shotgun deer hunting in Illinoius question

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

I dont hunt anything but birds, but heard an interesting statement today. I have heard that you can't deer hunt in Illinois with a shotgun that has a pistol grip stock. Is this true? I have never heard of any law about this unless it is new. Just wondering as I dont deer hunt. Please give me some input.

 

[Armored farmer]

That's news to me.
....Maybe pistol grip only???
I have hunted 2 yrs with NEF Ultra-lite Slug gun w/a M4 style extendable pistol grip stock.

 

[b money]

That is a new one to me also, I've personaly never used one but Ive seen a few shotguns that people used that had pistol grip with a full stock(speedfeed or benelli super90 style). Although I can no doubt see a specific law banning pistol grip only style stocks. Your safest bet is to contact the IDNR.

 

[Finprof]

I don't know about Illinois because I moved out 27 years ago, but here in NJ a "tactical" style pistol grip or a thumbhole grip on an autoloading shotgun makes it an assault weapon. Illinois is probably similar. A regular pistol grip on a wood stock is probably OK. I used to hunt deer in Illinois with a Remington 1100.

 

[Tom Held]

Not to my knowledge

I've been deer and turkey hunting in Illinois for the past 6 years and there's no regulations like that to my knowledge.

 

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

To clarify where heard it: I was watching the TV show "Shooting USA" on outdoor channel and they were doing a tour of the 2012 shot show. One of the show's cast was at a shotgun booth and said "Since I do most of my hunting in Illinois I cannot use the Tactical version with the pistol grip (pistol grip w/collapsable stock) to deer hunt with." The shotgun he was holding did not seem to have an extended mag either so it could be plugged. So unless were unaware of of the laws (if any), or he knows something about the new pending laws in the Illinois house passing, this is also news to me. Well thanks for the input.

 

[Tom Held]

Illinois laws

Illinois has the most reprecessive firearms laws in the country so it would not surprise me. The Obama administration is still behind the anti-gun legislators in Chicago. The Mayor of Chicago, Emanuel, is going to introduce legislation next week that will require all handguns in the state to be registered with the state police at a cost of $65.00 each and then renewed every 5 years for another undisclosed amount of money. NRA is really fighting this one as are the downstate legislators. As a resident you have to show your FOID card even to buy a box of ammo.

 

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

Well the Mayor can not introduce any bills to congress but he can have his representative henchmen do so. There is a group of anti-gun bills in the house right now. However, I do not believe any of it will pass at this time. They just want to flex their ignorant chicagoian muscle as if to say "look at what I can do." None of it will pass this time due to it being an election year for many counties. I'm just sick of all of the BS in Illinois right now. Well not really llinois.....more like chicago's influence on Illinois. Crook county needs to become its own state where they can enforce their own fascist rules on ITS sheelpe. Great state but the worst government in the whole union!

 

[Armored farmer]

I'm thinkin' now is a good time for that lifetime NRA membership.

 

[JeffDilla]

To clarify where heard it: I was watching the TV show "Shooting USA" on outdoor channel and they were doing a tour of the 2012 shot show. One of the show's cast was at a shotgun booth and said "Since I do most of my hunting in Illinois I cannot use the Tactical version with the pistol grip (pistol grip w/collapsable stock) to deer hunt with."

I saw that as well.

 

[Tom Held]

illinois taxes

I have a small hunting farm in Illinois and my residence is in Maryland. I still have to purchase non-resident property owners hunting lincenses to hunt on my own property and I pay over $6,000 in property taxes. If I was classified as a "resident" I hunt for nothing. I cant even pay resident prices for my licenses.