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.
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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 |
MADISON |
513 |
444 |
MARION |
1093 |
1051 |
MARSHALL |
421 |
382 |
MASON |
325 |
305 |
MASSAC |
418 |
367 |
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 |
UNION |
1281 |
1060 |
VERMILION |
427 |
392 |
WABASH |
151 |
131 |
WARREN |
375 |
382 |
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 |
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