SPRINGFIELD, IL – Controlled pheasant hunting opportunities will be available at 18 Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) sites this fall, and the 2008-09 season dates and permit reservation information are now available online. Fourteen of the sites will be operated by the IDNR (applications accepted starting Aug. 4th), while four other sites will continue to be operated in a public/private partnership arrangement between the IDNR and concessionaire T. Miller, Inc. (applications now being accepted). Click here for pheasant hunting permit information. Click here for more information. “We are pleased to announce that the controlled pheasant hunting program will again be available to hunters in Illinois this fall,” said IDNR Acting Director Sam Flood. “The program has been a popular one over the years and we continue to hear from hunters who value this hunting opportunity. I encourage hunters to check our IDNR website now for details on the upcoming season and how they can reserve their permits.” The controlled pheasant program is continuing for the 2008-09 season with nearly 78,000 birds produced at IDNR pheasant propagation facilities during Fiscal Year 2008. T. Miller, Inc provides an additional nearly 20,000 pheasants acquired from other sources for the public/private partnership areas. Funding for the controlled pheasant program next year may be subject to approval of proposed fee increases for the program that ...
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