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The controlled pheasant hunting
website, developed by the Department of Natural Resources and LRS
Webservices of Springfield, is available to view application
instructions, controlled pheasant hunting sites, season dates and
regulations. The Internet address is
www.lrsidnrpermits.com.
Controlled pheasant hunting
reservations for the first drawing period will be accepted beginning
Monday, Aug. 2, at 8:30 a.m. Central time.
Three two-week random drawing periods
for permit reservations are scheduled. The first drawing period,
open from 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 2 through midnight on Aug. 15, will be
available to Illinois residents only. The second drawing, from 12:01
a.m. on Aug. 16 through midnight on Aug. 29, will be available to
Illinois residents not entered in the first drawing, Illinois
residents who were unsuccessful in the first drawing and
non-residents. The third drawing, from 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 30 through
midnight on Sept. 12, will be available to residents and
non-residents who want a second permit as well as anyone who didn't
participate in the earlier drawings.
During the first two drawing periods,
hunters will be allowed to acquire only one permit for one date at
one site. During the third drawing period, hunters successful in
either of the first two drawings will be able to acquire a second
permit.
After the third drawing period, hunters
will be able to acquire additional permits beginning at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 18, until permit quotas are reached or until two
days prior to any hunt date, whichever occurs first. Hunters cannot
have two permits for the same day.
Hunters will be required to pay for
permits in advance through the secure Internet registration system,
using a credit card. Controlled pheasant hunting permits are $15. A
prorated transaction fee ranging from $2.25 to $3.75, dependent on
the number of reservations requested, will be assessed for each
successful transaction. Credit cards will be billed for hunters
successful in the drawings. As in the past, there are no fees for
the Illinois Youth Pheasant Hunt. Dates for the youth pheasant hunt
vary by location, and more information is available on the
controlled pheasant hunting website.
The application will require the permit
holder's name, complete address, e-mail address if available, birth
date, Social Security number, hunting site name, hunt date and
number of partners, along with credit card type, number and
expiration date.
Hunters will be allowed to make permit
reservations for themselves and up to three partners at all
department-operated sites where reservations are available. The
permit holder must be present and hunting on the hunt date for the
partners to hunt. Only permit holder information and the number of
partners are required at the time the permit reservation is
submitted. Partner information will be needed only on the hunt date
at the hunting site. Credit cards will be billed for the permit
holder and the number of partners specified.
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Hunters providing e-mail addresses will
be sent an e-mail message at the conclusion of the drawing periods,
telling them whether they were successful or unsuccessful. Hunters
without e-mail addresses will be able to determine the status of
their permit reservation by accessing the controlled pheasant
hunting reservation system again and looking up the status of their
application.
Interested hunters without computers
are encouraged to gain access to the controlled pheasant hunting
reservation system by checking with extended family or friends or by
using a computer at their local public library. Completing a permit
reservation on the Internet should take less than five minutes.
Each of the department-operated
controlled pheasant hunting sites involved in the reservation system
will continue to have a portion of their hunter quota allocated to
standby hunters. Standby hunters acquire permits and pay permit fees
at the site hunter check station on the day of the hunt. Standby
permits are not available for the Illinois Youth Pheasant Hunt.
Four other controlled pheasant hunting
sites are operated by a concessionaire: Chain O'Lakes State Park in
Lake County, Silver Springs State Park in Kendall County, Ramsey
Lake State Park in Fayette County and Horseshoe Lake State Park in
Madison County. Information about controlled pheasant hunting at
these sites is available on the
controlled pheasant hunting
website, or by contacting the
concessionaire, T. Miller, Inc., P.O. Box 7002, Springfield, IL
62791-7002; phone (217) 793-6146.
In addition, controlled pheasant
hunting at Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park in Henry County is
available through a daily drawing system at the park. Hunters must
check in for the drawing before 8:30 a.m. each hunting day. Hunting
permits at Johnson-Sauk Trail are allocated to hunters successful in
the drawing, and permit fees are paid at the site's hunter check
station.
For more
details, and for information on other controlled pheasant hunting
opportunities in Illinois, check
www.lrsidnrpermits.com.
[Illinois
Department of Natural Resources
news release]
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