2024 IL Deer Hunting Regulations! New Changes!

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing! I live in Illinois and this was helpful! Glad I found your channel and looking forward to watching more! Thank you for sharing my new friend!

[@unluckyirish8832]

I check in my deer at the starved rock state park station its 15 minutes away from where I hunt. They test for CWD and you can get your yearly button

[@timberwalker4776]

Appreciate the video. Most people hunting public overlook the site specific hunter fact sheet rules. Glad you mentioned to check those out.

[@teamflanneloutdoors5631]

Best bet is to read the rules and regulations handbook. The central southeast counties have had archery regulations before, but can and will change with harvest totals.

[@alexroberts590]

I travel two hours to hunt this state park. Definitely read up on where you are going to be in the parks. The last time I went they had hikers mixed with the hunters. Not a good combo.

[@RyanHebert-n8t]

Loved the video man earned a subscriber here!

[@deercreeksportsman99]

Awesome, thank you!

[@chrisdelapena1123]

Awesome video! Liked and subbed. Thank you!

[@deercreeksportsman99]

Thanks for the sub!

[@chucklutter7399]

Thank you for sharing this information. The regulations should be available for FREE at all license vendors well ahead of season. I enjoy watching videos, do way better retaining after a couple readings of a hard copy. Doubt I'm the only one. BEST AND PEACE, SHOOT WELL

[@chadlasher1793]

Older guy but fairly new to hunting. Good video and I'd be interested in, small game, dove and geese videos. Thanks

[@joshcatanzaro6220]

Watch what county for dates and regulations for bow hunting.

[@theboomeroutdoorsman1379]

Good video. Just a general statement. The taxpayers of Illinois "own" the public land in Illinois. The DNR just control it. How much they control it, depends on you the voter.

[@jdsharp1366]

I took the hunter safety course when I was 12 in Springfield IL in 78' to be able deer hunt, I think it was on an Army base, Army sharp shooters/snipers put on a "shooting demonstration" for us mere mortals and holy cow could they shoot, none of the weapons they shot were scoped and they were hitting targets first shot every time at 50yds that looked no bigger than a half dollar, they also had targets much farther away and were nailing them, it was an awesome display of their ability.

[@steveweaver4795]

Lol me 2.

[@shootscoot883]

I got a doe in douglas county last year and little did i know you are not allowed to shoot a doe before a certain date in douglas county! So i reported it like you normally do when you get a deer and i taged it field dressed it and took it to the meat processor. A few months later a conservation officer called me and wanted to meet me and talk to me about the doe. He gave me a ticket for the doe it was over $200! I was like 4 or 5 days from when doe would be fair game! In the DNR hunting guide there was a small paragraph covering this and i missed it! Also if you get a license from Rural King make sure the people know what the hell they are doing because i went to get my license and the manager that did my license didnt actually give me a license he just gave me tags for the deer and a habitat stamp!!! He did this to alot of hunters all over Edgar county!!!!

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@shootscoot883 that’s ridiculous!

[@shootscoot883]

@@deercreeksportsman99 it also put points on my driver's license!!

[@lifesshort69]

@@shootscoot883 A DNR ticket does not give points to your DL. It gets you points on your hunting license, not your DL

[@shootscoot883]

@@lifesshort69 he just said license so I assumed drivers license my bad

[@lifesshort69]

@@shootscoot883 No worries, the points on the hunting license will drop off in time.

[@woodduck635]

Baiting in Illinois is banned year round. The "10 days after removal" applies to people who have been caught. The area is not to be hunted for 10 days after the bait is completely removed. You can be ticketed for baiting any time, whether hunting over it or not.

[@buffnesss87]

Good info, I’m hoping to finally get my first hunt this year. Bought land last year and been following their movement. Do you hunt public or private land? What part of IL you from?

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@buffnesss87 I hunt private and public but mostly private. I’m in Iroquois county how about you?

[@buffnesss87]

@@deercreeksportsman99 I own a small 7 acre parcel in mason county right on the tazewell/mason county line. This year is my first year hunting. Hoping to get me something. I have a lot of night time action on a nice oak tree in the middle of my property but not a lot of daytime movement. I’m 5 miles from sand ridge state forest public hunting land I may try this winter but I know there are a lot of hunters out there. And haven’t really done any scouting.

[@DEBoutdoors]

Habitat stamp is required for 18 or older.

[@JohnWilliams-jx6tl]

Um. Best thing for everyone to do is pick up a copy of rules and register or download them from state website. Appreciate the video but there is a lot of rules out there that residents and non resident need to read

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@JohnWilliams-jx6tl exactly, I mentioned that at the beginning. That everyone should read for themselves

[@marvinschabacker4207]

Also need FOID card in Illinois for firearms

[@saxman432004]

Void the FOID

[@scott1387]

Thank you

[@deercreeksportsman99]

You're welcome

[@andrepowell0488]

For the doe only till October 31 in Moultrie county is that for public land as well that is already under management till the 15th?

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@andrepowell0488 you would have to read site specific regulations. But state regulations always overrule

[@andrepowell0488]

It's Buck only till the 15th and then back to normal after that. It's been like this for a several years now I'm guessing, I do have the game wardens number I can call and ask him

[@ernestclements7398]

The reason for the baiting ban, is to keep down deer feeding in the exact same place, as the prions that cause Chronic Wasting Disease, are spread through the nasal secretions of deer, so you don't want deer feeding in one spot, to reduce the amount of secretions, ( worse yet is that these secretions can allow the prions to become endemic in the soil for up to 12 years.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

Interesting!

[@JohnWalsh2019]

Can you point to a reference ?

[@SROTV..southernrebeloutdoors]

Il make you a video on the whole baiting law to clarify it

[@timlake4328]

No bait at all just food plots

[@dillondean]

You can still get busted for minerals and bait if you remove it 10 days before season! Ask me how I know! You don’t even have to be on the land hunting to get busted

[@mikiethegreat9457]

Born before 1980 doesn't need hunter safety and there is a lifetime license.

[@ColtPolen]

So can we still use doe extract or not?

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@ColtPolen yes because it’s not ingestable

[@ColtPolen]

@deercreeksportsman99 Awesome, thank you

[@dwarlock1978]

Landowners do not need a hunting license if you hunt on your own ground. Shotgun is 2 weekends, not weeks.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

Correct, but only if they have 40 acres or more. Thats one of those “read the fine print” laws lol

[@FrankDank-ik7ic]

Landowners still need deer tags. But they are free if you own 40 acres or more.

[@dwarlock1978]

@@FrankDank-ik7ic correct. He was pretty much explaining things for those uninformed city people.

[@chrismurphy5564]

some wrong info here tho, gun isnt 2 weeks it is 2 weekends. a fri sat sun and a thurs fri sat sun then there is another blackpowder weekend after and you can use crossbows at any time during bow season and not just disabled persons, there is no aprentice program just a aprentice lic that you can get without a hunter course but only 1 time you must take a hunter safety course if you were born after 1980 and you can do a online course but if you are under 18 you must go to a in person field day to finish it but if over 18 you dont baiting was 30 days not 10 but may changed landowner req is actually 39.5 acres and you can bow hunt during the firearm season but must wear orange they used to have the timetables in the reg book now they just refer you to the time tables on a website that they use

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@chrismurphy5564 I meant to say two weekends lol. My bad. And yeah the baiting period did change. Although you can’t technically bait anyways it doesn’t really matter

[@aaronreaka9024]

You must use a firearm tag on any harvest during the firearm season , no matter what weapon was used!! Better read up on the regs, and read it all!!!

[@russelldonithan2621]

Crossbows are allowed now

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@russelldonithan2621 crap did I forget to mention that?

[@russelldonithan2621]

@@deercreeksportsman99 if you did you pass over it real quick

[@EmptyDoritos]

Under 21, you can hunt without a hunter safety education card with someone who has their's or is exempt... but once you turn 21 you have to take the hunter safety course

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@EmptyDoritos good info, thanks!

[@ColtPolen]

I thought you had to take it at 16, the age that you have to get a hunting license. I had to take mine at 16 to hunt 9 years ago.

[@ColtPolen]

The age you have to get a fishing license*

[@MichaelSchgowiz]

Thanks for doing this! There's some good public land around, and the IRAP program will let folks hunt on private land thru the DNR. Pretty nice deal. Some IRAP sites allow more than 1 deer, just need a tag per deer harvested.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@MichaelSchgowiz I almost brought up IRAP in the video! I don’t know why I decided not to. Thanks for mentioning it though

[@johntomblingson7451]

When giving information know the information.

[@Lukelovesfishingandhunting]

Question. Can you get unlimited amount of tags of like either sex or late winter antlerless? And I’m 12 so if I do youth hunting season, I have a hunting Lisens already, so can I hunt with an adult that dosent have a hunting Lisens but they are 21 and older?

[@Tonto8245]

You can get unlimited either sex tags but you are still limited to only getting two antlered deer except a few exceptions.

[@Lukelovesfishingandhunting]

@@Tonto8245 ok thanks.

[@kevinsmith9190]

No deer are allowed to eat this pile of corn. So please stay away deer.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@kevinsmith9190 better put up a sign 🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinsmith9190]

@@deercreeksportsman99 soil. South Illinois signs are out and cameras. Get to have meat in the freezer. Mmmmm

[@twillison8824]

For squirrels only!

[@kennethtucker4114]

You cannot feed and or bait anytime in Illinois no mineral no nothing

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@kennethtucker4114 just bewilders me that they can sell it in stores

[@robertfandel9442]

Spills from combine is legal natural waste from harvest is legal. Hunting apple trees is legal. You just can't place bait.

[@Johnnywjonesj]

You can not feed any wildlife in the State at any time.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@Johnnywjonesj thanks for clearing that up. So weird that they sell it in stores if it’s not legal

[@BB-ih3bk]

Except the Democrats

[@Johnnywjonesj]

@deercreeksportsman99 yeah it is. Now, for cattle and such, it is legal. I live about 15 miles from Winchester powder plant. It is fenced off. Deer would come up to the fence, and folks would feed them corn, apples, etc. Mr. Conservation Officer stopped by and issued warning tickets to anyone who fed the deer and turkey. It is illegal to feed any wild game in Illinois. I am an IDNR safety instructor. I asked the officer this exact question. Yes, it is illegal to feed wild game at any time. Even cut fields that have a small pile on the ground you cannot hunt over are around it. Does not matter if it was spilled are not.

[@deercreeksportsman99]

@@Johnnywjonesjsince you’re a IDNR instructor could you fact check me on the apprenticeship program? I know there is one, I just wasn’t completely sure how that works

[@Johnnywjonesj]

@@deercreeksportsman99 I will put it together for you. I have a class this Saturday. I will pull my stuff out and give you the information

[@leonardaudley6104]

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[@nickhammer8594]

Remember. If you lease land and you get hurt you can sue the land owner. If they let you trespass for free you cannot sue them. They have no legal right to make it safe for you. Good luck land owners. Take that money.

[@jrwstl02]

Most IL landowners who lease require hunters to obtain liability insurance, and to list the landowner as “additional insured” on their policy.

[@andrewbottrell1048]

Suing a landowner over your stupidity sounds like a great idea. My kids are never going to get to enjoy this sport with these idiots running around.

[@steveharmon5301]

Sounds like something an Anti hunter would say. Why would you sue someone who is doing you a favor?🤔

[@matthewfisher9352]

So very wrong. Legal leases are legal biding contracts, releasing the landowner of liability. You must be an ANTIFA OR CITY BOY😂

[@scottnugent4791]

All landowners I know that lease land to hunters have specific liability policies for a minimum of a million dollars, and some have much larger policies.