QuoteOriginally posted by centaur:
TJ, I was curious so I looked up the Illinois regs. Year round 'furbearer' season for coyotes and skunks. I guess I would get a license and be a skunk hunter while roving the woods, bow in hand.

X2! I need a skunk hat....

Now we're talking Pat.

Brian, buy your hunting license and go ahead and hunt If you run into the CO you are yote hunting. I would have a rabbit squealer in your pack.

I mostly stump on private land so I won't be bothered.

Wrong on Illinois for coyotes year round guys! Yes it's open on private ground year round but state land has a season!

Your groundhog season in open. Get a small game tag and go stump shoot.

Is it is, or is it ain't?    
Here is the link to what I saw:
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/calendar/Pages/CoyoteandStripedSkunkSeason.aspx

Still glad to be living in Wyoming, where we can and do stump shoot all the time.

Centaur go to th IL dnr website click on the public hunting areas the rules are different for them then the private lands. They have listed what can be hunted and when.

As an example.        As an example

http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/hunter_fact_sheet/r3hfs/cll.htm

Arkansas is the same way. Has to be a hunting season.

As was stated yes we have year round coyotes but the state lands are different as was just stated for me.  The lands close to me are No Hunting unless you have a special draw permit and then it's the 7 days they choose for you.  Alot of land by me , just not very user friendly.  Now If you wanna hike and shoot with a camera( i do a lot of that too) they are amazing. I have noticed this mostly in the high human population areas.  
And I do want to state I understand the reasoning fr the laws, as I too was an LEO for 7 years.  I started the thread mostly as a public service announcement because I saw some stumpshooting posts taking place in WMAs and here in Illinois we have some different rules than I was assuming other states.
Thank you to everyone who has posted and I feel this has been a very good discussion as I know I have learned a lot from all of you regarding other states DNR programs

In MI starlings, porcupines, red squirrels, are all open year round.  I believe woodchucks are as well.