THE FIRST PERIOD OF ILLINOIS’ MOST POPULAR HUNTING RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY. STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESPERSON ED CROSS REMINDS THAT IN MANY NORTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES WHERE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS A PROBLEM, HUNTERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER DEER TAKEN AT A CHECK STATION BETWEEN EIGHT A-M AND EIGHT P-M.
HUNTERS IN THE REST OF THE STATE CAN REGISTER THEIR HARVEST BY CALLING: 1-866-IL-CHECK OR ONLINE AT: DNR DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV.