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2025-2026 Deer Archery Harvest Reporting Insert - coming soon
Deer Archery
Season Dates
Counties with a firearm season and west of State Route 47 in Kane County:
October 1 - November 20, 2025
November 24 - December 3, 2025
December 8 - January 18, 2026
Cook, DuPage, Lake and Kane County (east of State Route 47):
October 1, 2025 - January 18, 2026
How to Obtain a Permit
Illinois residents
- Single deer archery either-sex permit. Complete and mail a paper application. Paper application available August 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025.
- Combination deer archery permit or a single deer archery antlerless-only permit. Purchase over the counter at a License Vendor August 1, 2025 - January 18, 2026.
Non-Residents
- Combination deer archery permit (1 either-sex and 1 antlerless-only permit). Available June 1 - June 30, 2025. Online lottery application only.
- Combination deer archery permit or a single deer archery antlerless-only permit. Purchase over the counter at a License Vendor August 1, 2025 - January 18, 2026.
- Non-Residents may not purchase a Combination Archery Deer permit after September 30 if they have previously purchased any Single Antlerless-Only Archery Deer permit for the current deer season.
- Non-Resident applicants may apply for and receive a maximum of one Nonresident Combination Archery Deer permit during a license year. (Receiving Nonresident Landowner Archery Deer permits does not preclude the recipient from also applying for and receiving the regular Nonresident Combination Archery Deer permit.)
