Lanse I own 52 acres in Illinois I bought to hunt on & retire to and I may be paying the same for my out of state landowner permits that you are paying, I`m not sure. Its ture resident landowners who have 40 acres or more do get free landowner permits. Thats why I wanted 40 or more acres when I was looking to buy, boy was I supprised that first year when I found out I was not getting free permits. The price of them have increased also. The first couple of years it was $125 for a bow permit now its $210, which I think is still cheaper than a non resident / general permit(not a landowner). About the only positive is that non residents can now buy a doe permit over the counter if they want extra doe tags.
Last edited by apointex; 05-28-2010 at 05:50 PM.