Illinois’ 2017-18 Deer Seasons Conclude with Preliminary Harvest of 147,535 Deer

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[January 24, 2018]    SPRINGFIELD - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,535 deer during all 2017-18 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded on Jan. 14. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 144,303 deer in 2016-17.

During the 2017-18 deer seasons, hunters took 44 percent does and 56 percent males.

Archery: Archery deer hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 57,937 deer during the season which began on Oct. 1, 2017 and concluded on Jan. 14, 2018. That compares with the harvest of 53,468 during the 2016-17 archery season.

Youth: Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,372 deer during the three-day Illinois Youth Deer Season (Oct. 7-9, 2017), compared to 3,272 in 2016.

Traditional Firearm Season: Hunters took a preliminary total of 80,021 deer during the Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 17-19, 2017 and Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2017, compared with 79,559 deer taken during the 2016 firearm season.

Muzzleloader: Hunters using muzzleloading rifles harvested 3,700 deer during the Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 8-10, 2017, compared with harvest 3,308 in the 2016 muzzleloader season.

Late-Winter Seasons: The 2017-18 Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and Special CWD deer seasons concluded on Jan. 14, 2018, with a combined preliminary harvest total for both seasons of 3,505 deer, compared with a harvest of 4,696 deer taken during those seasons in 2016-17. Season dates for the seven-day Late-Winter and CWD seasons were Dec. 28-31, 2017 and Jan. 12-14, 2018.

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There were 15 northern Illinois counties open to the Special CWD Season in 2017-18, while 14 counties were open for the 2016-17 seasons. The Special CWD season is used to assist in slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Illinois deer herd.

There were 22 counties open for the Late-Winter Antlerless Season in 2017-18, two fewer counties than were open for the Late-Winter season in 2016-17. Counties that are at or below their individual deer population 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 2017-18 and harvest results for 2016-17.

[ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES]

2017-2018 Preliminary Deer Harvest

County

Archery

Youth

Firearm

Muzzleloader

LW/CWD

Total

Adams

1269

90

2179

120

-

3658

Alexander

199

10

488

31

-

728

Bond

344

20

658

13

-

1035

Boone

127

3

129

0

22

281

Brown

857

40

1018

78

203

2196

Bureau

654

20

1005

54

-

1733

Calhoun

678

33

813

62

-

1586

Carroll

553

14

685

27

103

1382

Cass

589

19

652

43

-

1303

Champaign

362

10

199

29

-

600

Christian

470

25

551

27

-

1073

Clark

821

25

1145

60

-

2051

Clay

513

35

1112

47

90

1797

Clinton

389

12

694

21

-

1116

Coles

642

13

592

20

-

1267

Cook

121

-

-

-

-

121

Crawford

887

28

1016

23

121

2075

Cumberland

448

22

775

18

-

1263

DeKalb

147

1

107

3

25

283

DeWitt

483

11

316

25

-

835

Douglas

184

6

132

8

-

330

DuPage

37

-

-

-

-

37

Edgar

411

23

562

23

48

1067

Edwards

223

10

415

22

-

670

Effingham

425

31

872

23

-

1351

Fayette

751

33

1544

47

-

2375

Ford

53

2

112

4

-

171

Franklin

1003

36

1350

65

-

2454

Fulton

1621

57

1997

102

269

4046

Gallatin

279

17

448

18

-

762

Greene

812

34

1059

40

-

1945

Grundy

308

3

281

20

66

678

Hamilton

665

31

1175

37

134

2042

Hancock

775

41

1819

85

-

2720

Hardin

441

19

963

63

-

1486

Henderson

258

10

494

31

58

851

Henry

470

12

534

20

-

1036

Iroquois

350

16

517

40

-

923

Jackson

1125

67

2303

90

-

3585

Jasper

577

29

984

52

-

1642

Jefferson

1374

76

2083

112

-

3645

Jersey

482

23

641

20

-

1166

JoDaviess

1022

49

1859

72

318

3320

Johnson

678

33

1587

56

-

2354

Kane

296

0

29

6

12

343

Kankakee

261

6

193

20

34

514

Kendall

174

2

82

5

22

285

Knox

900

22

1145

50

134

2251

Lake

326

-

3

-

-

329

LaSalle

651

22

691

20

118

1502

Lawrence

484

15

613

36

-

1148

Lee

385

18

540

18

36

997

Livingston

210

8

379

5

32

634

Logan

290

26

325

24

-

665

Macon

459

11

239

21

-

730

Macoupin

1019

42

1486

59

-

2606

Madison

802

18

733

24

33

1610

Marion

982

64

1570

66

116

2798

Marshall

305

16

601

24

-

946

Mason

372

15

379

27

-

793

Massac

330

15

524

18

-

887

McDonough

537

24

830

39

75

1505

McHenry

504

5

300

13

29

851

McLean

496

22

491

19

45

1073

Menard

387

13

367

25

-

792

Mercer

505

27

833

50

64

1479

Monroe

399

28

941

28

56

1452

Montgomery

632

24

790

24

-

1470

Morgan

566

18

714

26

-

1324

Moultrie

353

13

203

10

-

579

Ogle

587

13

810

20

131

1561

Peoria

884

28

863

42

-

1817

Perry

827

38

1273

75

290

2503

Piatt

174

5

101

6

-

286

Pike

2071

115

1990

168

-

4344

Pope

838

26

1502

77

-

2443

Pulaski

230

11

340

25

-

606

Putnam

211

3

342

14

44

614

Randolph

1088

88

2405

103

-

3684

Richland

439

13

732

18

-

1202

Rock Island

694

14

719

22

84

1533

Saline

538

31

973

57

-

1599

Sangamon

774

16

628

40

-

1458

Schuyler

1008

46

1312

71

205

2642

Scott

242

15

315

20

-

592

Shelby

741

36

1069

45

56

1947

St. Clair

615

18

688

21

-

1342

Stark

116

7

199

9

-

331

Stephenson

475

17

712

22

120

1346

Tazewell

535

26

512

25

-

1098

Union

795

31

1530

64

-

2420

Vermilion

787

22

544

31

64

1448

Wabash

209

7

205

9

-

430

Warren

265

4

548

28

-

845

Washington

511

20

1020

35

-

1586

Wayne

918

33

1544

65

-

2560

White

540

25

744

40

139

1488

Whiteside

464

14

614

29

-

1121

Will

697

8

238

15

56

1014

Williamson

1166

36

1775

47

-

3024

Winnebago

453

10

304

13

53

833

Woodford

543

33

604

36

-

1216

Total

57937

2372

80021

3700

3505

147535

 

2016-2017 Final Deer Harvest

County

Archery

Youth

Firearm

Muzzleloader

LW/CWD

Total

Adams

1202

89

2362

105

-

3758

Alexander

164

12

424

28

-

628

Bond

328

28

579

14

-

949

Boone

117

1

121

2

38

279

Brown

822

59

967

57

231

2136

Bureau

634

29

1001

65

-

1729

Calhoun

634

54

793

46

-

1527

Carroll

541

26

750

26

103

1446

Cass

530

21

684

27

-

1262

Champaign

296

16

227

15

-

554

Christian

426

42

608

26

-

1102

Clark

755

43

998

52

157

2005

Clay

519

37

1091

31

79

1757

Clinton

314

15

627

7

-

963

Coles

527

17

550

19

-

1113

Cook

108

-

-

-

-

108

Crawford

777

30

949

27

96

1879

Cumberland

363

32

708

24

-

1127

DeKalb

177

6

139

2

29

353

DeWitt

428

17

356

15

-

816

Douglas

133

6

138

7

-

284

DuPage

35

-

-

-

-

35

Edgar

370

27

566

19

87

1069

Edwards

209

18

412

17

-

656

Effingham

422

39

807

26

-

1294

Fayette

654

63

1501

43

-

2261

Ford

43

5

124

4

-

176

Franklin

966

52

1297

60

-

2375

Fulton

1492

86

2013

92

337

4020

Gallatin

254

19

470

22

-

765

Greene

650

51

1055

41

-

1797

Grundy

294

6

296

13

72

681

Hamilton

630

37

1167

39

145

2018

Hancock

721

50

1639

76

-

2486

Hardin

399

16

890

44

-

1349

Henderson

254

11

522

25

72

884

Henry

431

17

592

20

-

1060

Iroquois

352

11

518

32

-

913

Jackson

997

98

2247

68

-

3410

Jasper

483

48

973

29

-

1533

Jefferson

1231

93

1878

84

-

3286

Jersey

461

34

674

16

-

1185

JoDaviess

975

75

1859

84

500

3493

Johnson

631

39

1640

46

-

2356

Kane

263

0

29

1

7

300

Kankakee

281

10

186

14

55

546

Kendall

163

6

98

5

25

297

Knox

856

37

1200

52

164

2309

Lake

273

-

4

-

-

277

LaSalle

687

25

745

34

149

1640

Lawrence

476

11

584

37

-

1108

Lee

410

20

510

33

71

1044

Livingston

191

14

400

16

36

657

Logan

247

25

357

19

-

648

Macon

411

17

251

25

-

704

Macoupin

853

68

1404

49

-

2374

Madison

730

26

621

33

46

1456

Marion

868

67

1452

51

138

2576

Marshall

334

27

553

26

-

940

Mason

312

19

439

15

-

785

Massac

338

12

587

23

-

960

McDonough

503

28

849

37

99

1516

McHenry

526

7

266

10

99

908

McLean

460

20

516

25

69

1090

Menard

319

12

368

32

-

731

Mercer

415

33

866

32

145

1491

Monroe

345

31

923

22

99

1420

Montgomery

575

48

775

19

-

1417

Morgan

511

29

774

22

-

1336

Moultrie

253

23

201

9

-

486

Ogle

691

29

793

41

240

1794

Peoria

804

39

971

37

-

1851

Perry

805

48

1210

40

261

2364

Piatt

129

7

111

6

-

253

Pike

2062

131

2131

160

-

4484

Pope

827

34

1432

48

-

2341

Pulaski

218

20

414

18

-

670

Putnam

236

14

335

19

48

652

Randolph

1005

130

2290

88

-

3513

Richland

385

32

725

29

-

1171

Rock Island

653

27

784

39

100

1603

Saline

457

41

904

37

-

1439

Sangamon

676

28

589

40

-

1333

Schuyler

848

81

1293

50

214

2486

Scott

201

16

385

12

-

614

Shelby

648

35

1087

36

93

1899

St. Clair

530

32

662

13

-

1237

Stark

110

4

194

9

-

317

Stephenson

474

14

843

17

160

1508

Tazewell

478

25

519

14

-

1036

Union

749

62

1573

63

-

2447

Vermilion

745

25

582

46

97

1495

Wabash

206

21

209

19

-

455

Warren

247

12

562

29

-

850

Washington

463

41

949

36

-

1489

Wayne

836

67

1576

46

-

2525

White

508

42

831

37

169

1587

Whiteside

481

19

576

31

-

1107

Will

729

5

233

31

60

1058

Williamson

985

59

1684

45

-

2773

Winnebago

459

10

346

13

106

934

Woodford

474

32

596

23

-

1125

Totals

53468

3272

79559

3308

4696

144303

 

 

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