As the firearm deer hunting season opens in Illinois this weekend, Department of Natural Resources officials are reminding hunters how the new concealed carry laws apply when you are hunting.

John Williamson is a Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police officer in central Illinois. He explains all wildlife laws supersede the conceal carry laws in Illinois.

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Williams says they have received a lot of questions about carry a firearm on an ATV while hunting and Williamson indicates carry on an all terrain vehicle is also illegal.

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There is special information on how the wildlife code and the conceal carry codes work in Illinois. Williamson indicates that in pamphlet form that can be obtained through any DNR regional office.

He encourages all hunters to review that before taking their registered firearms out with them.