We are currently redoing our whole small game hunting section to split up our information based on species. The new squirrel hunting page is live, but the rabbit and dove hunting pages are still underway. We want to provide an in-depth guide to each species’ ecology, tactics, rules and regulations, processing, recipes, and more! Until then, we recommend our Small Game Hunting playlist on YouTube as a resource for past webinars, podcast episodes, and other videos on the topic to help get you started.
Useful Links
- Seasons and regulations
- Public lands to hunt
- Private lands to hunt
- Hunter safety certification classes
- Shooting range locations
- Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger
- Youtube hunting and cooking videos
IDNR Rabbit Status Reports
Useful Documents
Recommended readings
- IDNR Wildlife Management
- Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting. Author: J. Posewitz
- A Sand County Almanac. Author: A. Leopold
- The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game Vols. 1 and 2. Author: S. Rinella
- Wildlife Management and Conservation. Editors: P. Krausman and J. Cain III