Illinois hunters, despite the big snowstorm in the northern portions, harvested significantly more deer in the first firearm season, Friday through Sunday, than first season last year.
Hunters in Illinois Harvested 57,968 Deer During First Weekend of Firearm Season SPRINGFIELD, IL — Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 57,968 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season, Nov. 20-22. Hunters took 51,830 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2014. The second segment of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season is Dec. 3-6. Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include:
- Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 11-13;
- Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (first segment) in select counties only on Dec. 31, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016;
- Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (second segment) in select counties only on Jan. 15-17, 2016;
- Archery Deer Season continues through Jan. 17, 2016 (closed Dec. 3-6 in counties open for Firearm Deer Season)For details on deer hunting, open counties, and other information, check the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer
- A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals by county for the first weekend of the season is below:
Here is the county-by-county breakdown:
Preliminary Illinois First Season Firearm Deer Harvest ResultsCounty
2014
2015
Adams1414
1561
Alexander256
335
Bond405
499
Boone72
76
Brown689
737
Bureau676
714
Calhoun453
565
Carroll444
500
Cass410
490
Champaign142
142
Christian389
434
Clark648
723
Clay695
761
Clinton455
426
Coles318
389
Crawford618
673
Cumberland422
483
DeKalb87
78
DeWitt206
255
Douglas105
123
Edgar382
452
Edwards290
317
Effingham519
624
Fayette1035
1154
Ford60
90
Franklin775
911
Fulton1296
1391
Gallatin320
322
Greene633
770
Grundy231
241
Hamilton720
805
Hancock1082
1158
Hardin628
694
Henderson378
375
Henry417
479
Iroquois365
384
Jackson1534
1586
Jasper632
670
Jefferson1295
1405
Jersey406
460
JoDaviess1195
1453
Johnson1096
1211
Kane24
16
Kankakee109
121
Kendall44
54
Knox769
830
Lake4
4
LaSalle540
547
Lawrence406
430
Lee344
418
Livingston318
281
Logan249
289
Macon145
170
Macoupin775
993
Madison397
513
Marion979
1090
Marshall366
419
Mason296
325
Massac344
418
McDonough507
545
McHenry190
198
McLean372
411
Menard200
248
Mercer461
536
Monroe553
733
Montgomery587
681
Morgan466
525
Moultrie145
151
Ogle514
582
Peoria613
735
Perry804
840
Piatt77
65
Pike1378
1419
Pope1178
1237
Pulaski350
358
Putnam240
252
Randolph1384
1619
Richland485
515
Rock Island454
559
Saline555
649
Sangamon388
470
Schuyler927
966
Scott225
276
Shelby693
832
St. Clair473
540
Stark151
146
Stephenson449
527
Tazewell328
377
Union1143
1281
Vermilion352
426
Wabash152
151
Warren340
375
Washington658
721
Wayne964
1022
White524
579
Whiteside357
476
Will177
223
Williamson1090
1202
Winnebago208
224
Woodford416
462
Total51830
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