Spring Turkey Permits:  Random daily drawings for 2009 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Hunting permits begin Mar. 9.  For more information, go to the Hunting link on the IDNR web site home page.  The dates for the 2009 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season:

South Zone

Youth Hunt:  March 28-29

1^st Season:  April 6-April 10

2^nd Season:  April 11-April 16

3^rd Season:  April 17-April 22

4^th Season:  April 23-April 29

5^th Season:  April 30-May 7

North Zone

Youth Hunt:  April 4-5

1^st Season:  April 13-April 17

2^nd Season:  April 18- April 23

3^rd Season:  April 24-April 29

4^th Season:  April 30-May 6

5^th Season:  May 7-May 14

2009 License Required Starting April 1:  The new license year for Illinois fishing, hunting, and sportsmen combination licenses begins April 1.  Those licenses are available from DNR Direct license and permit vendors, online through the IDNR web site (www.dnr.state.il.us), or by calling 1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-673-7648). DNR Direct makes buying licenses, habitat stamps, and waterfowl stamps convenient and easy. By going online, license buyers can use American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, or E-Check and print their own license or receipt