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Galena to Cairo
Taxidermists from the Wisconsin line to Cairo
123 taxidermists, grouped under the five IDNR regions and then by county, with the street address on every card that had one.
Photo: Alabama Extension (CC0 1.0)
Where Illinois taxidermists are
Of 123 taxidermists, 115 had an address good enough for a dot; tap one for the name. 8 stay unpinned because the source gave no street address.
Illinois trophy rules in brief
No records book found
Not collected (no record-book program in the sources fetched).
CWD sampling at the shop
40 listings across the services lists are 2026-27 CWD sampling vendors, taking samples from October 1, 2026 through January 17, 2027; hours differ shop to shop, so call first.
Raptors are off limits
May not be harvested, molested or disturbed (including feathers, nests and eggs) at any time, except as provided by falconry regulations.
No selling game parts
May not buy, sell or offer to sell or barter game birds, migratory game birds or parts (including feathers, nests, eggs and wild turkey parts) or the edible parts of game mammals except under specific permits.
Piebald deer
Piebald deer are legal to harvest (exception noted in the Digest to the protected status of deer outside seasons).
Tag and bag limits
May not possess game or furbearers over the daily or possession limit; each hunter must keep a separate bag; wildlife of another person must be tagged with name, address, species count and date unless in a home.
Sources: Hunt Illinois harvest data; IDNR CWD sampling locations list; 2026-27 Digest, PDF page 11; 2026-27 Digest, PDF page 8. Checked: every cited page read again on November 13, 2026.
Illinois taxidermists sorted by IDNR region
Northwest region: 39
Tazewell County (5)
Woodford County (5)
Northeast region: 19
Cook County (6)
McHenry County (4)
Will County (4)
East Central region: 16
Vermilion County (4)
West Central region: 31
Madison County (4)
Sangamon County (3)
St. Clair County (4)
South region: 18
Marion County (3)
40 shops are 2026-27 CWD sampling vendors on the IDNR sampling locations list; the rest are Yellow Pages taxidermy listings. No IDNR taxidermist licence list was found, and no listing was individually verified. Checked November 13, 2026.
Illinois taxidermists FAQ
Is there a county without taxidermists in Illinois?
40 counties are blank; check the neighbouring county pages first.
Can a taxidermist enter my buck in an Illinois record book?
Not collected (no record-book program in the sources fetched). Harvest counts by county are on the harvest figures page.
Can an Illinois taxidermist mount a hawk or an owl?
May not be harvested, molested or disturbed (including feathers, nests and eggs) at any time, except as provided by falconry regulations.
Do any Illinois taxidermists take CWD samples?
40 listings on the IDNR 2026-27 CWD sampling locations list are taxidermists, meat shops or a nature centre that take samples from October 1, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
What is the size of the Illinois taxidermists directory?
123 rows and 62 counties on November 13, 2026.
Where do Illinois taxidermists bunch up?
Longest lists belong to Cook County (6), Tazewell County (5) and Woodford County (5).
What does the regional split look like for taxidermists?
Region counts run Northwest region 39, West Central region 31, Northeast region 19, South region 18, East Central region 16.
What are the data sources for these Illinois taxidermists?
40 shops are 2026-27 CWD sampling vendors on the IDNR sampling locations list; the rest are Yellow Pages taxidermy listings. No IDNR taxidermist licence list was found, and no listing was individually verified. Checked November 13, 2026.
How many Illinois taxidermists are pinned?
115 rows resolved to a point, using a geocoder or the chain locator. 8 could not be resolved and appear only in the list.
Related pages to the taxidermists
Other photos on this page: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region (Public domain); ALAN SCHMIERER (CC0 1.0); Logan Ward (CC BY 2.0); USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain).