Permit sale dates for upcoming youth, firearm and resident and nonresident archery seasons are now available.
Youth Deer Permits: Resident and nonresident Youth Firearm Deer permits are now available over-the-counter from DNR Direct license and permit vendors. The 2019 Youth Deer Hunt is Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 12 through Oct. 14.
Firearm Deer Permits: Over-the-counter sales of remaining 2019 Illinois Firearm Deer Permits will begin on Oct. 15. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted or until the close of the season, whichever occurs first.
Individual hunters can purchase one or more permits beginning Oct. 15, subject to availability. For a list of the number of permits available following the final lottery drawing, click here.
Resident Archery Deer Permits: Resident combination and antlerless-only archery deer permits are available over-the-counter from DNR Direct license and permit vendors. Find a vendor link here.
Nonresident Archery Deer Permits: Illinois nonresident archery deer combination permits are available over-the-counter from DNR Direct license and permit vendors. The Illinois Archery Deer Season is open through Jan. 19, 2020 (except closed during firearm deer season in counties open to firearm deer hunting).
CWD Sampling: Deer hunters statewide in Illinois are encouraged to allow samples to be taken for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing from adult deer they harvest. For a list of locations serving as CWD sampling stations, taking samples from entire deer or deer heads through the end of the archery season in January 2020, click here.