PERMIT, LICENSE, & HABITAT STAMP REQUIREMENTS

Permit: Before hunting, you must sign your permit. Your deer permit shall be carried on your person while hunting.

License: In addition to your deer permit, you must have a valid Illinois Hunting, Sportsmen, Youth or Apprentice License unless you are:

• A person who is disabled and able to show proof of disability in the form of one of the following:

a. A State Disabled Person I.D. card (available from the Secretary of State through the Drivers License Examining Station) showing a P2, P2A, H2, or H2A disability

b. Veterans Disability card (at least 10% service related); available from local Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs offices.

OR unless you are:

• An Illinois resident on active duty and on leave from the U.S. Armed Forces.

• A landowner or tenant residing on farm lands, or the children, parents, brothers and sisters permanently residing on such lands, and hunting only the lands resided on. Landowners/Tenants are required to obtain a Habitat Stamp, unless exempt.

Habitat Stamp: Before any person 18 years of age or older takes, attempts to take, or pursues a deer, he or she shall first obtain a State Habitat Stamp. Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war shall not be required to obtain a State Habitat Stamp. Any person who obtained a Lifetime license before January 1, 1993, shall not be required to obtain a State Habitat Stamp. Licenses/stamps are available at IDNR Direct Automated License System agents, by phone at 1-888-6PERMIT or www.dnr.illinois.gov

Please note, there is a 50% nonrefundable deposit included with your payment when booking.