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Posted By: MTGunner Illinois handgun season? - 08/27/23
When, exactly, is the Illinois straight wall cartridge handgun season? Considering a future hunt. MTG
Posted By: zcm82 Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/28/23
It's just part of the general firearm season. It's always the Friday-Sunday the week before Thanksgiving, and then Thursday-Sunday the week after.

Yes, our gun season is a whopping 7 days a year 😒 10 if you include the 3 day ML season that comes after firearm.
I didn't know you could use a hand gun in Illinois.
Posted By: zcm82 Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/28/23
Originally Posted by thumbcocker
I didn't know you could use a hand gun in Illinois.

Handgun came in quite a while back... finally joined the new millenium and passed a law to make some rifles legal last year.


https://huntillinois.org/deer/
Would it be a hassle for a nonresident to take one into Illinois?
Posted By: gwrench Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/28/23
I saw the title and thought it was about life on Chicago streets or something...sorry..
Posted By: RIO7 Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/28/23
There's a Illinois hand gun season Who Knew? I thought it was open all year in Chitcago. Rio7
Posted By: zcm82 Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/28/23
Originally Posted by thumbcocker
Would it be a hassle for a nonresident to take one into Illinois?

No idea there, I've only hunted here as a resident since I moved here. I'm not sure what kind of extra hoops there would be for NR.
Posted By: scottf270 Re: Illinois handgun season? - 08/29/23
You can transport a handgun in Illinois if it's in a case and the ammo is stored separately. Be sure to check and follow all rules as Illinois CO's are very active with non residents.
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