However, I have heard that next year archers will NOT be required to check deer in at the check station. Instead we will simply duplicate our turkey tag system, a mail-in tag system. I've also heard that IF Illinois bowhunters do not continue to take a larger number of antlerless deer then they may extend the firearm season. I know this year that counties previously open for the special handgun-only season will have a change. This year this special antlerless-only hunt will be with ALL legal firarms, thus adding shotgun and muzzleloaders to the mid-Jan doe-only hunt. So do your part this year and "take a doe so the herd won't grow", we've got to extend BOW season and NOT gun seasons!!!