http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/pdf/season_dates.pdfI think everyone here knows this, but its good to see it in writing.
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COYOTE HUNTING IN ILLINOIS
Coyotes can be hunted 24 hours a
day from 1/2 hour before sunrise on
November 10 through 12 midnight on
February 15 and electronic calling devices
may be used at night as well during
this period. During the rest of the year
hunting hours for coyotes are 1/2 hour
before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
Hunters need a hunting license and
habitat stamp unless exempt (Illinois
no longer has a "furbearer stamp").
Coyotes may be hunted on private
property using dogs,
archery devices, any type
and caliber of handgun,
any type of legal rifle
including large
capacity semi-automatic rifles, and
shotguns using any type of shell except
for slugs (note... there are exceptions
for slugs during the firearm
deer seasons when coyote hunting is
closed except to deer hunters with
unfilled firearm deer permits in their
possession). When hunting with a
shotgun, make sure that the magazine
has been fitted with a plug which
makes the shotgun incapable of firing
more than three consecutive shots.
Electronic calling devices are legal
for coyote hunting.
It is legal to bait coyotes as long
as any wild game that is used was
legally taken (a road kill deer can be
used as bait without first reporting the
road kill).
Illinois does not restrict the type of
sights or scopes that are used (including
laser sights and night vision
scopes).
Lights with any color of lense can be
used while hunting coyotes as long as
the lights are not used from any vehicle
or conveyance (including ATVs and
horses) and as long as the lights are
not connected to the vehicle or conveyance.
Even though a coyote hunter can't be
charged if his dogs get away from
him and go onto property without the
landowner's permission, the coyote
hunter DOES NOT have the legal right
to follow the dogs onto the property
without landowner permission.
Coyote hunters are required to keep
their guns unloaded and in a case while
in a vehicle or on a conveyance (including
but not limited to ATVs and
horseback) unless exempt by special
Department permit .
Guns must remain unloaded until the
hunter is clear of the road as well as
the right of way alongside the road.
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 loaderonly,
late-winter, and CWD seasons.
Before coyote hunting at public hunting
areas, check with the site office for site
specific regulations.