| First 
			Weekend of Firearm Season in Illinois Sees Harvest of 51,365 Deer 
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            [November 28, 2017]  
              SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Hunters in Illinois 
			harvested a preliminary total of 51,365 deer during the first 
			weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 17-19. Hunters 
			took 54,452 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2016. | 
        
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                Illinois’ seven-day Firearm Deer Season will conclude Nov. 30 
				through Dec. 3. 
 Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include:
 
					
					Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 8-10;
					
					Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer 
					Seasons (first segment) in select counties only on Dec. 
					28-31, 2017; 
					Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer 
					Seasons (second segment) in select counties only on Jan. 
					12-14, 2018;  
              
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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 2017 season, and comparable 
				totals for 2016, is below.
 
			[Illinois Department of Natural 
			Resources] |