Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 675.10
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Season
Effective Sep 2, 202549 Ill. Reg. 11815AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.13, 2.20, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26 and 3.36 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5].DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- a) Season: One-half hour before sunrise on the first Thursday after December 25 to ½ hour after sunset on the following Sunday, and ½ hour before sunrise on the first Friday after January 11 to ½ hour after sunset on the following Sunday. Shooting hours are ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
- b) Open counties: Boone, McHenry, Winnebago, Stephenson, Ogle, LaSalle, JoDaviess, Grundy, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Livingston, Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Bureau and Ford counties and that portion of Kane County west of State Route 47. Additional counties in which CWD foci are identified subsequent to adoption of this Part shall be opened via public announcement (e.g., press release and site posting).
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 11815, effective September 2, 2025)