 The top county harvest total last weekend was in Pike with 2,108
deer, followed by Fulton, 2,048; Adams, 1,938; Jo Daviess, 1,877;
and Randolph, 1,665. The preliminary first-season figures reported
for each county include those deer taken on special hunt areas
within that county as well as on private land.The preliminary
harvest total of 72,111 for the first three days of the 2012 firearm
season compares with the first weekend harvest of 66,501 deer during
the 2011 deer season. For the entire seven-day firearm season last
year, hunters harvested 98,820 deer.
"Hunters enjoyed near-perfect conditions during our first firearm
weekend," said Paul Shelton, manager of the IDNR forest wildlife
program. "Temperatures were cool, winds were calm, crops were out of
the fields, and rutting activity was ongoing. We hope hunters
enjoyed their time in the field."
Approximately 60 percent of the deer taken during the first
weekend of firearm hunting were bucks, compared with 61 percent
bucks taken during the first weekend of the firearm season in 2011.
The IDNR has issued more than 334,000 firearm deer hunting
permits so far for the 2012 season. For information on remaining
permits, check the IDNR website at this link:
www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer.
Remaining firearm deer hunting opportunities in Illinois are the
second segment of the firearm season, Nov. 29-Dec. 2; the three-day
muzzleloader-only deer season, Dec. 7-9; and the seven-day split
late-winter firearm antlerless-only deer season and special CWD deer
season, Dec. 27-30 and Jan. 18-20. Hunters are reminded that 10
fewer counties will be open for the late-winter season in 2012-13
(see
map).
For more information on Illinois deer hunting regulations, check
the IDNR website at this link:
www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer.
The table below provides preliminary county harvest totals for
the first segment of the 2012 firearm season and comparable figures
for the first season in 2011.
|
County |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Adams |
1,784 |
1,938 |
|
Alexander |
326 |
304 |
|
Bond |
551 |
545 |
|
Boone |
95 |
96 |
|
Brown |
846 |
992 |
|
Bureau |
905 |
1,014 |
|
Calhoun |
713 |
668 |
|
Carroll |
708 |
835 |
|
Cass |
445 |
580 |
|
Champaign |
195 |
239 |
|
Christian |
510 |
472 |
|
Clark |
871 |
951 |
|
Clay |
938 |
909 |
|
Clinton |
583 |
580 |
|
Coles |
530 |
502 |
|
Crawford |
749 |
831 |
|
Cumberland |
663 |
701 |
|
DeKalb |
131 |
143 |
|
DeWitt |
288 |
299 |
|
Douglas |
176 |
145 |
|
Edgar |
513 |
605 |
|
Edwards |
248 |
314 |
|
Effingham |
745 |
728 |
|
Fayette |
1,322 |
1,284 |
|
Ford |
85 |
96 |
|
Franklin |
852 |
907 |
|
Fulton |
1,775 |
2,048 |
|
Gallatin |
365 |
331 |
|
Greene |
917 |
991 |
|
Grundy |
298 |
322 |
|
Hamilton |
748 |
841 |
|
Hancock |
1,412 |
1,515 |
|
Hardin |
780 |
790 |
|
Henderson |
423 |
485 |
|
Henry |
532 |
592 |
[to top of second column] |
|
County |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Iroquois |
481 |
549 |
|
Jackson |
1,476 |
1,621 |
|
Jasper |
819 |
852 |
|
Jefferson |
1,496 |
1,540 |
|
Jersey |
554 |
677 |
|
Jo Daviess |
1,664 |
1,877 |
|
Johnson |
1,267 |
1,309 |
|
Kane |
28 |
36 |
|
Kankakee |
147 |
170 |
|
Kendall |
55 |
56 |
|
Knox |
1,022 |
1,146 |
|
Lake |
6 |
9 |
|
LaSalle |
812 |
887 |
|
Lawrence |
351 |
432 |
|
Lee |
509 |
565 |
|
Livingston |
394 |
468 |
|
Logan |
305 |
358 |
|
Macon |
227 |
229 |
|
Macoupin |
1,184 |
1,366 |
|
Madison |
606 |
686 |
|
Marion |
1,218 |
1,319 |
|
Marshall |
561 |
597 |
|
Mason |
443 |
438 |
|
Massac |
390 |
463 |
|
McDonough |
698 |
736 |
|
McHenry |
214 |
287 |
|
McLean |
483 |
602 |
|
Menard |
272 |
345 |
|
Mercer |
671 |
755 |
|
Monroe |
661 |
794 |
|
Montgomery |
834 |
773 |
|
Morgan |
650 |
658 |
|
Moultrie |
227 |
226 |
|
Ogle |
740 |
796 |
|
Peoria |
1,051 |
1,093 |
|
Perry |
822 |
956 |
|
Piatt |
125 |
135 |
|
Pike |
1,917 |
2,108 |
|
Pope |
1,360 |
1,212 |
|
Pulaski |
433 |
439 |
|
Putnam |
324 |
389 |
|
Randolph |
1,406 |
1,665 |
|
Richland |
524 |
532 |
|
Rock Island |
638 |
690 |
|
Saline |
688 |
690 |
|
Sangamon |
524 |
644 |
|
Schuyler |
1,120 |
1,225 |
|
Scott |
357 |
352 |
|
Shelby |
1,002 |
940 |
|
St. Clair |
651 |
691 |
|
Stark |
206 |
247 |
|
Stephenson |
687 |
797 |
|
Tazewell |
488 |
619 |
|
Union |
1,163 |
1,319 |
|
Vermilion |
628 |
627 |
|
Wabash |
171 |
216 |
|
Warren |
435 |
559 |
|
Washington |
754 |
803 |
|
Wayne |
1,238 |
1,188 |
|
White |
606 |
602 |
|
Whiteside |
512 |
648 |
|
Will |
225 |
260 |
|
Williamson |
1,103 |
1,145 |
|
Winnebago |
306 |
379 |
|
Woodford |
550 |
726 |
|
Total |
66,501 |
72,111 |
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Natural Resources
file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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