Harvest down for the youth firearm deer hunt: Illinois deer hunting

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A mounted buck against the sky of southern Cook County.
Credit; Dale Bowman

Not sure how much to read into the harvest downturn in the youth firearm deer hunt, held Saturday through Monday.

I think weather, especially on Saturday, probably contributed. Or maybe it was just a statistical anomaly.

I say that in part because the archery deer harvest through Monday is about what it was last year at the same point.

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

ARCHERY DEER SEASON Through Monday, October 9, 2017, Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 5,281 deer, compared to 5,413 for the same period in 2016. Harvest to date has consisted of 70% does and 30% males (3678:1603). Top five counties were Jefferson (150), Pike (127), Franklin (122), Fulton (118), and Jackson (104). YOUTH DEER SEASON Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,372 deer during the 3-day Youth Deer Season (October 7-9, 2017), compared to 3,259 in 016. Harvest sex ratios were 48.5% female to 51.5% male (1151:1221). Top five harvest counties were Pike (115), Adams (90), Randolph (88), Jefferson (76), and Jackson (67). County results for each season are included in the attached table.

County20162017
Adams14383
Alexander1111
Bond2532
Boone129
Brown6248
Bureau6168
Calhoun6634
Carroll8175
Cass5553
Champaign4740
Christian5151
Clark6968
Clay5235
Clinton2039
Coles5469
Cook1010
Crawford7693
Cumberland2444
DeKalb1828
DeWitt6769
Douglas1725
Dupage02
Edgar2732
Edwards1225
Effingham4344
Fayette6671
Ford105
Franklin105122
Fulton147118
Gallatin1320
Greene6364
Grundy3226
Hamilton4956
Hancock6755
Hardin2125
Henderson1315
Henry5559
Iroquois3139
Jackson95104
Jasper4454
Jefferson133150
Jersey4335
JoDaviess12165
Johnson7264
Kane2533
Kankakee3132
Kendall2016
Knox9297
Lake2130
LaSalle8164
Lawrence2843
Lee4346
Livingston1928
Logan2727
Macon4552
Macoupin7681
Madison8674
Marion7499
Marshall4136
Mason2332
Massac2022
McDonough5234
McHenry7035
McLean4682
Menard2736
Mercer4552
Monroe3038
Montgomery7561
Morgan5551
Moultrie3832
Ogle9068
Peoria10977
Perry7265
Piatt1525
Pike206127
Pope2959
Pulaski1817
Putnam3119
Randolph11096
Richland2934
Rock Island8568
Saline4046
Sangamon6777
Schuyler6459
Scott1210
Shelby8581
St. Clair5659
Stark129
Stephenson4647
Tazewell5862
Union7271
Vermilion10298
Wabash1121
Warren3020
Washington3447
Wayne6286
White2828
Whiteside6256
Will9185
Williamson10998
Winnebago5044
Woodford5555
Total54135281


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