Illinois’ 2017-18 Deer Seasons Conclude with Preliminary Harvest of 147,535 Deer

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.

2017-2018 Preliminary Deer Harvest
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

2016-2017 Final Deer Harvest
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