2007-2008 Illinois Fishing Regulations
& Hunting Seasons
2008 SPRING WILD TURKEY SEASON |
NORTHERN ZONE SEASON DATES |
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Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18 |
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Saturday, April 19 – Thursday, April 24 |
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Friday, April 25 – Wednesday, April 30 |
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Thursday, May 1 – Wednesday, May 7 |
5th Season |
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Thursday, May 8 - Thursday, May 15 |
YOUTH SEASON: |
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APRIL 5 & 6 (Holders of special
Youth Turkey Hunting permits only.) |
SOUTHERN ZONE SEASON DATES |
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Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11 |
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Saturday, April 12 – Thursday, April 17 |
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Friday, April 18 – Wednesday, April 23 |
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Thursday, April 24 – Wednesday, April 30 |
5th Season |
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Thursday, May 1 – Thursday, May 8 |
YOUTH SEASON: |
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MARCH 29 & 30 (Holders of special
Youth Turkey Hunting permits only.) |
2008 ILLINOIS
STATEWIDE
SPORTFISHING
REGULATIONS |
BLACK BASS
(Largemouth,
Smallmouth & Spotted Bass) |
Daily catch limit is 6 bass, either singly or
in the aggregate. In rivers and
streams
(excluding the mainstem of the Mississippi,
Ohio, and Wabash Rivers)
the daily creel cancontain no more than 3 smallmouth
bass.
In streams and tributaries statewide
except
for the Mississippi, Ohio, Wabash
and Illinois Rivers, all smallmouth bas must be immediately
released between
April 1 and June 15.
There
is no statewide size limit. |
| TIGER & PURE MUSKIES |
| 1 fish (singly or collectively) daily
creel limit; minimum length is 36 inches;
refer to the
Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations. In
some waters the minimum length is 42 or 48
inches for pure muskies. |
| NORTH PIKE |
| 3 fish daily creel limit with 24 inches minimum length limit except in the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers (refer to Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations.) |
| SALMON & TROUT
INSIDE LAKE MICHIGAN |
| 5 fish (singly or collectively) daily creel
limit;
no more than 5 fish of any one
species
(except for Lake Trout where
2
fish is the
daily creel limit); for all species the minimum
length limit is 10 inches. |
| SALMON & TROUT
OUTSIDE OF LAKE MICHIGAN |
| fish (singly or collectively)
daily creel limit. |
TEMPERATE BASS
(Striped,
White & Hybrid Striped Bass) |
| No creel limit for fish less than 17 inches
long except for certain waters. The
creel
limit for fish 17 inches or longer is 3 fish in all
waters excluding the Mississippi River bordering Missouri where there is a 30 fish daily creel limit and in the Mississippi River bordering Iowa where there is a 25 fish daily
creel limit (refer to site
specific regulations). |
| WALLEYE, SAUGER, &
HYBRID WALLEYE/SAUGER |
| 6 fish (singly or collectively) daily creel
limit except in the Mississippi River (refer
to Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations);
minimum length limit is 14 inches (except in
the MS River, Ohio River, Wabash River, or
as specified under Site Specific Sportfishing
Regulations. |
BULLFROGS
(season
June 15 to August 31
both dates inclusive) |
| 8 bullfrogs daily limit with 16 bullfrogs
possession limit |
| TURTLES OR FROGS |
| 8 turtles or frogs of each species daily
catch limit; 16 turtles or frogs of each
species
possession limit (excludes reptiles
or amphibians protected by the Endangered
Species Act.) |
| ILLINOIS
HUNTING SEASONS |
| SMALL GAME |
Rabbit (Cottontail & Swamp )
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11/3/07-1/8/08 (North)
11/3/07-1/22/08 (South) |
Cock Pheasant Hungarian
(Gray) Partridge
Quail
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11/3/07-1/8/08 (North)
11/3/07-1/15/08 (South) |
| Squirrel (Fox & Gray) |
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8/1/07-2/15/08
Closed11/16-18 & 11/29-12/2 |
| Woodchuck |
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6/1/07-3/31/08
Closed11/16-18 &
11/29-12/2 |
| DEER & TURKEY |
Firearm Deer (Handgun,
Muzzleloader, & Shotgun) |
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11/16/07-11/18/07
11/29/07-12/2/07 |
| Deer (Muzzleloading rifles only) |
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11/29/07-12/2/07
12/7/07-12/9/07 |
| Special CWD Deer Season |
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1/18/07-1/20/07 |
| Deer (Archery in counties with a firearm season & west of Rt. 47 in Kane Co.) |
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10/1/07-11/15/07,
11/19/07-11/28/07
12/3/07-1/17/07 |
| Deer (Archery in Cook DuPage, Kane (east of route 47) and Lake Counties.) |
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10/1/07--1/17/07 |
| Youth Fireaem Deer Season |
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10/6/07-10/7/07 |
| Youth Turkey Season |
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3/29/08-3/30/08 (South)
4/5/08-4/6/08 (North) |
| Turkey (Spring Shotgun or Archery) |
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4/7/08-5/8/08 (South)
4/14/08-5/15/08 (North) |
| Turkey (Fall Shotgun Season) |
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10/20/07-10/28/07 |
| Turkey (Fall Archery) |
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10/1/07-11/15/07, 11/19/07-11/28/07
12/3/07-1/17/07 |
| MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS |
| Dove |
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9/1/07-10/21/07 &
11/3/07-11/11/07 |
| Teal |
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9/8/07-9/23/07 |
| Early Canada Goose |
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9/1/07-9/15/07 |
| Rail (Sora & Virginia Only) |
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9/8/07-11/16/07 |
| Common Snipe |
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9/8/07-11/23/07 |
| Woodcock |
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10/20/07-12/3/07 |
| Crow |
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10/28/07-2/28/08 |
| FURBEARERS - HUNTING |
| Raccoon & Opossum |
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11/5/07-2/12/08 (North) &
11/10/07-2/15/08 (South)
Closed 11/16-18 &
11/29-12/2 |
| Fox (Red & Gray) |
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11/10/07-2/12/08 (North) &
11/10/07-1/31/08 (South)
Closed 11/16-18 &
11/29-12/2 |
| Coyote & Striped Skunk |
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Year Round
Closed 11/16-18 &
11/29-12/2 |
| TRAPPING |
| Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel, Mink, Muskrat, Fox (Red & Gray), Coyote, Badger |
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11/5/07-2/10/08 (North)
11/10/07-2/15/08 (South) |
| Beaver |
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11/5/07-3/310/08 (North)
11/10/07-3/31/08 (South) |
| Woodchuck |
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6/1/07-9/30/07
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