I would recommend buying the lifetime hunting license for around $300
or the sportsmans license for around $500 and something. Right now if you do and you move you still count as a resident towards deer licenses fees.
I have emailed them back to see if there will be a grandfather clause when and if they change this. Here is a copy of my latest email to and from the ILL DNR.


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Yes, right now that is what it means. But they have been working on getting that changed so it may not always be that way. DNR
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If you move out of state does this mean you do not have to pay non resident deer hunting fees? FROM ME