Deer hunting wrapped up on Jan. 15
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SPRINGFIELD, IL. 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.
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.
2016-2017 Preliminary Deer Harvest |
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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 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
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