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              ILLINOIS REGISTER 6427
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Weinberg-King State Park – Scripps Unit (2)
Weldon Springs State Park − Piatt County Unit
White Pines Forest State Park (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the first
statewide firearm deer season only; all initial permits will be issued as antlerless
only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year firearm season
on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit) (2) (5)
White Pines Forest State Park (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the
second statewide firearm deer season only; all initial permits will be issued as
antlerless only; hunters must take an antlerless deer during the current year
firearm season on site before they can purchase an either-sex site-specific permit)
(2) (5)
Witkowsky State Wildlife Area (first or second season only) (2)
Wolf Creek State Park (participants in the Corps of Engineers special disabled
hunt program are exempt from site's antler restrictions; for Corps of Engineers
managed lands not managed by IDNR, contact Corps of Engineers, Lake
Shelbyville office for specific deer hunting policy) (3)
i) Violations of site specific regulations are petty offenses (see 520 ILCS 5/2.20).
(Source: Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. _____, effective _______________)
Section 650.66 Special Hunts for Young Hunters
a) Statewide regulations shall apply, except as noted in parentheses, at the following
sites by special permit allocated through the regular statewide drawing. Shooting
is allowed from elevated tree stands, except as noted in parentheses. Applicants
must not have reached their 16th birthday, have completed a State-approved
Hunter Education course and have a hunting license, unless exempt, by the start of
the season. Only one tree stand is allowed per person. Tree stands must comply
with restrictions listed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.10(c)(3) and must be portable.
Tree stands may be set up the day before the hunt and shall be removed the day
after. All tree stands must be marked with a site assigned identification number.
Check-in, check-out and report of harvest is required.