Hunting on rivers in IL
11-04-2007, 11:21 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 21
Hunting on rivers in IL
What is the official law on hunting rivers in IL?(IE the Fox or Kish in northern IL). I assume it has to be out of city limits and away from homes but is there anything else I need to know? I grew up duck hunting private ponds in Iowa but my family had moved to Phoenix...
11-16-2007, 04:47 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Northeast Illinois
Posts: 283
RE: Hunting on rivers in IL
If the waterway is considered navigatible it is public. If not, the property under it belongs to the surounding land owner. This is only a general rule. It is best to contact the local DNR officer if you are unsure. Do not ask the local law inforcement agency as they are often unfarmilar with game laws. Trust me on that. Talking from experiance. I had to give 4 local cops and 2 county sheriffs a lesson inwaterfowling law. They still didn't want to believe me until the local DNR officer showed up after I called him.
