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Deer
hunting seasons conclude with hunters in Illinois taking preliminary
total of 147,004 deer
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[March 10, 2022]
Hunters in Illinois harvested a
preliminary total of 147,004 deer during all 2021-2022 archery and
firearm seasons that concluded Jan. 16. The total preliminary deer
harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all
seasons of 162,752 deer in 2020-2021.
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 During the 2021-2022 deer seasons, hunters took 43.75% does and
56.25% males.
Archery: Archery deer hunters in Illinois took a preliminary
total of 67,637 deer during the season that began Oct. 1 and
concluded Jan. 16. The total archery harvest during the
2020-2021 season was 75,106 deer.
Youth: Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,829
deer during the three-day Illinois Youth Deer Season Oct. 9-11,
compared to 2,322 in 2020.
Traditional Firearm Season: Hunters took a preliminary total of
69,990 deer during the Illinois Firearm Deer Season Nov. 19-21
and Dec. 2-5, compared with 77,160 deer taken during the 2020
firearm season.
Muzzleloader: Hunters using muzzleloading rifles harvested a
preliminary total of 3,043 deer during the Muzzleloader-Only
Deer Season Dec. 10-12, compared with a harvest of 3,451 deer in
the 2020 muzzleloader season.
Late-Winter Seasons: The 2021-2022 Late-Winter Antlerless-Only
and Special CWD (chronic wasting disease) deer seasons concluded
Jan. 16 with a combined preliminary harvest total for both
seasons of 4,505 deer. Season dates for the seven-day
Late-Winter and CWD seasons were Dec. 30-Jan. 2 and Jan. 14-16.
During those seasons in 2020-2021, a harvest of 4,713 deer were
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Sixteen northern Illinois counties were open to the
Special CWD season, which is used to assist in slowing the spread of
chronic wasting disease in the Illinois deer herd.
A total of 21 counties were open for the Late-Winter Antlerless
Season in 2021-2022. Counties that are at or below their individual
deer population goal for two consecutive years may be removed from
the Late-Winter season.
For more information on the Illinois deer harvest prior to
2020-2021, check the IDNR website at
https://www2.illinois.
gov/dnr/hunting/deer/Pages/Annual
DeerHarvestReports.aspx.
[Illinois Office of Communication and
Information]
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