Information
6 Waterfowl Hunting Information Licenses, Stamps and HIP Annual Fees Age Requirements Bands
8 Duck Hunting Zones 10 South Central Zone Hunting Dates and Limits Duck and Canada Geese Early Teal and Geese Bag Limit - Ducks Youth Waterfowl Hunting Firearms Safety
12 South Zone Hunting Dates and Limits Duck and Canada Geese Early Teal and Geese Bag Limit – Ducks Youth Waterfowl Hunting
14 Small Game, Birds, Deer, Turkey and Furbearer Dates and Limits Small Game Migratory Birds Deer and Turkey Furbearers – Hunting Furbearers – Trapping
Additional Information (inside back cover) Don’t Shoot a Swan Clothing Requirements Report Swan Shootings
Welcome to
Hunting
Williamson County Style
illiamson County has some of the finest game bird, waterfowl, deer, turkey and small game hunting in the Midwest, thanks to our mix of popular flyways, lakes, hardwood forest, cropland, wetlands and river bottom topography as well as nearby Shawnee National Forest and Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. Ducks and geese have long been the most popular species to hunt here, and public hunting grounds abound. There are also at least five private hunt clubs operating in Williamson County that provide a wide range of services for the optimum waterfowl hunting experience. Duck season begins with an early teal season in September, then re-opens during early November and generally runs into the first week of January.Williamson County is also a major wintering ground for the Canada goose. Goose season begins in early November and continues into February. The area also features some of the best whitetail deer and small game hunting in Southern Illinois.Williamson County annually ranks in the top ten counties in Illinois for archery harvested deer. Hardwood forests, plentiful farm land, and secluded marshy areas provide an excellent habitat for all types of wildlife. Hunters come to Williamson County from throughout Illinois and surrounding states because of our convenient location at Interstates 57 and 24 and our longstanding reputation for high quality hunting and accommodations. Many area hotels offer in-season discounts to hunters. All you need to bring is your gun, ammo, and warm clothes.
Get ready for some action at the center of Southern Illinois hunting!
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We Cater to Hunters
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illiamson County offers visiting hunters an attractive variety of restaurants, motels, hotels, campgrounds, RV parks and hunt clubs to enjoy during their stay. Our 24 hotels and motels offer over 1,300 rooms of overnight accommodations ranging from basic to luxurious, while our two RV parks and eight campgrounds offer comfortable amenities in close proximity to our numerous hunting areas. Hunters can also choose to eat at restaurants ranging from casual to fine dining, including delis, cafes, pubs and grills. If you don’t see what you need here, call the Tourism Bureau at 1-800-433-7399.
Hunting Clubs Burn’s Hunting Club
Jake & Norb’s Gun Club
4062 South Wolfe Creek Road Carbondale, IL 62901 |618-964-1806 or 618-525-8262 | www.burnshuntingclub.com 1.7 miles West of Route 148 on Grassy Road Bordering South side of refuge. 4 pits for water hunting for geese and ducks. #1 total waterfowl harvest from 1988 to 2012. Duck/Goose $125 per man. Guides available. Managers:Tom or Janet Burns
Glenn’s Hunting Club 9336 Old Route 13 Marion, IL 62959 | 270-724-0305 www.glennshunts.com Clean, dry and heated pits.Yearly membership and day hunting available. Excellent hunting in fields. Plus hunting in 2 pits over water. 3/4 mile on refuge frontage. Guides available $100 a hunter per day, $20 guide fee. Owner: Glen Lancaster
3800 Westminster Marion, IL, 62959 | 812-455-3696 Bordering the Refuge on Northeast corner. ‘Traditional’ hunting of the highest quality. Only 2 hunters per pit with mandatory guides. Manager: Pete Harry
Paradise Acres 11280 Limb Branch Lane Marion, IL 62959 | 618-889-3825 Paradise Acres is a waterfowl hunters paradise. Seasonal memberships and daily hunting. Lodging available.
Pike’s Hunting Club 7309 Route 37 Marion, IL 62959 |618-997-1124 www.pikeshuntingclub.biz 1 mile South of Marion on Route 37 on West side of road. Hunt from heated pits over flooded corn, natural wetlands and food plots. Over 2 miles of levy controlled water on 100 acres. 530 total acres devoted to waterfowl hunting, excellent duck hunting. Corporate rates and custom packages available. Managers:Terry and Steve Pike
Want to see your photos in the 2016 Hunting Guide? E-mail photos to www.outdoorphotos@visitsi.com. Files need to be no larger than 6MB. By submitting your photo to the Williamson County Tourism Bureau (WCTB), you are giving permission to WCTB to use the photo for marketing and advertising efforts to promote Williamson County.
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Williamson County
Accommodations
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The Carriage House 312-953-2519
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Lake Tree Inn & Suites 618-995-1738
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America’s Best Inn 618-997-9421
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Gray Plaza Motel 618-993-2174
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Motel Marion 618-993-2101
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Olde Squat Inn 618-982-2916
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Quality Inn & Suites 618-993-6221
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Super 8 618-993-5577
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Mary’s Bed & Breakfast 618-942-2742
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Devil’s Kitchen Cabins 618-549-4235
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indoor pool
wheel-chair access
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Marion
Wi-Fi
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Lake of Egypt
hot breakfast
in-room jacuzzis
Pin Oak Motel 618-985-4834
Herrin
I-57 exit #
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Devil’s Kitchen
continental breakfast
Carterville
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Arrowhead Lake Campground 618-983-3535
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For a detailed listing of lodging accommodations go to www.VisitSI.com
License Locations Ace Hardware 635 Pershing Street, Energy, IL 62933 618-942-8900
Herrin ZX 3225 Park Avenue, Herrin, IL 62948 618-993-0828
Ace Hardware 1131 North Carbon Street, Marion, IL 62959 618-997-7000
Little Grassy Lake Campground 788 Hidden Bay Lane, Makanda, IL 62958 618-457-6655
Crappie Pro Shop 130 South Division Street, Carterville, IL 62918 618-985-8277
Rural King 1301 Enterprise Way, Suite 80 Marion, IL 62959 618-993-0660
Creal Springs Mini Mart 100 East Keely Street, Creal Springs, IL 62922 618-996-2958
Wal-Mart 2802 Outer Drive, Marion, IL 62959 618-997-5618
Dunn’s Sporting Goods 1904 West Rendleman, Marion, IL 62959 618-997-3626
Wal-Mart 1713 South Park Avenue, Herrin, IL 62948 618-942-7386
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Williamson County
Regulations Harvest Information Program
Contact Information
ALL Licensed Hunters must answer the HIP survey questions (National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program) if they intend to hunt migratory birds (doves, ducks, geese, snipe, woodcock, coots or rails).
For regulations and more information regarding state wildlife hunting, please contact:
In order to obtain a HIP certification this year: Ask for the HIP Certification when purchasing your hunting or sportsman’s license. If your hunting license prints out with the 901 HIP Survey or 901 HIP Certification, you are registered with HIP and do not need to phone in or do anything else. If, and only if, you buy your hunting license and do not get a 901 code on your license and decide later to hunt migratory game birds listed above, you can get HIP certified via one of three methods listed below: Preferred method, free of charge, is to return to any license vendor and give them your IDNR customer number and ask for the 901 HIP Certification privilege.
Go online to www.il.wildlifelicense.com and register for HIP. You will then need to print out the privilege, which should have your name and address and 901 HIP Certified listed on the document.There is a $1.03 convenience fee for online registration payable by credit card.
Call 1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-673-7648) and ask for the 901 HIP Certification.You will have to pay a $3.08 convenience fee via credit card or check over the phone.You will need to write down your transaction number and keep it with you while hunting migratory game birds to show proof that you are registered with the HIP program until you receive your paper copy in the mail.
Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Region 5 Office Headquarters 11731 State Highway 37 Benton, IL 62812 618.435.8138 www.dnr.illinois.gov
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Public Hunting Permits are available at: Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Route 148 South in Marion 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Daily permits are available 24 hours from the drop box located in front of the Visitor Center entrance. For more information on the Refuge: Call 618.997.3344 Online at www.fws.gov/Midwest/CrabOrchard Williamson County Tourism Bureau State and Federal Biologists conduct weekly aerial counts of the Canada and Snow Goose population in the Southern Illinois Quota Zone. Population counts and harvest data are available on a weekly basis. Go online to www.VisitSI.com or call 1-800-GEESE99 (1-800-433-7399)
Lifetime license holders are exempt from registering with HIP and do not need any documents other than the lifetime license. If you have questions please, call IDNR Licensing at 1-217-782-2965. Hunting Guide 2014 -2015
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Waterfowl Hunting
Information
LICENSES, STAMPS AND HIP* unters must have a current, valid hunting license, Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration/certification and Federal and State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps in their possession at all times when afield. Federal stamps must be signed in ink across the face of the stamp. Please refer to the 2014-2015 Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations for exemptions and further information.
*Go to page 4 for a list of License Locations
Annual Fees Resident Hunting License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.50 Non-Resident Hunting License 5-day/regular . . . . . . . . . . $35.75/$57.75 Resident Senior Hunting License (65+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.50 Apprentice Hunting License (Resident or Non-Resident) . . . . . . . . . $7.50* State Waterfowl Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.50 Federal Waterfowl Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.00** Resident Sportsman’s License (hunt-fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.25 * This is a one-time, non-renewable license. It allows persons of any age 17 and under to go hunting with a parent, grandparent or guardian who has a valid Illinois resident or non-resident hunting license. Those 18 and older can hunt with any family member or friend who is a validly licensed hunter and 21 or older. A hunter safety course is not needed to purchase this hunting license. ** Does not include agent’s fee
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Harvest Information Program (HIP) Registration/Certifcation (b) (a) Hunters born on or after January 1, 1980 must show proof that they have successfully completed a Hunter Education Course by Illinois DNR or their resident state or must show a previous hunting license. (b) To hunt migratory game birds (doves, duck, geese, coots, mergansers, woodcock, snipe and rails). Lifetime license holders are automatically registered in HIP.
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Serviceman (1)
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What You Need
Disabled (1)
Under 16
Waterfowl Hunting Requirements by Age
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(1) For the purpose of this section, “DISABLED” = disabled American veterans with at least 10% service-related disabilities or disabled persons certified under the Illinois Identification Card Act as having a P2O, P2A, H2O, or H2A disability. “SERVICEMAN” = persons on leave from the Armed Services, having entered the military as an Illinois resident. “LANDOWNER” (or tenant) = those persons and their children, parents, brothers and sisters permanently residing on their land and hunting on that land.
Waterfowl Bands The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a toll-free number for reporting dove and waterfowl bands. If you take a banded bird, please report the band number online at www.reportband.gov or call 1-800-327-BAND (2263), with information about when and where you shot the bird. From September 1 through February 28, you can call this number 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From March 1 through August 31, services are available from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT. You will receive a Certificate of Appreciation with information about when and where the bird was banded.Your cooperation on reporting band numbers gives waterfowl biologists a wealth of useful information that allows them to manage the resource in a way that provides hunters with maximum recreational opportunities while protecting waterfowl populations.
You may report any band to: 1-800-327-BAND (2263) even if it is an old band that does not have the 1-800 number inscribed on it. Hunting Guide 2014 -2015
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Adams
Warren
Brown
Schuyler
Mc Donough
Henderson
Hancock
Duck & Goose Zone
Central
Mercer
Rock Island
Duck & Goose Zone
North
Cass
Fulton
Knox
17
Henry
Carroll
Sangamon
Menard
Mason
Lee
Ogle
18
De Witt
Mc Lean
Piatt
Cook
Lake
Vermilion
Iroquois
Kankakee
Will
80
Du Page
Champaign
Ford
Grundy
Kendall
Kane
McHenry
Livingston
80
De Kalb
Boone
La Salle
Macon
Woodford
Marshall
29
39
Winnebago
Putnam
Logan
Tazewell
Peoria
Stark
Bureau
Stephenson
Whiteside
Jo Daviess
Goose Zone
North Duck Zone & Central
Duck Hunting Zones
Calhoun
Duck & Goose Zone
South Central
Pike
Madison
Macoupin
3
4
Randolph
159
St. Clair
Monroe
Jersey
Greene
Scott
Morgan
Pulaski
Union Alexanderr
White
Hardin
Gallatin
45
Edwards
Richland
Jasper
Duck & Goose Zone
South
Wabash
Lawrence
Crawford
Clark
70
Edgar
For more specific detail visit www.dnr.illinois.gov
Pope
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Saline
Hamilton
Massac
Johnson
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson
Coles
Cumberland
Clay
Wayne
Effingham
Shelby
Marion
Fayette
70
127
Jackson
Perry
Washington
Clinton
Bond
Montgomery
Christian
Moultrie
Douglas
2014-2015
Hunting
South Central Zone Duck and Canada Geese
Species
Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Dates
Hours
Coots
Nov. 8, 2014 - Jan. 6, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
15
30
Ducks
Nov. 8, 2014 - Jan. 6, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
6(a)
3x Daily Bag Limit
Mergansers
Nov. 8, 2014 - Jan. 6, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
5(a)
3x Daily Bag Limit
Canada Geese
½ Hour Before Nov. 8, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
2
6
Snow/Blue & Ross Geese and Brant
½ Hour Before Nov. 8, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
20 (1 Brant)
Unlimited (2 Brant)
White-Front Geese
Nov. 19, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015
2
6
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
(a) See section on Bag Limits
Early Teal and Early Geese Species
Dates
Hours
Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Early Canada Geese
½ Hour Before Sept. 1, 2014 - Sept. 15, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset
2
6
Teal
Sept. 6, 2014 - Sept. 21, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset (Statewide)
6
18
FIREARMS SAFETY DEPENDS ON YOU! 1 Be sure of your target and what’s beyond it before you pull the trigger. 2 Do not shoot towards homes, buildings, people or animals that may be hit by your shot, especially when using large shot sizes. 3 Use caution when shooting over water or ice to avoid ricochet.
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Dates
and
Limits
Bag Limit - Ducks Bag limits on ducks are as follows: The basic daily bag limit shall be 6 ducks of any species including all teal species, (except mergansers); however, no more than 4 shall be mallards (no more than 2 hen mallards) and not more than 3 wood ducks, 3 scaup, 2 redheads, 2 pintails, 1 mottled duck, 1 canvasback and 1 black duck. The daily bag limit for all mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may be a hooded merganser. The possession limit for ducks is three times the daily bag limits by species and sex.
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Dates Dates
Hours
Daily Bag Limit
Ducks
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
6(a)
Mergansers
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
5(a)
Coots
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
15
Canada Geese
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
2
Snow Geese
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
20
White-Fronted Geese
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
2
Brant
Nov. 1 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
1
Species
(a) See section on Bag Limits
4 Set up a safe shooting corridor in front of your blind and do not shoot outside it. 5 You are responsible for what your shot strikes. Hunters who damage property or injure others can be charged with reckless conduct and face criminal and financial penalties. Hunting Guide 2014 -2015
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Hunting
South Zone
Duck and Canada Geese Species
Dates
Hours
Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Coots
½ Hour Before Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
15
30
Ducks
Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
6(a)
3x Daily Bag Limit
Mergansers
½ Hour Before Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
5(a)
3x Daily Bag Limit
Canada Geese
½ Hour Before Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
2
6
Snow/Blue & Ross Geese and Brant
½ Hour Before Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015 Sunrise to Sunset
20 (1 Brant)
Unlimited (2 Brant)
White-Front Geese
Nov. 27, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015
2
6
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
(a) See section on Bag Limits
Early Teal and Early Geese Species
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Dates
Hours
Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Early Canada Geese
½ Hour Before Sept. 1, 2014 - Sept. 15, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset
2
6
Teal
Sept. 6, 2014 - Sept. 21, 2014 Sunrise to Sunset (Statewide)
6
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Williamson County
Dates
a nd
Limits
Bag Limit - Ducks Bag limits on ducks are as follows: The basic daily bag limit shall be 6 ducks of any species including all teal species, (except mergansers); however, no more than 4 shall be mallards (no more than 2 hen mallards) and not more than 3 wood ducks, 3 scaup, 2 redheads, 2 pintails, 1 mottled duck, 1 canvasback and 1 black duck. The daily bag limit for all mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may be a hooded merganser. The possession limit for ducks is three times the daily bag limits by species and sex.
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Dates Dates
Hours
Daily Bag Limit
Ducks
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
6(a)
Mergansers
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
5(a)
Coots
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
15
Canada Geese
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
2
Snow Geese
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
20
White-Fronted Geese
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
2
Brant
Nov. 15, 2014 - Nov. 16, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
1
Species
(a) See section on Bag Limits
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2014-2015
Hunting
Small Game Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Species
Dates
Hours
Rabbit (Cottontail & Swamp)
Nov. 1, 2014 - Feb. 15, 2015
Sunrise to Sunset
4
10(a)
Cock Pheasant
Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 15, 2015
Sunrise to Sunset
2
6(a)
Hungarian (Gray) Partridge
Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 15, 2015
Sunrise to Sunset
2
6(a)
Quail
Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 15, 2015
Sunrise to Sunset
8
20(a)
5
10(a)
No Limit
No Limit
(Bobwhite)
Squirrel
½ Hour Before Aug. 1, 2014 - Feb. 15, 2015 Sunrise to ½ Hour (Closed Nov. 21-23 and After Sunset Dec. 4-7 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
(Fox & Gray)
Woodchuck (Groundhog)
Jun. 1, 2014 - Mar. 31, 2015 (Closed Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4 -7 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
Sunrise to Sunset
Migratory Game Birds Species
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Daily Possession Bag Limit Limit
Dates
Hours
Dove
Sept. 1, 2014 - Nov. 14, 2014 Dec. 26, 2014 - Jan. 9, 2015
Sunrise to Sunset
15(c)
45(c)
Rail
Sept. 6, 2014 - Nov. 14, 2014
Sunrise to Sunset
25
75
Common Snipe
Sept. 6, 2014 - Dec. 21, 2014
Sunrise to Sunset
8
24
Woodcock
Oct. 18, 2014 - Dec. 1, 2014
Sunrise to Sunset
3
9
Crow
Oct. 28, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
No Limit
No Limit
(Sora & Virginia only)
Williamson County
Dates
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Limits
Deer and Turkey Species
Dates
Hours
Limit
Nov. 21, 2014 - Nov. 23, 2014 Dec. 4, 2014 - Dec. 7, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer per firearm permit (f)
Deer Dec. 12, 2014 - Dec. 14, 2014 (Muzzleloading Rifles Only) (also allowed Dec. 4 - Dec. 7)
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer per muzzleloading rifle permit (f)
Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 4, 2015 Jan. 16, 2015 - Jan. 18, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer per valid deer permit (g)
Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 4, 2015 Jan. 16, 2015 - Jan. 18, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One antlerless Deer per permit
Oct. 1, 2014 - Nov. 20, 2014 Nov. 24, 2014 - Dec. 3, 2014 Dec. 8, 2014 - Jan. 18, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer per archery permit (f)
Oct. 1, 2014 - Jan. 18, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer per archery permit (f)
Oct. 11 - 13, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One deer
March 28 - 29, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to 1 P.M.
One gobbler or bearded hen, counts towards (max. 3 spring permits)
April 6, 2015 - May 7, 2015 (b)
½ Hour Before Sunrise to 1 P.M.
One gobbler or bearded hen per permit (max. 3)
Oct. 25, 2014 - Nov. 2, 2014
½ Hour Before Sunrise to Sunset
One either sex turkey per permit (max. 2)
Oct. 1, 2014 - Jan. 18, 2015
½ Hour Before Sunrise to ½ Hour After Sunset
One either sex turkey per permit (max. 2)
Firearm Deer
Special CWD Deer Season (g) Late-Winter Antlerless Deer (Handgun, Muzzleloading & Shotgun)
Deer (Archery in counties with a firearm season and west of Rt. 47 in Kane County)
Deer (Archery in Cook, DuPage, Kane [east of Rt. 47] and Lake Counties)
Youth Firearm Deer Season Youth Turkey Season Turkey (Spring Shotgun or Archery)
Turkey (c) (Fall Shotgun Season) Turkey(Fall Archery) Closed during firearm deer season where firearm deer hunting is permitted.
Hunting Guide 2014 -2015
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2014-2015 Hunting Dates and Limits Furbearers - Hunting Species
Dates (Inclusive)
Hours
Limit
Unrestricted except Nov. 10, opens at Sunrise (d)
No Limit
Racoon & Opossum
Nov. 10, 2014 - Feb. 15, 2015 (Closed Nov. 21-22 and through 6PM Nov. 23 and Dec. 4-6 and through 6PM Dec. 7 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
Fox (Red & Gray)
Nov. 10, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015 (Closed Nov. 21-22 and through 6 PM Nov. 23 and Dec. 4-6 and through 6 PM Dec. 7 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
Unrestricted except Nov. 10, opens at Sunrise (d)
No Limit
Coyote & Striped Skunk
Year Round (Closed Nov. 21-22 and through 6 PM Nov. 23 and Dec. 4-6 and through 6 PM Dec. 7 in counties open for firearm deer season.) (d,e)
½ hour before Sunrise to ½ Hour after Sunset; open 24 hours Nov. 10, 2014 March 15, 2015 (d, e)
No Limit
Furbearers - Trapping Species
Racoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel, Mink, Muskrat, Fox (Red & Gray), Coyote, Badger Woodchuck
(Groundhog)
Beaver
River Otter
Extended Spring Season for Mink & Muskrat
Dates (Inclusive)
Nov. 10 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015
No limit except for badger, which is limited to 1 per person per season
Special Regulations
None
June 1, 2014 - Sept. 30, 2014
None
None
Nov. 10, 2014 - March 31, 2015
None
None
Nov. 10, 2014- March 31, 2015
5 per person per season
Must purchase otter registration permit within 48 hours after each otter is trapped. Must affix official CITES tag to each pelt.
Jan. 25, 2015 - Feb. 15, 2015
None
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** No Foothold Traps may be set for mink or muskrat. Body-gripping (killer) traps must be completely submerged underwater. (a)- On the 2nd day of the hunting season, you may possess no more than twice the daily bag limit. (b)- South- 1st Season-April 6-10; 2nd Season- April 11-16; 3rd SeasonApril 17-22; 4th Season- April 23-29; 5th Season- April 30-May 7. (c)- The Daily Bag and Possession Limits include mourning doves and white-winged doves in the aggregate. There is no bag limit on EurasianCollared doves and ringed turtle doves, but they may be taken only during the established season dates and hours and using only legal methods for mourning doves. Hunters may not remain in the field for the purpose of taking Eurasian-collared doves or ringed turtledoves after they reach their daily bag limit for mourning/ white-winged doves.
16
Limit
Williamson County
(d)- During the Archery Deer Season bow hunting hours for coyote, striped skunk, raccoon, opossum, red fox and gray fox will be ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. (e)- Hunters with unfilled firearm deer permits may take coyotes during firearm deer season by shotgun with slugs, muzzleloader or handgun from ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. (f)- No hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than two antlered deer during a year, including the archery, muzzleloader and youth firearm seasons. For the purpose of this bag limit, deer seasons are considered to be in the same year if their opening dates are within the same 12- month period that begins July 1. (g)- Antlered deer bag limit does not apply to this season.
Additional Information Don’t Shoot a Swan Don’t make a mistake! All wild swans are protected in Illinois. Several Midwestern states are reintroducing the native Trumpeter Swan to the region. Some of these birds are migrating through and wintering in Illinois.You can help bring back this magnificent swan by: 1 Learning the difference between swans and snow geese. 2 Reporting observations of marked swans with wing tags, neck collars, and bands.
All white plumage
Trumpeter Swan Protected Species Long neck Length: 4 ft. Wingspan: 7 ft. Weight: 20-30 lbs Snow Goose Legally Hunted Short neck Length: 1 1/2 ft. Wingspan: 3 1/2 ft. Weight: 3–6 lbs
3 Protecting wetland habitat. 4 Reporting any harassment of Trumpeter Swans.
White plumage, but BLACK WING TIPS. CAUTION - White Pelicans have black wing tips, but their wingspan is 8–9 1/2 ft.
What am I Required to Wear? Firearm Deer Hunting It is unlawful to hunt deer with any firearm when not wearing a solid blaze orange cap/hat and an upper outer garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange material. Note: Camouflage blaze orange does not meet the requirements. Archery Deer Hunting during a Firearm Season During the muzzleloader only, the youth, the late winter and the CWD deer seasons, archery deer hunters must comply with the requirements to wear blaze orange in counties open to those gun deer seasons. Archery Turkey Hunting during a Firearm Season When and where it is legal to archery turkey hunt during any gun deer season, archery turkey hunters must comply with the same blaze orange requirements as gun deer hunters.
Please report swan sightings to: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Waterfowl Program 700 South 10th Street | Havana, IL 62644 | 309-543-3065
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