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At the same time, Conservation Police officers
were busy enforcing wildlife laws and hunting regulations in and
around the 2017 Firearm Deer Season, issuing more than 1,800
citations and written warnings for hunting-related violations
statewide from November 13 through December 4.
“Our Conservation Police officers want hunters to be safe, and
we remind them to make sure their elevated tree stands are
secure and in good working order, and that they always use a
Fall Arrest System harness to be as safe as possible when
hunting,” said Rafael Gutierrez, chief of the IDNR Conservation
Police. “We also want poachers and other violators to know that
our CPOs are in the field with them, and violators will face
charges if they are hunting illegally.”
As part of the three-week hunting enforcement effort,
Conservation Police officers issued 831 citations and 971
written warnings. CPOs seized 16 firearms from violators, along
with more than 430 pounds of deer meat, eight deer
antlers/skulls, five deer heads, one truck, one utility vehicle,
as well as archery equipment, tree stands, trail cameras, bait
samples, permits, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The 2017 Illinois Firearm Deer Season was conducted on Nov.
17-19 and Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Other Illinois hunting seasons remain
open, including waterfowl and upland game seasons, and archery
deer and additional firearm deer seasons, and details on all
hunting seasons can be found the IDNR website at
www.dnr.illinois.gov.
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