Illinois hunting: First fiream season, up big

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 Results

County	2014	2015
Adams	1414	1561
Alexander	256	335
Bond	405	499
Boone	72	76
Brown	689	737
Bureau	676	714
Calhoun	453	565
Carroll	444	500
Cass	410	490
Champaign	142	142
Christian	389	434
Clark	648	723
Clay	695	761
Clinton	455	426
Coles	318	389
Crawford	618	673
Cumberland	422	483
DeKalb	87	78
DeWitt	206	255
Douglas	105	123
Edgar	382	452
Edwards	290	317
Effingham	519	624
Fayette	1035	1154
Ford	60	90
Franklin	775	911
Fulton	1296	1391
Gallatin	320	322
Greene	633	770
Grundy	231	241
Hamilton	720	805
Hancock	1082	1158
Hardin	628	694
Henderson	378	375
Henry	417	479
Iroquois	365	384
Jackson	1534	1586
Jasper	632	670
Jefferson	1295	1405
Jersey	406	460
JoDaviess	1195	1453
Johnson	1096	1211
Kane	24	16
Kankakee	109	121
Kendall	44	54
Knox	769	830
Lake	4	4
LaSalle	540	547
Lawrence	406	430
Lee	344	418
Livingston	318	281
Logan	249	289
Macon	145	170
Macoupin	775	993
Madison	397	513
Marion	979	1090
Marshall	366	419
Mason	296	325
Massac	344	418
McDonough	507	545
McHenry	190	198
McLean	372	411
Menard	200	248
Mercer	461	536
Monroe	553	733
Montgomery	587	681
Morgan	466	525
Moultrie	145	151
Ogle	514	582
Peoria	613	735
Perry	804	840
Piatt	77	65
Pike	1378	1419
Pope	1178	1237
Pulaski	350	358
Putnam	240	252
Randolph	1384	1619
Richland	485	515
Rock Island	454	559
Saline	555	649
Sangamon	388	470
Schuyler	927	966
Scott	225	276
Shelby	693	832
St. Clair	473	540
Stark	151	146
Stephenson	449	527
Tazewell	328	377
Union	1143	1281
Vermilion	352	426
Wabash	152	151
Warren	340	375
Washington	658	721
Wayne	964	1022
White	524	579
Whiteside	357	476
Will	177	223
Williamson	1090	1202
Winnebago	208	224
Woodford	416	462
Total	51830	57968

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