1. Summary of Hunter and Landowner Survey Information Relevant to Public Access to Private Land Public Access Committee August 27, 2009

2. The types of people that farmers allow to deer hunter on their farms in 1997. Shelton, P. A. 2001. Results of the 1997 Illinois Deer management survey: attitudes of farmers toward deer and deer Hunting. IDNR Administrative report. Table13.

3. The types of people that farmers allow to deer hunter on their farms in 1997 by administrative region. Shelton, P. A. 2001. Results of the 1997 Illinois Deer management survey: attitudes of farmers toward deer and deer Hunting. IDNR Administrative report. Table13.

4. Types of property on which resident deer permit holders hunted deer in Illinois in 1996-97 and 2007-08. 1997 Illinois Deer Hunter Survey and 2007-20008 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

5. Types of property on which nonresident and resident deer permit holders hunted deer in Illinois in 2006-2007. 2006-2007 Non-resident Deer Hunter Survey and 2006-2007 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

6. Types of property on which resident deer permit holders hunted deer in Illinois in 1996-97 by administrative region. 1997 Illinois Deer Hunter Survey

7. Difficulty encountered in finding a place to hunt in the specified hunting season. 2007-2008 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

8. Willingness of resident deer hunters to pay for access to deer hunting lands in Illinois. 2005-2006 Illinois Deer Hunter Survey

9. Percentage of resident deer hunters who lost free hunting access on land in Illinois due to leasing between 2003 and 2006. 2005-2006 Illinois Deer Hunter Survey 39%

10. Percentage of nonresident deer hunters who contracted with an outfitter. 2006-2007 Nonresident Deer Hunter Survey 36.6%

11. A program is being considered that would purchase land and/or easements for public hunting in Illinois. Would you support a special access permit where the money raised from the permit fee would be used to purchase land or buy easements for public hunting? 2001-2002 Illinois Deer Hunter Survey 71%

12. Attitudes Toward Hunting – Access to private lands is the greatest problem facing hunters in Illinois. 2001-2002 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

13. Attitudes Toward Hunting – More agriculture land should be set aside for wildlife in Illinois. 2001-2002 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

14. Attitudes Toward Hunting – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources should purchase more lands for hunting in Illinois. 2001-2002 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

15. Hunting Access – Please give your opinion of the amount of private land available for hunting in Illinois. 2001-2002 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

16. Hunting Access – Please give your opinion of the amount of public land available for hunting in Illinois. 2001-2002 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

17. Reasons for change in hunting participation over the previous 10 years. 2005-2006 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey

18. Barriers to hunting participation. 2005-2006 Illinois Hunter Harvest Survey