Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 144,150 Deer during 2016-17 seasons
Deer hunting wrapped up on Jan. 15

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[January 25, 2017]    SPRINGFIELD - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 144,150 deer during all 2016-17 seasons, which concluded Jan. 15. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 155,229 in 2015-16.

During this year’s deer seasons, hunters took 44 percent does and 56 percent males.

A breakdown of Illinois deer hunting seasons is as follows:

Archery: Archery deer hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 53,479 deer during the season which began on Oct. 1, 2016 and concluded on Jan. 15, 2017. That compares with the harvest of 56,767 during the 2015-16 archery season.

Youth: Young deer hunters harvested 3,259 deer during the 2016 Illinois Youth Deer Season conducted on Oct. 8-10, 2016, compared with 2,850 deer harvested during the 2015 youth hunt.

Traditional Firearm Season: Hunters took a preliminary total of 79,429 deer during the 2016 Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 1-4, 2016, compared with 86,847 deer taken during the 2015 firearm season.

Muzzleloader: Hunters using muzzleloading rifles harvested 3,297 deer during the 2016 Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 9-11, 2016, compared with 2,403 in 2015.

Late-Winter Seasons: The 2016-17 Late-Winter Antlerless Only and Special CWD deer seasons concluded on Jan. 15, with a combined preliminary harvest total for both seasons of 4,686 deer, compared with a harvest of 6,362 deer taken during those seasons in 2015-16. Season dates for the Late-Winter and CWD seasons were Dec. 29, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017 and Jan. 13-15, 2017.

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There were 14 northern Illinois counties open to the Special CWD Season in 2016-17, the same counties that were open for the 2015-16 seasons. The Special CWD season is used to assist in slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Illinois deer herd.

There were 24 counties open for the Late-Winter Antlerless Season in 2016-17. Four counties open previously for the late-winter season were closed for 2016-17 because they had reached deer population goals, while one county was added to the late-winter hunt. Counties that are at or below their individual goal for two consecutive years may be removed from the late-winter season.

The tables below provide a county-by-county summary of preliminary deer harvest results for 2016-17 and harvest results for 2015-16.

[Illinois Department of Natural Resources]

2016-2017 Preliminary Deer Harvest

County

Archery

Youth

Firearm

Muzzleloader

LW/CWD

Total

Adams

1202

89

2358

105

-

3754

Alexander

166

12

421

28

-

627

Bond

328

28

571

14

-

941

Boone

117

1

121

2

37

278

Brown

821

59

967

57

231

2135

Bureau

634

29

998

64

-

1725

Calhoun

634

53

792

46

-

1525

Carroll

541

26

747

26

103

1443

Cass

530

21

683

27

-

1261

Champaign

295

15

228

15

-

553

Christian

425

42

608

26

-

1101

Clark

756

43

998

51

156

2004

Clay

518

37

1089

31

79

1754

Clinton

315

15

626

7

-

963

Coles

527

17

549

19

-

1112

Cook

108

-

-

-

-

108

Crawford

779

30

950

27

96

1882

Cumberland

363

32

708

24

-

1127

DeKalb

177

6

139

2

29

353

DeWitt

429

17

335

15

-

796

Douglas

133

6

138

7

-

284

Dupage

35

-

-

-

-

35

Edgar

370

27

566

19

86

1068

Edwards

209

18

412

17

-

656

Effingham

422

39

806

26

-

1293

Fayette

654

63

1501

43

-

2261

Ford

43

5

124

4

-

176

Franklin

966

51

1265

60

-

2342

Fulton

1492

86

2010

92

334

4014

Gallatin

254

19

468

22

-

763

Greene

652

51

1055

40

-

1798

Grundy

295

6

300

13

72

686

Hamilton

632

37

1166

39

145

2019

Hancock

720

50

1638

76

-

2484

Hardin

397

16

889

44

-

1346

Henderson

254

11

521

25

72

883

Henry

431

17

592

20

-

1060

Iroquois

351

11

516

32

-

910

Jackson

998

98

2243

68

-

3407

Jasper

483

48

969

29

-

1529

Jefferson

1231

93

1875

84

-

3283

Jersey

460

34

669

16

-

1179

JoDaviess

972

74

1862

84

500

3492

Johnson

631

39

1639

45

-

2354

Kane

264

-

30

1

7

302

Kankakee

282

10

204

13

54

563

Kendall

163

6

101

5

25

300

Knox

857

37

1196

52

162

2304

Lake

273

-

5

-

-

278

LaSalle

689

25

753

34

149

1650

Lawrence

476

11

583

37

-

1107

Lee

410

20

510

33

71

1044

Livingston

191

14

423

16

36

680

Logan

247

25

357

19

-

648

Macon

411

17

251

25

-

704

Macoupin

853

68

1400

49

-

2370

Madison

729

26

622

33

46

1456

Marion

869

67

1452

51

138

2577

Marshall

333

27

552

26

-

938

Mason

312

19

438

15

-

784

Massac

338

12

587

23

-

960

McDonough

501

28

848

37

99

1513

McHenry

528

7

294

10

99

938

McLean

460

20

516

25

69

1090

Menard

319

12

368

31

-

730

Mercer

415

33

866

31

145

1490

Monroe

345

31

921

22

99

1418

Montgomery

574

47

769

19

-

1409

Morgan

512

29

774

22

-

1337

Moultrie

253

23

201

9

-

486

Ogle

690

29

791

41

240

1791

Peoria

805

39

961

37

-

1842

Perry

807

48

1210

40

261

2366

Piatt

129

7

111

6

-

253

Pike

2063

129

2109

158

-

4459

Pope

828

34

1429

48

-

2339

Pulaski

219

20

414

18

-

671

Putnam

236

14

335

19

48

652

Randolph

1006

130

2287

88

-

3511

Richland

384

32

723

29

-

1168

Rock Island

653

27

782

39

100

1601

Saline

457

41

898

37

-

1433

Sangamon

675

28

586

40

-

1329

Schuyler

850

79

1293

50

213

2485

Scott

201

16

384

12

-

613

Shelby

648

34

1085

36

93

1896

Stark

110

4

194

9

-

317

St. Clair

530

32

661

13

-

1236

Stephenson

474

14

853

17

160

1518

Tazewell

478

25

515

14

-

1032

Union

750

61

1557

63

-

2431

Vermilion

745

25

581

46

97

1494

Wabash

206

21

209

19

-

455

Warren

247

12

558

29

-

846

Washington

463

40

948

35

-

1486

Wayne

835

67

1574

46

-

2522

White

508

42

831

37

169

1587

Whiteside

481

18

574

31

-

1104

Will

728

5

244

31

60

1068

Williamson

985

59

1681

45

-

2770

Winnebago

459

10

324

13

106

912

Woodford

475

32

594

22

-

1123

Total

53479

3259

79429

3297

4686

144150

 

2015-2016 Preliminary Deer Harvest

County

Archery

Youth

Firearm

Muzzleloader

LW/CWD

Total

Adams

1207

90

2398

67

-

3762

Alexander

224

11

554

12

-

801

Bond

349

15

677

12

-

1053

Boone

147

3

127

2

36

315

Brown

756

51

1089

47

317

2260

Bureau

627

22

1129

46

-

1824

Calhoun

740

43

956

44

-

1783

Carroll

564

18

782

31

136

1531

Cass

605

23

759

20

-

1407

Champaign

306

12

217

11

-

546

Christian

465

19

612

16

-

1112

Clark

704

31

1070

47

174

2026

Clay

491

40

1096

26

130

1783

Clinton

340

22

616

10

-

988

Coles

533

15

564

21

-

1133

Cook

131

-

-

-

-

131

Crawford

796

34

964

22

165

1981

Cumberland

391

17

724

17

-

1149

DeKalb

149

2

127

4

34

316

DeWitt

487

17

389

17

-

910

Douglas

158

4

151

3

-

316

DuPage

37

-

-

-

-

37

Edgar

406

23

637

13

75

1154

Edwards

234

13

462

13

63

785

Effingham

411

29

872

15

-

1327

Fayette

641

52

1661

35

-

2389

Ford

49

3

136

4

-

192

Franklin

1050

58

1350

35

-

2493

Fulton

1622

70

2166

61

459

4378

Gallatin

347

29

518

15

-

909

Greene

661

32

1187

26

-

1906

Grundy

343

4

360

8

96

811

Hamilton

591

46

1181

28

186

2032

Hancock

692

49

1816

79

-

2636

Hardin

438

26

1000

33

-

1497

Henderson

282

10

560

11

115

978

Henry

464

18

748

18

-

1248

Iroquois

383

15

557

23

-

978

Jackson

1083

76

2368

48

-

3575

Jasper

496

44

944

37

-

1521

Jefferson

1264

91

2114

56

-

3525

Jersey

488

27

663

13

-

1191

JoDaviess

1083

48

2133

46

522

3832

Johnson

670

61

1736

42

-

2509

Kane

324

-

30

-

24

378

Kankakee

275

5

195

9

62

546

Kendall

194

4

85

4

31

318

Knox

948

34

1332

31

190

2535

Lake

461

-

4

-

-

465

LaSalle

722

19

844

12

189

1786

Lawrence

486

14

655

16

-

1171

Lee

449

16

623

17

79

1184

Livingston

244

13

427

12

54

750

Logan

272

29

427

15

-

743

Macon

469

14

262

16

-

761

Macoupin

917

55

1545

45

-

2562

Madison

857

34

736

8

82

1717

Marion

897

70

1552

32

185

2736

Marshall

338

19

611

6

64

1038

Mason

344

19

491

12

-

866

Massac

369

14

671

24

-

1078

McDonough

448

24

836

28

149

1485

McHenry

599

2

321

11

106

1039

McLean

462

17

607

21

62

1169

Menard

334

7

398

13

-

752

Mercer

519

24

900

25

137

1605

Monroe

312

22

958

11

70

1373

Montgomery

602

52

924

20

-

1598

Morgan

508

34

792

17

-

1351

Moultrie

312

13

218

8

-

551

Ogle

740

28

937

19

237

1961

Peoria

875

28

1106

30

-

2039

Perry

804

48

1345

50

-

2247

Piatt

124

4

98

5

-

231

Pike

2144

130

2213

117

473

5077

Pope

829

38

1626

43

-

2536

Pulaski

218

16

534

25

-

793

Putnam

266

5

399

5

73

748

Randolph

972

106

2339

53

-

3470

Richland

384

23

750

13

-

1170

Rock Island

715

19

818

23

143

1718

Saline

527

24

953

20

183

1707

Sangamon

726

25

726

33

-

1510

Schuyler

857

49

1416

48

344

2714

Scott

212

8

448

11

-

679

Shelby

675

34

1161

26

113

2009

Stark

110

5

226

9

-

350

St. Clair

605

29

755

17

-

1406

Stephenson

490

8

826

11

218

1553

Tazewell

561

18

555

11

-

1145

Union

793

56

1952

62

-

2863

Vermilion

821

32

649

23

120

1645

Wabash

211

11

250

7

-

479

Warren

279

8

604

18

-

909

Washington

479

27

1001

19

-

1526

Wayne

888

62

1608

46

-

2604

White

588

28

852

29

250

1747

Whiteside

477

13

729

14

-

1233

Will

754

9

321

16

81

1181

Williamson

1095

50

1955

27

-

3127

Winnebago

485

9

382

10

135

1021

Woodford

496

33

699

16

-

1244

Total

56767

2850

86847

2403

6362

155229

 

 

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