Welcome to Illinois Learn to Hunt!
New in Spring 2025
How to Submit Your IL Windshield Card?
We cover how to submit your IL Windshield Card. All hunters who hunted public land in IL must submit their windshield cards by Feb 15th each year. If you are hunting an animal, such as squirrels, who season ends on Feb 15th you have an additional two weeks to submit your information. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR WINDSHIELD CARD BY FEB. 15TH, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HUNT THAT PUBLIC LAND THE FOLLOWING YEAR. Go knock it out now! Even if you didn’t hunt this year, it’s a great primer on how to use the Illinois windshield card system!
LtH Webinar: How To Go Deer Antler Shed Hunting in Illinois
Looking for an excuse to get outside after being stuck inside this winter? Try shed antler hunting! In this FREE recorded webinar, the Illinois Learn to Hunt team will go through the ins and outs of hunting for shed antlers in Illinois.
How Do I Apply for Spring Turkey Hunting Permit?
Join Jason as he guides you through how to not only navigate ExploremoreIL.com and how to see if you were successful in drawing a permit, but he also as helps you narrow down which public land site may be best for you. He will show you how to find out what permits are leftover after each lottery, how to see which public sites have the most turkeys harvested using the Public Hunter Harvest Reports, how to find public sites near you that allow turkey hunting, and you will also learn how to find public sites that require county level permits (that are more abundant) vs the site specific permits. After watching this video, you should be able to find some hunting ground this spring (or next!) to pursue some wild turkey!
Who are we and what do we do?
The Illinois Learn to Hunt provides FREE education and training workshops to teach ADULT participants how to hunt deer, turkey, squirrels, pheasants, ducks, geese and other game. Be sure to check out our upcoming events calendar and get registered for a free event!
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