A internet application or telephone lottery is conducted in July. Both are highly successful and I can't remember the last time a hunter was denied a tag in Illinois.

The Iowa lottery drawing is conducted over the telephone in May with results posted in June. A process IMB will assist you with. Gun permits are easily obtained, but archery tags are usually a 2 year drawing process. See similar questions...

An Illinois turkey lottery system that begins in January. The system is tough because the applicant isn't notified of what date the tag is for in time to plan appropriately. IMB has done little hunting for turkey in Illinois because of this. See similar questions...

In 2005, over 240,000 hunters in Illinois combined to snap up 400,000 deer hunting permits and free landowner permits. See similar questions...

Mainland archers do not need an archery proficiency card. Individuals who wish to hunt deer with bow and arrow on Prudence Island, Patience Island, Block Island or the Francis Carter Preserve must hold an Archery Proficiency card. See similar questions...

The gulls fear nothing! They fly up when you run at them or the dogs run and bark at them, then one minute later they land behind you on the nest. If we shoot a couple it might let them know what's what. We have a permit for collecting either one or two gulls. And Dick has a gun. (See Dick's 2002 and 2003 reports for more on this.) The house has lots of standard condiments such as salt, pepper, mustard, sugar, old coffee—a lot of stuff—plus a very good gas stove. See similar questions...

The weekends before (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and after Thanksgiving weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday). There is also a three-day late-winter season for antlerless deer beginning the first Friday after January 11. Check the hunting site for more info on dates. See similar questions...

The bag limit for the special antlerless season is one antlerless deer. Deer harvested during the special antlerless season are considered bonus deer and do not count against the annual statewide bag limit. All annual license holders need to have a special antlerless deer gun license. Unfilled deer gun licenses and deer muzzleloader licenses are invalid for the special antlerless deer season. See similar questions...

If an archer (except holders of a resident lifetime hunting or resident lifetime combination license) wants to hunt anytime from Jan. 1 through the end of the season on Jan. 15, then he/she must purchase both a new annual hunting license, as well as a new deer archery license. If he/she does not fill their archery license between Jan. 1-15, it is still valid for the fall archery season that occurs in that calendar year. See similar questions...

You need to buy an archery license in addition to your deer and elk license to hunt during the archery pre-season. You do not need to buy separate archery licenses for elk, deer, antelope or whatever other big game you may be hunting with bow and arrow. The archery license is required of all archers who have a regular, not "archery only" license. Holders of archery only licenses do not need the separate archery permit. See similar questions...

Yes, there are several deer hunting organizations that the Department has excellent working relationships with including, but not limited to: See similar questions...

Applications can be picked up at Police Headquarters 24 hrs a day. You will be given forms and questionnaires that can be take home and returned when completed. There is a $ 54.00 fee for fingerprinting (money order made out to "Division of State Police - SBI"), a $ 5.00 local fee (cash or check), and a $ 2.00 fee per handgun permit. Those attempting to obtain a handgun permit must have a valid firearms identification card. See similar questions...

Applications for a Permit to Purchase (PTP) a handgun or a license to Carry a Concealed Weapon (CCW) may be completed at the Records Section, 8:30 AM ? 7:00 PM Monday, 8:30 AM ? 4:30 PM, Tuesday ? Friday. See similar questions...

The first step is the Basic Personal Protection Course, which takes eight hours. This is normally done in two four-hour sessions on two days. Once you complete this course, you get a certificate from us, which you take to the Department of Safety, at a Driver's License Examining Station. They will fingerprint and photograph you, do a background investigation, and issue you a Handgun Carry Permit, in 60 to 90 days. See similar questions...

Your permit is valid anywhere in the State of Tennessee. As of January 1, 2005 it is valid in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming. (See Packing.Org for the most current information.) There are certain restrictions. See similar questions...

Answer: My blanket reply for most hunters is a size 4 or 5 shot and a 12 gauge gun. Most of our hunters are more successful with this combination over say a 7 ? shot and smaller gauge gun because of the role that distance plays on the knockdown power required for a larger bird. This is especially true, as the hunts become later in the season and the birds become more hunter savvy and flush further out of range. See similar questions...