§710.10. Hunting Seasons

a)         The hunting season for both the Southern Zone and the Northern Zone shall each be divided into five segments.

 

b)         Southern Zone Season:  The Southern Zone Season shall last 32 days.  The First Season Segment for the Southern Zone begins the first Monday after April 2.  Lengths for each segment are as follows:

 

1)         First Southern Season Segment:  Days 1 through 5 of the Southern Zone season.

 

2)         Second Southern Season Segment:  Days 6 through 11 of the Southern Zone season.

 

3)         Third Southern Season Segment:  Days 12 through 17 of the Southern Zone season.

 

4)         Fourth Southern Season Segment:  Days 18 through 24 of the Southern Zone season.

 

5)         Fifth Southern Season Segment:  Days 25 through 32 of the Southern Zone season.

 

c)         Northern Zone Season:  The Northern Zone Season shall last 32 days.  The First Season Segment for the Northern Zone begins the second Monday after April 2.  Lengths for each season segment are listed below:

 

1)         First Northern Season Segment:  Days 1 through 5 of the Northern Zone season.

 

2)         Second Northern Season Segment:  Days 6 through 11 of the Northern Zone season.

 

3)         Third Northern Season Segment:  Days 12 through 17 of the Northern Zone season.

 

4)         Fourth Northern Season Segment:  Days 18 through 24 of the Northern Zone season.

 

5)         Fifth Northern Season Segment:  Days 25 through 32 of the Northern Zone season.

 

d)         Open Counties:

 

NORTHERN ZONE

Adams

Boone

Brown

Bureau

Calhoun

Carroll

Cass

Champaign

Christian

Clark

Coles

Cumberland

DeKalb

DeWitt

Douglas

Edgar

Ford

Fulton

Greene

Grundy

Hancock

Henderson

Henry

Iroquois

Jersey

Jo Daviess

Kane

Kankakee

Kendall

Knox

Lake

La Salle

Lee

Livingston

Logan

Macon

Macoupin

Marshall-Putnam

Mason

McDonough

McHenry

McLean

Menard

Mercer

Montgomery

Morgan

Moultrie

Ogle

Peoria

Piatt

Pike

Rock Island

Sangamon

Schuyler

Scott

Shelby

Stark

Stephenson

Tazewell

Vermilion

Warren

Whiteside

Will

Winnebago

Woodford

 

SOUTHERN ZONE

Alexander

Bond

Clay

Clinton

Crawford

Edwards

Effingham

Fayette

Franklin

Hamilton

Gallatin-Hardin

Jackson

Jasper

Jefferson

Johnson

Lawrence

Madison

Marion

Massac

Monroe

Perry

Pope

Pulaski

Randolph

Richland

Saline

St. Clair

Union

Wabash

Washington

Wayne

White

Williamson

 

e)         Permit quotas shall be set by the Department of Natural Resources on a county or special hunt area basis.

 

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4042, effective March 1, 2024)