While Illinois DNR did expand the length of the Restricted Archery Zone deer season this year, it did not add counties to the special zone it created back in 2018.
When the bow season opens Oct. 1, hunters in Champaign, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, and Piatt counties will only be allowed to take antlered deer. Until now, the special season had that “buck-only”requirement until Oct. 15. It will stretch until Oct. 31 in 2024.
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