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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2662

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Paul Jacobs

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/2.26

from Ch. 61, par. 2.26

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural
Resources may only issue antlerless-only permits to first-year applicants
for non-resident deer hunting permits.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning conservation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
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Section 2.26 as follows:

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(520 ILCS 5/2.26)

(from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
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Sec. 2.26.
Deer hunting permits.
Any person attempting to
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take deer shall first obtain a "Deer Hunting Permit" issued by
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the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
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Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following
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types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination
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permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one
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antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit,
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and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer
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Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
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shall not exceed $25 for residents of the State. The
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Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
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deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
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2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as
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provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident
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archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
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provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
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not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325

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in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. The
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fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit
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shall be the same.
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The Department shall create a pilot program during the
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special 3-day, youth-only deer hunting season to allow for
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youth deer hunting permits that are valid statewide, excluding
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those counties or portions of counties closed to firearm deer
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hunting. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
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pilot program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
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prohibit the Department from issuing Special Hunt Area Permits
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for the youth-only deer hunting season or establishing,
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through administrative rule, additional requirements
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pertaining to the youth-only deer hunting season on
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Department-owned or Department-managed sites, including
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site-specific quotas or drawings. The provisions of this
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paragraph are inoperative on and after January 1, 2023.
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The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
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and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
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administrative rule.
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No person may have in his or her possession any firearm not
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authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting
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season when taking deer unless in accordance with the Firearm
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Concealed Carry Act.
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Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
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permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
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before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those

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days for which an open season is established for the taking of
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deer by use of shotgun, handgun, rifle, or muzzle loading
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rifle.
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Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
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permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
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before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
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days for which an open season is established for the taking of
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deer by use of bow and arrow.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
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dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft
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or other vehicles, or by
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the use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes
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of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or
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solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products,
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except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered
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in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.
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"Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract
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deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence of
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and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait.
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Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to
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track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking
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wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all
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times by means of a maximum
50-foot

50 foot
lead attached to
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the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded deer is
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permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal deer
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hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
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accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in

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possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
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wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
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wear blaze orange or solid blaze pink color as required. Dog
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handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from
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hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they
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are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the
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deer.
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It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
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which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
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highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted
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by administrative rule.
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Persons hunting deer must have
the
gun unloaded and no bow
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and arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
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position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
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legal limit of deer by gun, to further participate with
a
gun
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in any deer hunting party.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
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legal limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate
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with bow and arrow in any deer hunting party.
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The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
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gun deer season by administrative rule.
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The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident,
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either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
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The Department may only issue antlerless-only permits to
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first-year applicants for non-resident deer hunting permits.

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
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Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
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Class B misdemeanor.
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For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
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Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
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acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
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remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
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to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
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For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in
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this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
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including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
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agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
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normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
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and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products
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designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or
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liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or
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lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking
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white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative
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rule.
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(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-444, eff. 6-1-20;
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102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; revised 10-23-24.)

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