Illinois deer harvest ahead of last season: Muzzleloader and archery

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File photo, deer stand.
Credit: Dale Bowman

Illinois deer hunters continue a harvest pace ahead of the seasons in 2017-18.

The muzzleloader season, despite cold, wind and snow, had a harvest 392 deer ahead of last year.

And archery season harvest, through Sunday, continues more than 4,000 deer ahead of last season,.

An editorial note: the tracking link for harvest provided below by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources does not compare season to season, just contains updated current harvest info for the current seasons.

Here is the latest updates and breakdowns from the IDNR:

See below/attached an update from the IDNR Division of Wildlife Resources on last weekend’s Muzzleloader-only Deer Season, and an update on the Illinois Archery Deer Season. MUZZLELOADER DEER SEASON During the 3-day Muzzleloader Deer Season (Dec. 8-10), Illinois deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 3,700 deer, compared to 3,308 in 2016. Harvest sex ratios were 55% does and 45% males (2040:1660). Top five counties were Pike (168), Adams (120), Jefferson (112), Randolph (103), and Fulton (102). ARCHERY DEER SEASON Through Sunday, Dec.10, Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 52,650 deer, compared to 48,228 for the same period in 2016. Total harvest to date has consisted of 44% does and 56% males (23322:29328). During the past 7 days, harvest sex ratios have been 54% female and 46% male. Top five counties were Pike (1852), Fulton (1474), Jefferson (1236), Adams (1155), and Williamson (1040). County results for each of the seasons are included in the attached tables [below]. Up-to-date archery harvest figures (for either deer or turkey) by county/state sites can be tracked on the web at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx

Here is the county-by-county breeakdown for the muzzleloader season:

20162017
105120
2831
1413
20
5778
6554
4662
2627
2743
1529
2627
5260
3147
721
1920
2723
2418
23
1525
78
1923
1722
2623
4347
44
6065
92102
2218
4140
1320
3937
7685
4463
2531
2020
3240
6890
2952
84112
1620
8472
4656
16
1420
55
5250
3420
3736
3318
165
1924
2521
4959
3324
5166
2624
1527
2318
3739
1013
2519
3225
3250
2228
1924
2226
910
4120
3742
4075
66
160168
4877
1825
1914
88103
2918
3922
3757
4040
5071
1220
3645
99
1321
1722
1425
6364
4631
199
2928
3635
4665
3740
3129
3115
4547
1313
2336
33083700

Here is the county-by-county update through Sunday for archery season:

County20162017
Adams11031155
Alexander138149
Bond316325
Boone108114
Brown757784
Bureau571615
Calhoun546597
Carroll494524
Cass483532
Champaign266323
Christian388429
Clark698747
Clay482481
Clinton304371
Coles464595
Cook78100
Crawford733823
Cumberland337422
DeKalb151138
DeWitt378426
Douglas124171
Dupage2033
Edgar341379
Edwards187204
Effingham389389
Fayette618700
Ford4145
Franklin832878
Fulton13381474
Gallatin215244
Greene575715
Grundy259282
Hamilton592599
Hancock666737
Hardin356399
Henderson229228
Henry381425
Iroquois305303
Jackson8791015
Jasper455510
Jefferson11241236
Jersey426443
JoDaviess911964
Johnson574614
Kane200259
Kankakee247233
Kendall143151
Knox782832
Lake198282
LaSalle636605
Lawrence420448
Lee370359
Livingston175201
Logan229260
Macon364421
Macoupin790969
Madison667733
Marion809909
Marshall313283
Mason276333
Massac294292
McDonough470497
McHenry433447
McLean414456
Menard299353
Mercer394476
Monroe322374
Montgomery546584
Morgan471534
Moultrie227320
Ogle641547
Peoria728807
Perry716723
Piatt115154
Pike18261852
Pope759773
Pulaski200200
Putnam216194
Randolph904975
Richland352385
Rock Island585639
Saline390475
Sangamon591683
Schuyler795948
Scott183221
Shelby598678
St. Clair471550
Stark102106
Stephenson435450
Tazewell425484
Union663682
Vermilion681720
Wabash176183
Warren233248
Washington426474
Wayne740835
White448458
Whiteside426431
Will575597
Williamson8631040
Winnebago413416
Woodford431474
Total4822852650


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