Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 660.20 - Statewide Deer Permit Requirements
a)
All deer hunters must have a current, valid Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit.
Fees for deer permits are as follows:
1)
Illinois Resident Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $25
Bonus antlerless-only - $17.50
Antlerless only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only hunts - $25
2) Nonresident
Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $300
Bonus antlerless-only - $25
Antlerless-only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only hunts - $300
3) In addition
to a Special Hunt Area Permit issued under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), a
hunter may obtain additional Special Hunt Area Permits, issued by staff at the
Special Hunt Area, when unfilled permits are available. Fees:
Either-sex (full, 1st or 2nd season) - $25 regardless of residency
Antlerless-only (full, 1st or 2nd season) - $17.50 regardless of residency
One-day standby permits - $5 regardless of residency
4) Over-the-Counter Permits sold
by license vendors pursuant to subsection (h) (all prices in this subsection
(a)(4) include vendor's issuing fee):
Resident either-sex - $25.50
Resident antlerless-only - $18.00
Nonresident either-sex - $300.50
Nonresident bonus antlerless-only (hunter has obtained, for the current year, a muzzleloader either sex permit, or has a valid landowner firearm either-sex permit) - $25.50
Nonresident antlerless-only (hunter has not obtained the required either-sex permit) - $100.50
b) A permit is issued for one county or
special hunt area and is valid only in the county, where permission to hunt has
been obtained from the property owner, or special hunt area stated on the
permit. During the First Lottery and Second Lottery, applicants who receive an
either-sex permit in a county or special hunt area are eligible for a bonus
antlerless-only permit for that county or special hunt area (with the exception
of special hunt areas offering antlerless-only hunts). During the Third
Lottery, antlerless-only permits remaining in the quota will be made available
to resident applicants regardless of whether those applicants already possess
an either-sex permit, but nonresident applicants must have a muzzleloader
either-sex permit or landowner firearm either-sex permit in order to obtain an
antlerless-only permit. For permit applications and other information write to:
Department of Natural Resources
(Muzzleloading Rifle)
Deer Permit Office
P.O. Box 19227
Springfield IL 62794-9227
c) Applications from Illinois residents for
participation in the First Lottery Drawing shall be accepted through April 30
of the current year. Nonresidents may not apply to participate in the First
Lottery Drawing. Applications received after April 30 shall not be included in
this lottery. Permits shall be allocated in a computerized random drawing.
Permits shall be issued as either-sex, antlerless-only or antlered only. A
maximum of one either-sex and one antlerless-only permit shall be issued per
person. Lifetime licenses issued after August 15, 2006 shall not qualify a
non-resident of Illinois for a resident deer permit.
d) Applicants must complete all portions of
the current year permit application form. Incomplete or incorrect applications
will be returned along with the applicant's permit fee for correction or
completion if received in the Permit Office prior to the last weekday in April
of the current year.
e) Applicants
must check the antlerless-only box and provide the appropriate fee to apply for
an additional antlerless-only permit. Antlerless-only permits will be issued
until the antlerless-only quota is filled for a given county or special hunt
area.
f) Permits for counties and
special hunt areas with unfilled quotas after the First Lottery Drawing shall
be allocated in a Second Lottery Drawing. This drawing is open only to
nonresident applicants and to Illinois residents who were not previously issued
muzzleloader permits for the current hunting season. Illinois residents will be
given preference for permits allocated in the Second Lottery Drawing.
Applications for the Second Lottery Drawing will be accepted through June 30 of
the current year. Applicants may also apply for remaining antlerless-only
permits by checking the antlerless-only box and providing the appropriate fee.
A list of unfilled counties shall be announced upon becoming available after
the First Lottery Drawing. Applicants must apply on a current year
Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit application form. A maximum of one either-sex
and one antlerless-only permit shall be issued per person.
g) A Third Lottery Drawing will be held
during which any Illinois resident (regardless of any other deer permit he or
she may have) may apply for one or more either-sex and/or antlerless-only
permits for counties or special hunt areas with unfilled quotas. Nonresidents
may also apply, but must have received a muzzleloader either-sex permit or
landowner firearm either-sex permit in order to obtain an antlerless-only
permit in this drawing. Applications for the Third Lottery Drawing will be
accepted through the third Friday in August of the current year. A list of
unfilled counties and special hunt areas will be announced upon becoming
available after the Second Lottery Drawing. Applicants must apply on a current
year Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit application form. All applications for the
Third Lottery will be processed individually (i.e., no group applications will
be processed).
h) Permits remaining
after the Third Lottery Drawing will be available over-the-counter (OTC) from
agents designated by the Department (pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2520)
beginning the third Tuesday in October on a first-come, first-served basis.
Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted, or until the close of the
muzzleloader deer season, whichever occurs first. Persons may purchase one or
more permits during this period, subject to availability. Persons purchasing
OTC deer permits must supply all necessary applicant information to the agents
in order to properly complete the permit.
i) Hunter preference in obtaining a
muzzleloading rifle permit during the First Lottery Drawing shall be given to
individuals that applied for an either-sex muzzleloading permit in the previous
year's First Lottery Drawing who were rejected because the quota was depleted
in their county choices. The following criteria must be met to obtain a
preference in the muzzleloading rifle First Lottery Drawing:
1) The applicant must apply using the
official agency application.
2) The
applicant must be a resident of the State, be eligible to receive a
Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit, and not had deer hunting privileges revoked
pursuant to Section 660.50.
3) The applicant must apply for the same
county choices that he/she listed on the previous year's application.
Preference will not be granted for special hunt areas.
4) Where applicants apply as a group,
preference for the entire group shall apply as it does above for the
individual. All county choices for the group must be identical.
j) Applications shall be accepted
at the counter window of the permit office; however, permits for the First
Lottery, Second Lottery and Third Lottery Drawing shall be mailed. In-person,
mail-in and electronic applications will receive equal treatment in the
drawings.
k) Permits are not
transferable. For the purpose of this Section, "transfer" means the
modification or changing, by the Department or any other person, individual or
group of the name or the location on an issued permit to another person or
location.
l) A $3 service fee shall
be charged for replacement permits issued by the Department, except when
permits are lost in the mail, then there shall be no charge. The procedures for
obtaining a replacement license are detailed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
2520.50. Monies derived from
this source shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund.
m) The period for accepting applications for
the First and Second Lottery periods shall be extended if applications are not
available to the public by April 1. A news release will announce the extension
of the application period.
n)
Refunds and Cancellations
1) A refund shall
be issued by the Department for a permit that has been granted, or for an
application that has been submitted, under the following circumstances:
A) The State managed or owned site for which
the permit was issued was closed due to a national or State issued emergency or
disaster declaration or any other emergency circumstance that resulted in the
Department closing access to the hunting site, park or area. Issued permits
shall be cancelled by the Department. This subsection (n) shall include, but is
not limited to, closure of State parks, fish and wildlife areas, and recreation
areas by the Department as a response to a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation
or executive order;
B) The
applicant for a permit was unsuccessful in obtaining a permit in the lottery
for which the applicant applied; or
C) Upon the request of the permit holder, a
permit was issued due to an error of the Department, the OTC point-of-sale
vendor or the applicant. The permit that was issued in error and the request
for a refund must be delivered to the Department before the first day of the
season listed on the permit. Permits shall be considered delivered to the
Department if the permit is received or postmarked before the first day of the
season listed on the permit; or
D)
Upon the return of an issued permit to the Department before the first day of
the season listed on the issued permit. Permits shall be considered delivered
to the Department if the permit is received or postmarked before the first day
of the season listed on the permit. No refund shall be issued under this
subsection (n)(1)(D) if the permit is not returned or postmarked after the
first day of the season listed on the permit.
2) A permit shall be cancelled if a refund is
approved pursuant to subsection (n)(1)(A), (C) or (D). Once a permit has been
cancelled, the cancelled permit shall not count towards the total number of
permits that an applicant may obtain for the hunting season that the cancelled
permit was issued.
3) Upon the
request of a permit holder, a refund may be issued by the Department for a
permit that has been granted under the following circumstances:
A) A medical condition or death of the permit
holder that prevented the permit holder from hunting. A death certificate or
medical documentation showing that the permit holder was unable to or advised
not to hunt may be required by the Department before any refund is issued.
Requests must be made within 90 days after the start of the season that the
permit was issued for and must accompany the return of the permit to the
Department at its headquarters in Springfield, Illinois. No refunds shall be
issued under this subsection if the request or permit is delivered to the
Department at its headquarters in Springfield, Illinois 90 days after the first
day of the season listed on the permit; or
B) The permit holder was unable to travel or
use the permit that was issued due to a national or State issued emergency or
disaster declaration that resulted in a danger to the health or safety of the
permit holder had they attempted to use the issued permit. Requests must be
made within 60 days after the start of the season for which the permit was
issued and must accompany the return of the permit to the Department at its
headquarters in Springfield, Illinois. No refund shall be issued under this
subsection (n)(3)(B) if the request or permit is delivered or postmarked 60
days after the first day of the season listed on the permit.
C) A permit that was issued due to an error
of the Department, the OTC point-of-sale vendor, or the applicant, if the
permit is returned to the Department before the last day of the season for
which the permit was issued.
Notes
Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13436, effective August 10, 2012
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