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

2. 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. 1) First Southern Season Segment: Days 1 through 5 of the Southern Zone season.
   2. 2) Second Southern Season Segment: Days 6 through 11 of the Southern Zone season.
   3. 3) Third Southern Season Segment: Days 12 through 17 of the Southern Zone season.
   4. 4) Fourth Southern Season Segment: Days 18 through 24 of the Southern Zone season.
   5. 5) Fifth Southern Season Segment: Days 25 through 32 of the Southern Zone season.

3. 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. 1) First Northern Season Segment: Days 1 through 5 of the Northern Zone season.
   2. 2) Second Northern Season Segment: Days 6 through 11 of the Northern Zone season.
   3. 3) Third Northern Season Segment: Days 12 through 17 of the Northern Zone season.
   4. 4) Fourth Northern Season Segment: Days 18 through 24 of the Northern Zone season.
   5. 5) Fifth Northern Season Segment: Days 25 through 32 of the Northern Zone season.

4. d) Open Counties:

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

   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

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