Illinois hunters harvest more than 158,000 deer during 2022-2023
seasons
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[February 24, 2023]
Hunters in Illinois harvested a
preliminary total of 158,010 deer during all 2022-2023 archery and
firearm seasons that concluded Jan. 15. The total preliminary deer
harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest of 146,438
deer for all seasons in 2021-2022.
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During
the 2022-2023 deer seasons, hunters took 45.04% females and
54.96% males.
Totals from specific seasons:
Archery deer hunters took a preliminary total of 69,557
deer during the season that began Oct. 1 and concluded Jan. 15.
The total archery harvest during the 2021-2022 season was 66,630
deer.
Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 3,339
deer during the three-day Illinois youth deer season Oct. 8-10,
compared to 1,847 in 2021.
Traditional firearm season hunters took a preliminary
total of 76,854 deer during the firearm season Nov. 18-20 and
Dec. 1-4. This compares to a harvest of 70,456 deer taken during
the 2021 firearm season.
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Muzzleloader hunters harvested a preliminary total of
2,856 deer during the muzzleloader-only season Dec. 9-11,
compared with a harvest of 3,046 deer during the 2021
muzzleloader season.
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Late-winter seasons: The
2022-2023 late-winter anterless-only and special chronic wasting
disease (CWD) deer seasons concluded Jan. 15 with a combined
preliminary harvest total for both seasons of 5,404 deer. Season
dates for the seven-day late-winter and CWD seasons were Dec.
29-Jan. 1 and Jan. 13-15. During the same seasons in 2021-2022, a
total of 4,504 deer were taken.
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. And 24 counties were open
for the late-winter anterless season in 2022-2023. Counties that are
at or below their individual deer population goal for two
consecutive years may be removed from the late-winter season.
[Illinois Office of Communication and
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