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From the Illinois Hunting Digest;
Coyotes:
Year round (Statewide).
Closed Nov. 19-20 and through 6 p.m. Nov. 21 and closed Dec. 2-4
and through 5 p.m. Dec. 5 in counties open for firearm deer hunting.
NOTE: The lawful possession of rifles to take
furbearing mammals and game mammals other
than deer shall not be prohibited during the
youth deer hunting season (Oct. 9-10, 2010)
muzzleloading rifle-only deer season (Dec.10-
12, 2010), and CWD and late-winter antlerless
only deer season (Dec. 30, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
and Jan. 14-16, 2011).
Coyote hunters must wear 400
square inches of solid blaze orange
when hunting in a county when
there is any firearm deer season in
progress including youth seasons,
muzzle loader-only, late-winter, and
CWD seasons.
Furbearing Mammals:
Mink, muskrat, raccoon,
striped skunk, weasel, opossum, beaver,
red fox, gray fox, badger, bobcat, river otter
and coyote.