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.
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.
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2017-2018 Preliminary Deer Harvest |
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|
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 |
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2016-2017 Final Deer Harvest |
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|
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 |
|