Illinois Firearm Season 2023

[TurkeyKiller12]

How many of you will be trying out Illinois new firearm law next season for whitetail deer? For those with bolt guns (of the allowed caliber) I have read you'll need to leave the magazine at home and have to put one bullet at a time into the chamber. I currently have a bolt action .350 Legend but am considering a standard single shot to keep from fumbling with loading ammunition without a magazine.

 

[Rabun]

what a stupid law

 

[JWT]

Not me , Illinois ain’t what is used to be

 

[mizzippi jb]

what a stupid law

Illinois is a stupid state lol. But there are big deer there. Real big.

 

[mizzippi jb]

Not me , Illinois ain’t what is used to be

I hear that occasionally. Yet Illinois is a big state. There are parts of Illinois that are the same as they've always been. Great places to kill big bucks. Sorry but that's a fact.

 

[buckpasser]

My kids and I will be using my .300BLK and likely acquiring one more before season so that they can both use one. Just simple AR conversions. If I were buying an entire gun I suppose I’d buy a single shot break barrel .350L.

 

[TurkeyKiller12]

My kids and I will be using my .300BLK and likely acquiring one more before season so that they can both use one. Just simple AR conversions. If I were buying an entire gun I suppose I’d buy a single shot break barrel .350L.

What you will be doing regarding the magazine requirements?

 

[2-shot]

Is it for muzzle loader season only?

 

[TurkeyKiller12]

Is it for muzzle loader season only?

Firearms season.

 

[buckpasser]

What you will be doing regarding the magazine requirements?

0 cap mag.

 

[buckpasser]

Is it for muzzle loader season only?

No.

 

[JWT]

I hear that occasionally. Yet Illinois is a big state. There are parts of Illinois that are the same as they've always been. Great places to kill big bucks. Sorry but that's a fact.

Never said it wasn’t a fact , thats a fact! It will never ever be like the 90s ever again

 

[Gator89]

I have no plans to ever spend a dime in that state beyond buying some gas when necessary to pass through it. A meal and motel, but only if I am to tired to keep driving.

 

[mizzippi jb]

Didn't realize we were going back that far. Lol. I'm kinda old but I was in high school back then

 

[Gator89]

Here are your centerfire choices:

https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Documents/IlSingleShotRifle.pdf

 

[Ugahunter2013]

I like my 45/70.

 

[mallardsx2]

That Henry single shot in 350 legend would be my choice.

They will sell the heck out of those….

 

[Jim Boyd]

Gotta love the haters.

Illinois may be a blue state (read that Chicago).

The people in rural areas are golden.

Yep every big buck is gone from that state. I would just stop in KY if I wanted to hunt out of state.

I don’t know if I will ever use it but Santa MAY have put a Savage 350 L under the tree this year.

Strangely, my bench already has dies, brass and powder. Darndest thing.

 

[buckpasser]

Gotta love the haters.

Illinois may be a blue state (read that Chicago).

The people in rural areas are golden.

Yep every big buck is gone from that state. I would just stop in KY if I wanted to hunt out of state.

I don’t know if I will ever use it but Santa MAY have put a Savage 350 L under the tree this year.

Strangely, my bench already has dies, brass and powder. Darndest thing.

Well, I like IL okay, but my part of GA is as good or maybe better than my part of IL, plus it’s 11 hours closer and I don’t have to miss work to hunt the brief gun season. It’s all relative to the location I’m sure. I am somewhat looking forward to the law change so my kids don’t have to get rocked by a slug gun, and our range will be extended a bit.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Well, I like IL okay, but my part of GA is as good or maybe better than my part of IL, plus it’s 11 hours closer and I don’t have to miss work to hunt the brief gun season. It’s all relative to the location I’m sure. I am somewhat looking forward to the law change so my kids don’t have to get rocked by a slug gun, and our range will be extended a bit.

If my part of SC was even CLOSE to my part of Illinois, I would not go.

My part of Georgia was not even close either.

I do not go for shotgun but the point is exactly the same.

I am far from deadly and I am an old man but 120-150+ have been easy with the bow.



But… that was the old days - all the bucks are gone these days.

Promise!