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Monday, Dec. 11, 2023

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More than 76,000 deer harvested during Illinois firearm deer season

SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,232 deer during the seven-day 2023 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 3. Comparatively, hunters harvested 76,854 deer during the 2022 firearm season.

The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2023 firearm season Nov. 30-Dec. 3 was 22,884, compared with 24,500 deer harvested during the second part of the 2022 season.

The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year’s firearm season Nov. 17-19 was 53,348 deer.

Remaining 2023-2024 deer hunting opportunities in Illinois include:
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A table of preliminary 2023 firearm deer season totals by county and comparable totals for 2022 follows.
             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County

First 2023

Second 2023

Total 2023

Total 2022

  

 

ADAMS

1423

711

2134

2151

  

 

ALEXANDER

199

95

294

375

  

 

BOND

562

197

759

747

  

 

BOONE

74

34

108

106

  

 

BROWN

591

279

870

989

  

 

BUREAU

695

288

983

904

  

 

CALHOUN

476

273

749

724

  

 

CARROLL

389

142

531

497

  

 

CASS

448

188

636

679

  

 

CHAMPAIGN

144

51

195

215

  

 

CHRISTIAN

417

165

582

558

  

 

CLARK

721

282

1003

1075

  

 

CLAY

1007

345

1352

1229

  

 

CLINTON

588

211

799

803

  

 

COLES

415

174

589

682

  

 

CRAWFORD

729

291

1020

936

  

 

CUMBERLAND

511

220

731

817

  

 

DEKALB

83

43

126

114

  

 

DEWITT

220

109

329

336

  

 

DOUGLAS

121

45

166

173

  

 

EDGAR

413

157

570

587

  

 

EDWARDS

283

146

429

458

  

 

EFFINGHAM

696

250

946

956

  

 

FAYETTE

1166

516

1682

1713

  

 

FORD

85

32

117

126

  

 

FRANKLIN

888

429

1317

1414

  

 

FULTON

1296

529

1825

1839

  

 

GALLATIN

306

122

428

441

  

 

GREENE

624

386

1010

1019

  

 

GRUNDY

217

75

292

272

  

 

HAMILTON

750

320

1070

1078

  

 

HANCOCK

992

524

1516

1710

  

 

HARDIN

467

156

623

736

  

 

HENDERSON

320

131

451

429

  

 

HENRY

321

138

459

447

  

 

IROQUOIS

344

133

477

401

  

 

JACKSON

1371

629

2000

2192

  

 

JASPER

784

296

1080

1148

  

 

JEFFERSON

1286

620

1906

1821

  

 

JERSEY

435

209

644

646

  

 

JO DAVIESS

967

424

1391

1273

  

 

JOHNSON

749

328

1077

1207

  

 

KANE

27

10

37

29

  

 

KANKAKEE

138

55

193

169

  

 

KENDALL

49

14

63

65

  

 

KNOX

821

357

1178

1077

  

 

LAKE

4

0

4

5

  

 

LASALLE

499

222

721

654

  

 

LAWRENCE

426

188

614

575

  

 

LEE

385

156

541

491

  

 

LIVINGSTON

310

92

402

368

  

 

LOGAN

215

102

317

307

  

 

MACON

135

75

210

230

  

 

MACOUPIN

1077

444

1521

1576

  

 

MADISON

484

171

655

692

  

 

MARION

1202

464

1666

1653

  

 

MARSHALL

429

166

595

578

  

 

MASON

280

112

392

379

  

 

MASSAC

247

139

386

387

  

 

MCDONOUGH

528

226

754

755

  

 

MCHENRY

204

69

273

211

  

 

MCLEAN

432

165

597

517

  

 

MENARD

262

114

376

348

  

 

MERCER

600

227

827

775

  

 

MONROE

821

275

1096

1138

  

 

MONTGOMERY

592

282

874

873

  

 

MORGAN

432

235

667

674

  

 

MOULTRIE

156

79

235

224

  

 

OGLE

503

164

667

538

  

 

PEORIA

581

267

848

875

  

 

PERRY

941

383

1324

1368

  

 

PIATT

84

37

121

134

  

 

PIKE

1189

624

1813

1840

  

 

POPE

994

318

1312

1433

  

 

PULASKI

208

87

295

328

  

 

PUTNAM

244

90

334

327

  

 

RANDOLPH

1506

668

2174

2203

  

 

RICHLAND

480

221

701

703

  

 

ROCK ISLAND

526

187

713

612

  

 

ST. CLAIR

560

331

891

775

  

 

SALINE

611

175

786

871

  

 

SANGAMON

357

257

614

515

  

 

SCHUYLER

875

134

1009

1341

  

 

SCOTT

254

426

680

337

  

 

SHELBY

895

123

1018

1224

  

 

STARK

150

45

195

170

  

 

STEPHENSON

375

156

531

524

  

 

TAZEWELL

377

128

505

529

  

 

UNION

813

355

1168

1195

  

 

VERMILION

419

184

603

572

  

 

WABASH

126

49

175

176

  

 

WARREN

337

153

490

460

  

 

WASHINGTON

747

290

1037

1063

  

 

WAYNE

938

469

1407

1513

  

 

WHITE

542

280

822

867

  

 

WHITESIDE

402

189

591

573

  

 

WILL

167

71

238

210

  

 

WILLIAMSON

1163

570

1733

1948

  

 

WINNEBAGO

181

85

266

226

  

 

WOODFORD

475

236

711

631

  

 

Total

53,348

22,884

76,232

76,854

  
             


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