Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 670.10
Statewide Open Seasons and Counties
Effective Sep 2, 202549 Ill. Reg. 11791AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.20, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.33, 3.5 and 3.36 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5].DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- a) All regulations set forth in Section 2.26 of the Wildlife Code apply in this Part.
- b) For Cook, DuPage and Lake counties, and that portion of Kane County east of State Route 47 – October 1 through the first Sunday after January 13.
- c) For all other counties, or parts of counties – 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 670.60 by an asterisk (*) shall be open to archery deer hunting without regard to firearm deer season (no firearm deer hunting pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650 allowed).
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 11791, effective September 2, 2025)