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Hunters in Illinois harvested 54,452 deer during the first weekend
of the 2016 Firearm Season
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[November 29, 2016]
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Hunters in Illinois harvested a
preliminary total of 54,452 deer during the first weekend of the
Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 18-20. Hunters took 57,870 deer
during the first firearm weekend in 2015.
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 Illinois’ seven-day Firearm Deer Season will conclude on Dec.
1-4.
Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include:
Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 9-11;
Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (first segment)
in select counties only on Dec. 29, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017;
Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (second
segment) in select counties only on Jan. 13-15, 2017;
Archery Deer Season continues through Jan. 15, 2017 (archery is
closed Dec. 1-4 in counties open for Firearm Deer Season)
Reminder: A new rule allows hunters with a valid Illinois
firearm deer permit to use archery equipment during firearm
season on private land only; archery permits are not valid
during the firearm season, except in those counties closed to
firearm deer hunting.
For details on deer hunting, open counties, and other
information, check the IDNR website at
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/ Pages/DeerHunting.aspx
A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals by
county for the first weekend of the 2016 season, and comparable
totals for 2015, is below:
|
County |
2015 |
2016 |
|
ADAMS |
1562 |
1642 |
|
ALEXANDER |
335 |
283 |
|
BOND |
499 |
390 |
|
BOONE |
74 |
87 |
|
BROWN |
738 |
645 |
|
BUREAU |
715 |
704 |
|
CALHOUN |
565 |
482 |
|
CARROLL |
502 |
529 |
|
CASS |
491 |
475 |
|
CHAMPAIGN |
142 |
165 |
|
CHRISTIAN |
434 |
420 |
|
CLARK |
723 |
715 |
|
CLAY |
761 |
784 |
|
CLINTON |
427 |
457 |
|
COLES |
389 |
388 |
|
CRAWFORD |
673 |
656 |
|
CUMBERLAND |
483 |
494 |
|
DEKALB |
80 |
79 |
|
DEWITT |
256 |
192 |
|
DOUGLAS |
123 |
105 |
|
EDGAR |
452 |
387 |
|
EDWARDS |
317 |
282 |
|
EFFINGHAM |
624 |
589 |
|
FAYETTE |
1157 |
1050 |
|
FORD |
90 |
72 |
|
FRANKLIN |
910 |
807 |
|
FULTON |
1393 |
1344 |
|
GALLATIN |
322 |
296 |
|
GREENE |
771 |
660 |
|
GRUNDY |
238 |
214 |
|
HAMILTON |
807 |
786 |
|
HANCOCK |
1159 |
1079 |
|
HARDIN |
694 |
605 |
|
HENDERSON |
375 |
372 |
|
HENRY |
479 |
404 |
|
IROQUOIS |
384 |
326 |
|
JACKSON |
1586 |
1562 |
|
JASPER |
670 |
675 |
|
JEFFERSON |
1404 |
1276 |
|
JERSEY |
460 |
444 |
|
JODAVIESS |
1368 |
1306 |
|
JOHNSON |
1213 |
1166 |
|
KANE |
15 |
18 |
|
KANKAKEE |
122 |
125 |
|
KENDALL |
51 |
67 |
|
KNOX |
831 |
820 |
|
LAKE |
4 |
5 |
|
LASALLE |
534 |
537 |
|
LAWRENCE |
429 |
375 |
|
LEE |
419 |
359 |
|
LIVINGSTON |
281 |
293 |
|
LOGAN |
289 |
256 |
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|
County |
2015 |
2016 |
|
MACON |
170 |
170 |
|
MACOUPIN |
995 |
967 |
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MADISON |
513 |
444 |
|
MARION |
1093 |
1051 |
|
MARSHALL |
421 |
382 |
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MASON |
325 |
305 |
|
MASSAC |
418 |
367 |
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MCDONOUGH |
545 |
597 |
|
MCHENRY |
186 |
168 |
|
MCLEAN |
411 |
363 |
|
MENARD |
249 |
238 |
|
MERCER |
536 |
605 |
|
MONROE |
733 |
704 |
|
MONTGOMERY |
681 |
551 |
|
MORGAN |
526 |
508 |
|
MOULTRIE |
151 |
134 |
|
OGLE |
582 |
538 |
|
PEORIA |
736 |
639 |
|
PERRY |
839 |
814 |
|
PIATT |
65 |
75 |
|
PIKE |
1419 |
1346 |
|
POPE |
1239 |
1096 |
|
PULASKI |
358 |
281 |
|
PUTNAM |
252 |
213 |
|
RANDOLPH |
1621 |
1582 |
|
RICHLAND |
515 |
528 |
|
ROCKISLAND |
559 |
552 |
|
SALINE |
650 |
618 |
|
SANGAMON |
471 |
385 |
|
SCHUYLER |
966 |
901 |
|
SCOTT |
276 |
264 |
|
SHELBY |
834 |
782 |
|
STARK |
146 |
136 |
|
STCLAIR |
540 |
480 |
|
STEPHENSON |
521 |
597 |
|
TAZEWELL |
377 |
351 |
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UNION |
1281 |
1060 |
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VERMILION |
427 |
392 |
|
WABASH |
151 |
131 |
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WARREN |
375 |
382 |
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WASHINGTON |
722 |
672 |
|
WAYNE |
1022 |
1035 |
|
WHITE |
578 |
547 |
|
WHITESIDE |
477 |
390 |
|
WILL |
213 |
168 |
|
WILLIAMSON |
1203 |
1060 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
219 |
217 |
|
WOODFORD |
463 |
417 |
|
TOTAL |
57870 |
54452 |
[Illinois Department of Natural
Resources]
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