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.
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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 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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 |
1166 |
39 |
145 |
2019 |
| Hancock |
720 |
50 |
1638 |
76 |
– |
2484 |
| Hardin |
397 |
16 |
889 |
44 |
– |
1346 |
| Henderson |
254 |
11 |
521 |
25 |
72 |
883 |
| Henry |
431 |
17 |
592 |
20 |
– |
1060 |
| Iroquois |
351 |
11 |
516 |
32 |
– |
910 |
| Jackson |
998 |
98 |
2243 |
68 |
– |
3407 |
| Jasper |
483 |
48 |
969 |
29 |
– |
1529 |
| Jefferson |
1231 |
93 |
1875 |
84 |
– |
3283 |
| Jersey |
460 |
34 |
669 |
16 |
– |
1179 |
| JoDaviess |
972 |
74 |
1862 |
84 |
500 |
3492 |
| Johnson |
631 |
39 |
1639 |
45 |
– |
2354 |
| Kane |
264 |
– |
30 |
1 |
7 |
302 |
| Kankakee |
282 |
10 |
204 |
13 |
54 |
563 |
| Kendall |
163 |
6 |
101 |
5 |
25 |
300 |
| Knox |
857 |
37 |
1196 |
52 |
162 |
2304 |
| Lake |
273 |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
278 |
| LaSalle |
689 |
25 |
753 |
34 |
149 |
1650 |
| Lawrence |
476 |
11 |
583 |
37 |
– |
1107 |
| Lee |
410 |
20 |
510 |
33 |
71 |
1044 |
| Livingston |
191 |
14 |
423 |
16 |
36 |
680 |
| Logan |
247 |
25 |
357 |
19 |
– |
648 |
| Macon |
411 |
17 |
251 |
25 |
– |
704 |
| Macoupin |
853 |
68 |
1400 |
49 |
– |
2370 |
| Madison |
729 |
26 |
622 |
33 |
46 |
1456 |
| Marion |
869 |
67 |
1452 |
51 |
138 |
2577 |
| Marshall |
333 |
27 |
552 |
26 |
– |
938 |
| Mason |
312 |
19 |
438 |
15 |
– |
784 |
| Massac |
338 |
12 |
587 |
23 |
– |
960 |
| McDonough |
501 |
28 |
848 |
37 |
99 |
1513 |
| McHenry |
528 |
7 |
294 |
10 |
99 |
938 |
| McLean |
460 |
20 |
516 |
25 |
69 |
1090 |
| Menard |
319 |
12 |
368 |
31 |
– |
730 |
| Mercer |
415 |
33 |
866 |
31 |
145 |
1490 |
| Monroe |
345 |
31 |
921 |
22 |
99 |
1418 |
| Montgomery |
574 |
47 |
769 |
19 |
– |
1409 |
| Morgan |
512 |
29 |
774 |
22 |
– |
1337 |
| Moultrie |
253 |
23 |
201 |
9 |
– |
486 |
| Ogle |
690 |
29 |
791 |
41 |
240 |
1791 |
| Peoria |
805 |
39 |
961 |
37 |
– |
1842 |
| Perry |
807 |
48 |
1210 |
40 |
261 |
2366 |
| Piatt |
129 |
7 |
111 |
6 |
– |
253 |
| Pike |
2063 |
129 |
2109 |
158 |
– |
4459 |
| Pope |
828 |
34 |
1429 |
48 |
– |
2339 |
| Pulaski |
219 |
20 |
414 |
18 |
– |
671 |
| Putnam |
236 |
14 |
335 |
19 |
48 |
652 |
| Randolph |
1006 |
130 |
2287 |
88 |
– |
3511 |
| Richland |
384 |
32 |
723 |
29 |
– |
1168 |
| Rock Island |
653 |
27 |
782 |
39 |
100 |
1601 |
| Saline |
457 |
41 |
898 |
37 |
– |
1433 |
| Sangamon |
675 |
28 |
586 |
40 |
– |
1329 |
| Schuyler |
850 |
79 |
1293 |
50 |
213 |
2485 |
| Scott |
201 |
16 |
384 |
12 |
– |
613 |
| Shelby |
648 |
34 |
1085 |
36 |
93 |
1896 |
| Stark |
110 |
4 |
194 |
9 |
– |
317 |
| St. Clair |
530 |
32 |
661 |
13 |
– |
1236 |
| Stephenson |
474 |
14 |
853 |
17 |
160 |
1518 |
| Tazewell |
478 |
25 |
515 |
14 |
– |
1032 |
| Union |
750 |
61 |
1557 |
63 |
– |
2431 |
| Vermilion |
745 |
25 |
581 |
46 |
97 |
1494 |
| Wabash |
206 |
21 |
209 |
19 |
– |
455 |
| Warren |
247 |
12 |
558 |
29 |
– |
846 |
| Washington |
463 |
40 |
948 |
35 |
– |
1486 |
| Wayne |
835 |
67 |
1574 |
46 |
– |
2522 |
| White |
508 |
42 |
831 |
37 |
169 |
1587 |
| Whiteside |
481 |
18 |
574 |
31 |
– |
1104 |
| Will |
728 |
5 |
244 |
31 |
60 |
1068 |
| Williamson |
985 |
59 |
1681 |
45 |
– |
2770 |
| Winnebago |
459 |
10 |
324 |
13 |
106 |
912 |
| Woodford |
475 |
32 |
594 |
22 |
– |
1123 |
| Total |
53479 |
3259 |
79429 |
3297 |
4686 |
144150 |
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2015-2016 Preliminary Deer Harvest |
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|
County |
Archery |
Youth |
Firearm |
Muzzleloader |
LW/CWD |
Total |
| Adams |
1207 |
90 |
2398 |
67 |
– |
3762 |
| Alexander |
224 |
11 |
554 |
12 |
– |
801 |
| Bond |
349 |
15 |
677 |
12 |
– |
1053 |
| Boone |
147 |
3 |
127 |
2 |
36 |
315 |
| Brown |
756 |
51 |
1089 |
47 |
317 |
2260 |
| Bureau |
627 |
22 |
1129 |
46 |
– |
1824 |
| Calhoun |
740 |
43 |
956 |
44 |
– |
1783 |
| Carroll |
564 |
18 |
782 |
31 |
136 |
1531 |
| Cass |
605 |
23 |
759 |
20 |
– |
1407 |
| Champaign |
306 |
12 |
217 |
11 |
– |
546 |
| Christian |
465 |
19 |
612 |
16 |
– |
1112 |
| Clark |
704 |
31 |
1070 |
47 |
174 |
2026 |
| Clay |
491 |
40 |
1096 |
26 |
130 |
1783 |
| Clinton |
340 |
22 |
616 |
10 |
– |
988 |
| Coles |
533 |
15 |
564 |
21 |
– |
1133 |
| Cook |
131 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
131 |
| Crawford |
796 |
34 |
964 |
22 |
165 |
1981 |
| Cumberland |
391 |
17 |
724 |
17 |
– |
1149 |
| DeKalb |
149 |
2 |
127 |
4 |
34 |
316 |
| DeWitt |
487 |
17 |
389 |
17 |
– |
910 |
| Douglas |
158 |
4 |
151 |
3 |
– |
316 |
| DuPage |
37 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
37 |
| Edgar |
406 |
23 |
637 |
13 |
75 |
1154 |
| Edwards |
234 |
13 |
462 |
13 |
63 |
785 |
| Effingham |
411 |
29 |
872 |
15 |
– |
1327 |
| Fayette |
641 |
52 |
1661 |
35 |
– |
2389 |
| Ford |
49 |
3 |
136 |
4 |
– |
192 |
| Franklin |
1050 |
58 |
1350 |
35 |
– |
2493 |
| Fulton |
1622 |
70 |
2166 |
61 |
459 |
4378 |
| Gallatin |
347 |
29 |
518 |
15 |
– |
909 |
| Greene |
661 |
32 |
1187 |
26 |
– |
1906 |
| Grundy |
343 |
4 |
360 |
8 |
96 |
811 |
| Hamilton |
591 |
46 |
1181 |
28 |
186 |
2032 |
| Hancock |
692 |
49 |
1816 |
79 |
– |
2636 |
| Hardin |
438 |
26 |
1000 |
33 |
– |
1497 |
| Henderson |
282 |
10 |
560 |
11 |
115 |
978 |
| Henry |
464 |
18 |
748 |
18 |
– |
1248 |
| Iroquois |
383 |
15 |
557 |
23 |
– |
978 |
| Jackson |
1083 |
76 |
2368 |
48 |
– |
3575 |
| Jasper |
496 |
44 |
944 |
37 |
– |
1521 |
| Jefferson |
1264 |
91 |
2114 |
56 |
– |
3525 |
| Jersey |
488 |
27 |
663 |
13 |
– |
1191 |
| JoDaviess |
1083 |
48 |
2133 |
46 |
522 |
3832 |
| Johnson |
670 |
61 |
1736 |
42 |
– |
2509 |
| Kane |
324 |
– |
30 |
– |
24 |
378 |
| Kankakee |
275 |
5 |
195 |
9 |
62 |
546 |
| Kendall |
194 |
4 |
85 |
4 |
31 |
318 |
| Knox |
948 |
34 |
1332 |
31 |
190 |
2535 |
| Lake |
461 |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
465 |
| LaSalle |
722 |
19 |
844 |
12 |
189 |
1786 |
| Lawrence |
486 |
14 |
655 |
16 |
– |
1171 |
| Lee |
449 |
16 |
623 |
17 |
79 |
1184 |
| Livingston |
244 |
13 |
427 |
12 |
54 |
750 |
| Logan |
272 |
29 |
427 |
15 |
– |
743 |
| Macon |
469 |
14 |
262 |
16 |
– |
761 |
| Macoupin |
917 |
55 |
1545 |
45 |
– |
2562 |
| Madison |
857 |
34 |
736 |
8 |
82 |
1717 |
| Marion |
897 |
70 |
1552 |
32 |
185 |
2736 |
| Marshall |
338 |
19 |
611 |
6 |
64 |
1038 |
| Mason |
344 |
19 |
491 |
12 |
– |
866 |
| Massac |
369 |
14 |
671 |
24 |
– |
1078 |
| McDonough |
448 |
24 |
836 |
28 |
149 |
1485 |
| McHenry |
599 |
2 |
321 |
11 |
106 |
1039 |
| McLean |
462 |
17 |
607 |
21 |
62 |
1169 |
| Menard |
334 |
7 |
398 |
13 |
– |
752 |
| Mercer |
519 |
24 |
900 |
25 |
137 |
1605 |
| Monroe |
312 |
22 |
958 |
11 |
70 |
1373 |
| Montgomery |
602 |
52 |
924 |
20 |
– |
1598 |
| Morgan |
508 |
34 |
792 |
17 |
– |
1351 |
| Moultrie |
312 |
13 |
218 |
8 |
– |
551 |
| Ogle |
740 |
28 |
937 |
19 |
237 |
1961 |
| Peoria |
875 |
28 |
1106 |
30 |
– |
2039 |
| Perry |
804 |
48 |
1345 |
50 |
– |
2247 |
| Piatt |
124 |
4 |
98 |
5 |
– |
231 |
| Pike |
2144 |
130 |
2213 |
117 |
473 |
5077 |
| Pope |
829 |
38 |
1626 |
43 |
– |
2536 |
| Pulaski |
218 |
16 |
534 |
25 |
– |
793 |
| Putnam |
266 |
5 |
399 |
5 |
73 |
748 |
| Randolph |
972 |
106 |
2339 |
53 |
– |
3470 |
| Richland |
384 |
23 |
750 |
13 |
– |
1170 |
| Rock Island |
715 |
19 |
818 |
23 |
143 |
1718 |
| Saline |
527 |
24 |
953 |
20 |
183 |
1707 |
| Sangamon |
726 |
25 |
726 |
33 |
– |
1510 |
| Schuyler |
857 |
49 |
1416 |
48 |
344 |
2714 |
| Scott |
212 |
8 |
448 |
11 |
– |
679 |
| Shelby |
675 |
34 |
1161 |
26 |
113 |
2009 |
| Stark |
110 |
5 |
226 |
9 |
– |
350 |
| St. Clair |
605 |
29 |
755 |
17 |
– |
1406 |
| Stephenson |
490 |
8 |
826 |
11 |
218 |
1553 |
| Tazewell |
561 |
18 |
555 |
11 |
– |
1145 |
| Union |
793 |
56 |
1952 |
62 |
– |
2863 |
| Vermilion |
821 |
32 |
649 |
23 |
120 |
1645 |
| Wabash |
211 |
11 |
250 |
7 |
– |
479 |
| Warren |
279 |
8 |
604 |
18 |
– |
909 |
| Washington |
479 |
27 |
1001 |
19 |
– |
1526 |
| Wayne |
888 |
62 |
1608 |
46 |
– |
2604 |
| White |
588 |
28 |
852 |
29 |
250 |
1747 |
| Whiteside |
477 |
13 |
729 |
14 |
– |
1233 |
| Will |
754 |
9 |
321 |
16 |
81 |
1181 |
| Williamson |
1095 |
50 |
1955 |
27 |
– |
3127 |
| Winnebago |
485 |
9 |
382 |
10 |
135 |
1021 |
| Woodford |
496 |
33 |
699 |
16 |
– |
1244 |
| Total |
56767 |
2850 |
86847 |
2403 |
6362 |
155229 |