Deer harvest in Illinois during 2018-19 is up from overall harvest in 2017-18

Deer-check sign for the firearm seasons in Illinois.
Dale Bowman/Sun-Times

As expected, overall deer harvest in Illinois in the 2018-19 seasons was up from the overall harvest in 2017-18.

Here is the breakdown from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources:

Illinois 2018-19 Deer Hunting Seasons Result in Preliminary Harvest of 151,577 Deer

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 151,577 deer during all 2018-19 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded on Jan. 20. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 147,695 deer in 2017-18.

During the 2018-19 deer seasons, hunters took 45 percent does and 55 percent males.

Archery: Archery deer hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 61,079 deer during the season which began on Oct. 1, 2018 and concluded on Jan. 20, 2019. That compares with the harvest of 57,929 deer during the 2017-18 archery season.

Youth: Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,650 deer during the three-day Illinois Youth Deer Season (Oct. 6-8, 2018), compared to 2,378 in 2017.

Traditional Firearm Season: Hunters took a preliminary total of 80,896 deer during the Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 16-18, 2018 and Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2018, compared with 80,117 deer taken during the 2017 firearm season.

Muzzleloader: Hunters using muzzleloading rifles harvested 3,863 deer during the Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 7-9, 2018, compared with harvest 3,765 in the 2017 muzzleloader season.

Late-Winter Seasons: The 2018-19 Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and Special CWD deer seasons concluded on Jan. 20, 2019, with a combined preliminary harvest total for both seasons of 4,089 deer, compared with a harvest of 3,506 deer taken during those seasons in 2017-18. Season dates for the seven-day Late-Winter and CWD seasons were Dec. 27-30, 2018 and Jan. 18-20, 2019.

There were 15 northern Illinois counties open to the Special CWD Season in both the 2018-19 and 2017-18 seasons. The Special CWD season is used to assist in slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Illinois deer herd.

There were 20 counties open for the Late-Winter Antlerless Season in 2018-19, while 22 counties were open for the Late-Winter season in 2017-18. Counties that are at or below their individual deer population goal for two consecutive years may be removed from the Late-Winter season.

The tables below provide a county-by-county summary of preliminary deer harvest results for 2018-19, and final 2017-18 harvest results for comparison.

2018-2019 Preliminary Deer Harvest
County	Archery	Youth	Firearm	Muzzleloader	LW/CWD	Total
Adams	1398	78	2340	129	0	3945
Alexander	193	6	499	25	0	723
Bond	397	10	731	20	0	1158
Boone	125	3	141	2	27	298
Brown	938	30	1070	76	210	2324
Bureau	689	23	1080	69	0	1861
Calhoun	776	21	852	60	0	1709
Carroll	547	13	686	25	107	1378
Cass	643	11	693	48	0	1395
Champaign	375	6	209	11	0	601
Christian	529	9	610	26	0	1174
Clark	873	20	1183	60	0	2136
Clay	562	22	1219	27	119	1949
Clinton	472	9	744	22	0	1247
Coles	682	9	657	28	0	1376
Cook	143	0	0	0	0	143
Crawford	894	15	1106	23	117	2155
Cumberland	482	19	776	29	0	1306
DeKalb	160	0	125	5	20	310
DeWitt	547	3	359	40	0	949
Douglas	187	1	153	3	0	344
DuPage	29	0	0	0	0	29
Edgar	453	6	565	34	0	1058
Edwards	239	2	425	20	0	686
Effingham	489	27	988	37	0	1541
Fayette	886	20	1588	64	0	2558
Ford	50	1	110	11	0	172
Franklin	1093	16	1381	63	0	2553
Fulton	1574	53	1898	99	350	3974
Gallatin	257	5	421	21	0	704
Greene	843	24	1028	68	0	1963
Grundy	332	5	277	20	75	709
Hamilton	689	13	1150	37	136	2025
Hancock	853	40	1715	109	0	2717
Hardin	425	5	887	45	0	1362
Henderson	251	11	444	32	60	798
Henry	498	20	482	30	0	1030
Iroquois	382	7	464	32	0	885
Jackson	1155	36	2439	79	0	3709
Jasper	658	29	1015	50	0	1752
Jefferson	1492	57	1902	97	0	3548
Jersey	538	14	670	33	0	1255
JoDaviess	1089	47	1688	71	441	3336
Johnson	666	20	1561	52	0	2299
Kane	330	0	32	0	5	367
Kankakee	318	4	201	16	60	599
Kendall	165	1	90	8	32	296
Knox	928	18	1118	63	162	2289
Lake	309	0	0	0	0	309
LaSalle	741	15	766	31	161	1714
Lawrence	443	3	644	39	0	1129
Lee	400	10	518	33	50	1011
Livingston	218	6	424	13	56	717
Logan	341	9	382	25	0	757
Macon	475	9	236	16	0	736
Macoupin	1014	26	1699	54	162	2955
Madison	902	12	778	24	80	1796
Marion	968	27	1627	68	143	2833
Marshall	334	13	602	29	0	978
Mason	412	8	434	34	0	888
Massac	334	9	455	14	0	812
McDonough	583	19	844	44	105	1595
McHenry	562	1	292	15	62	932
McLean	529	11	543	18	63	1164
Menard	387	14	370	29	0	800
Mercer	520	38	851	49	87	1545
Monroe	384	13	1019	23	94	1533
Montgomery	733	19	800	28	0	1580
Morgan	581	12	746	31	0	1370
Moultrie	362	6	226	10	0	604
Ogle	626	18	747	30	170	1591
Peoria	838	16	860	39	0	1753
Perry	870	22	1351	61	277	2581
Piatt	182	1	119	6	0	308
Pike	2137	82	2053	164	0	4436
Pope	861	16	1438	51	0	2366
Pulaski	231	6	281	13	0	531
Putnam	253	5	343	25	49	675
Randolph	1103	76	2271	132	0	3582
Richland	430	7	693	18	0	1148
Rock Island	715	18	792	47	87	1659
Saline	569	16	945	40	99	1669
Sangamon	903	14	560	50	0	1527
Schuyler	997	42	1501	80	0	2620
Scott	255	6	329	11	0	601
Shelby	832	26	1131	43	120	2152
Stark	120	2	177	10	0	309
St. Clair	678	14	717	17	0	1426
Stephenson	461	7	608	20	162	1258
Tazewell	616	16	483	25	0	1140
Union	869	33	1387	63	0	2352
Vermilion	887	9	486	39	0	1421
Wabash	183	1	199	14	0	397
Warren	271	5	478	31	0	785
Washington	529	15	1018	32	0	1594
Wayne	852	25	1479	56	0	2412
White	492	8	772	50	0	1322
Whiteside	487	6	634	27	0	1154
Will	800	7	287	19	50	1163
Williamson	1174	25	1849	56	0	3104
Winnebago	462	7	341	12	91	913
Woodford	570	30	539	36	0	1175
Totals	61079	1650	80896	3863	4089	151577

2017-2018 Final Deer Harvest
County	Archery	Youth	Firearm	Muzzleloader	LW/CWD	Total
Adams	1268	90	2181	122	0	3661
Alexander	199	10	492	31	0	732
Bond	345	20	663	15	0	1043
Boone	127	3	136	0	22	288
Brown	857	40	1018	78	203	2196
Bureau	652	20	1006	54	0	1732
Calhoun	676	33	813	63	0	1585
Carroll	553	14	686	27	103	1383
Cass	588	19	653	43	0	1303
Champaign	360	10	198	30	0	598
Christian	470	25	551	27	0	1073
Clark	821	25	1148	62	0	2056
Clay	513	35	1111	47	90	1796
Clinton	390	12	695	22	0	1119
Coles	641	13	594	20	0	1268
Cook	121	0	0	0	0	121
Crawford	889	28	1016	24	121	2078
Cumberland	447	22	776	19	0	1264
DeKalb	147	1	106	4	25	283
DeWitt	483	12	337	25	0	857
Douglas	185	6	132	8	0	331
DuPage	37	0	0	0	0	37
Edgar	411	23	561	23	48	1066
Edwards	223	10	415	24	0	672
Effingham	424	31	872	23	0	1350
Fayette	751	34	1545	47	0	2377
Ford	53	2	112	4	0	171
Franklin	1002	36	1373	66	0	2477
Fulton	1623	57	2000	103	269	4052
Gallatin	279	17	448	18	0	762
Greene	814	35	1059	40	0	1948
Grundy	308	3	285	20	66	682
Hamilton	665	31	1175	39	134	2044
Hancock	775	41	1818	86	0	2720
Hardin	440	19	963	63	0	1485
Henderson	258	10	494	31	58	851
Henry	470	12	536	20	0	1038
Iroquois	353	16	519	41	0	929
Jackson	1125	67	2302	90	0	3584
Jasper	575	29	987	52	0	1643
Jefferson	1372	76	2081	113	0	3642
Jersey	484	23	641	20	0	1168
JoDaviess	1022	50	1862	74	318	3326
Johnson	677	33	1589	56	0	2355
Kane	296	0	28	6	12	342
Kankakee	261	6	185	20	34	506
Kendall	174	2	79	5	22	282
Knox	901	22	1145	50	134	2252
Lake	325	0	1	0	0	326
LaSalle	651	22	669	20	118	1480
Lawrence	483	15	613	36	0	1147
Lee	385	18	542	18	36	999
Livingston	210	8	364	5	32	619
Logan	291	26	325	24	0	666
Macon	458	11	240	22	0	731
Macoupin	1019	42	1486	61	0	2608
Madison	802	18	736	24	33	1613
Marion	980	64	1572	66	116	2798
Marshall	305	16	601	24	0	946
Mason	373	15	379	27	0	794
Massac	328	15	526	18	0	887
McDonough	536	24	831	39	75	1505
McHenry	502	5	292	13	30	842
McLean	496	22	491	19	45	1073
Menard	387	13	367	25	0	792
Mercer	504	27	833	51	64	1479
Monroe	403	28	941	28	56	1456
Montgomery	632	24	789	24	0	1469
Morgan	566	18	714	26	0	1324
Moultrie	353	13	203	10	0	579
Ogle	590	13	807	20	132	1562
Peoria	885	28	866	42	0	1821
Perry	828	39	1272	75	290	2504
Piatt	174	5	101	6	0	286
Pike	2065	115	1995	192	0	4367
Pope	835	26	1502	77	0	2440
Pulaski	230	11	340	27	0	608
Putnam	211	3	342	14	44	614
Randolph	1087	89	2404	103	0	3683
Richland	440	13	732	19	0	1204
Rock Island	695	14	719	22	84	1534
Saline	540	31	977	57	0	1605
Sangamon	774	16	627	40	0	1457
Schuyler	1009	46	1313	73	205	2646
Scott	242	15	315	20	0	592
Shelby	740	36	1069	45	56	1946
Stark	116	7	199	10	0	332
St. Clair	616	18	690	22	0	1346
Stephenson	474	17	708	23	120	1342
Tazewell	535	26	512	25	0	1098
Union	796	31	1546	65	0	2438
Vermilion	788	22	541	33	63	1447
Wabash	208	7	205	9	0	429
Warren	264	4	548	28	0	844
Washington	511	20	1020	35	0	1586
Wayne	921	33	1546	65	0	2565
White	539	25	745	41	139	1489
Whiteside	463	14	617	29	0	1123
Will	697	8	225	15	56	1001
Williamson	1167	36	1775	48	0	3026
Winnebago	453	10	354	13	53	883
Woodford	542	33	604	37	0	1216
Totals	57929	2378	80117	3765	3506	147695

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