HB5153

Illinois HB5153 amends the Wildlife Code to allow hunting deer with muzzleloading pistols.

HB5153 amends the Illinois Wildlife Code to allow hunting deer with muzzleloading pistols. The Department of Natural Resources must adopt rules within one year to allow for hunting deer with a muzzleloading pistol in the same seasons and under the same or similar restrictions as hunting deer with a muzzleloading rifle. The bill also authorizes the Department to establish separate harvest periods for managing or eradicating disease in deer herds.