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Hunters Harvest More Than 52,000 Deer During First Weekend Of Illinois Firearm Season
Government and Politics
November 24, 2022
Hunters Harvest More Than 52,000 Deer During First Weekend Of Illinois Firearm Season
SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 52,354 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season Nov. 18-20.
Comparatively, hunters took 48,964 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2021.
Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer season will conclude Dec. 1-4. Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include:
• Muzzleloader-only deer season Dec. 9-11
• Late-winter antlerless-only and Chronic Wasting Disease deer seasons (in select counties only) Dec. 29-Jan. 1 and Jan.13-15
• Archery deer season continues through Jan. 15. (Note: archery deer hunting is closed Dec. 1-4 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
For more details about deer hunting, open counties and other information, visit https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Pages/DeerHunting.aspx.
A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals by county for the first weekend of the 2022 season, and comparable totals for 2020 and 2021, can be found below.
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County |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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ADAMS |
1305 |
1311 |
1437 |
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ALEXANDER |
257 |
264 |
239 |
|
|
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BOND |
427 |
478 |
537 |
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|
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BOONE |
79 |
73 |
71 |
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|
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BROWN |
559 |
572 |
655 |
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|
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BUREAU |
639 |
612 |
609 |
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|
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CALHOUN |
360 |
427 |
465 |
|
|
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CARROLL |
355 |
373 |
331 |
|
|
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CASS |
384 |
386 |
423 |
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|
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CHAMPAIGN |
163 |
143 |
137 |
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CHRISTIAN |
422 |
376 |
403 |
|
|
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CLARK |
630 |
692 |
721 |
|
|
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CLAY |
735 |
765 |
889 |
|
|
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CLINTON |
474 |
493 |
606 |
|
|
|
COLES |
451 |
466 |
487 |
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|
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CRAWFORD |
561 |
635 |
673 |
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|
|
CUMBERLAND |
544 |
531 |
542 |
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|
|
DEKALB |
78 |
87 |
73 |
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|
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DEWITT |
223 |
195 |
220 |
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|
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DOUGLAS |
115 |
115 |
120 |
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|
|
EDGAR |
332 |
370 |
424 |
|
|
|
EDWARDS |
227 |
273 |
317 |
|
|
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EFFINGHAM |
614 |
637 |
653 |
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|
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FAYETTE |
986 |
1106 |
1184 |
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|
|
FORD |
80 |
81 |
86 |
|
|
|
FRANKLIN |
749 |
848 |
956 |
|
|
|
FULTON |
1202 |
1154 |
1249 |
|
|
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GALLATIN |
235 |
253 |
305 |
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GREENE |
638 |
612 |
634 |
|
|
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GRUNDY |
151 |
154 |
172 |
|
|
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HAMILTON |
661 |
729 |
741 |
|
|
|
HANCOCK |
1056 |
1001 |
1128 |
|
|
|
HARDIN |
420 |
515 |
548 |
|
|
|
HENDERSON |
308 |
262 |
283 |
|
|
|
HENRY |
291 |
268 |
275 |
|
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|
IROQUOIS |
322 |
282 |
257 |
|
|
|
JACKSON |
1230 |
1290 |
1484 |
|
|
|
JASPER |
693 |
715 |
794 |
|
|
|
JEFFERSON |
1087 |
1228 |
1249 |
|
|
|
JERSEY |
350 |
416 |
425 |
|
|
|
JO DAVIESS |
1029 |
830 |
843 |
|
|
|
JOHNSON |
858 |
866 |
874 |
|
|
|
KANE |
18 |
27 |
18 |
|
|
|
KANKAKEE |
124 |
140 |
114 |
|
|
|
KENDALL |
57 |
47 |
43 |
|
|
|
KNOX |
686 |
720 |
737 |
|
|
|
LAKE |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
LASALLE |
473 |
409 |
427 |
|
|
|
LAWRENCE |
334 |
366 |
399 |
|
|
|
LEE |
337 |
316 |
314 |
|
|
|
LIVINGSTON |
279 |
312 |
268 |
|
|
|
LOGAN |
200 |
217 |
193 |
|
|
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MACON |
157 |
148 |
155 |
|
|
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MACOUPIN |
997 |
1003 |
1120 |
|
|
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MADISON |
384 |
460 |
509 |
|
|
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MARION |
917 |
998 |
1186 |
|
|
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MARSHALL |
408 |
393 |
412 |
|
|
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MASON |
256 |
258 |
249 |
|
|
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MASSAC |
220 |
238 |
268 |
|
|
|
MCDONOUGH |
455 |
488 |
495 |
|
|
|
MCHENRY |
172 |
181 |
129 |
|
|
|
MCLEAN |
412 |
398 |
349 |
|
|
|
MENARD |
213 |
214 |
215 |
|
|
|
MERCER |
533 |
538 |
509 |
|
|
|
MONROE |
670 |
710 |
856 |
|
|
|
MONTGOMERY |
523 |
541 |
619 |
|
|
|
MORGAN |
378 |
364 |
442 |
|
|
|
MOULTRIE |
143 |
146 |
158 |
|
|
|
OGLE |
442 |
394 |
356 |
|
|
|
PEORIA |
545 |
567 |
576 |
|
|
|
PERRY |
719 |
783 |
969 |
|
|
|
PIATT |
90 |
83 |
89 |
|
|
|
PIKE |
1033 |
987 |
1129 |
|
|
|
POPE |
888 |
934 |
1068 |
|
|
|
PULASKI |
178 |
190 |
222 |
|
|
|
PUTNAM |
209 |
236 |
228 |
|
|
|
RANDOLPH |
1341 |
1457 |
1518 |
|
|
|
RICHLAND |
405 |
475 |
487 |
|
|
|
ROCK ISLAND |
462 |
404 |
408 |
|
|
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SALINE |
535 |
533 |
628 |
|
|
|
SANGAMON |
330 |
354 |
327 |
|
|
|
SCHUYLER |
763 |
833 |
904 |
|
|
|
SCOTT |
176 |
209 |
190 |
|
|
|
SHELBY |
825 |
864 |
883 |
|
|
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ST. CLAIR |
477 |
529 |
576 |
|
|
|
STARK |
126 |
113 |
118 |
|
|
|
STEPHENSON |
408 |
370 |
342 |
|
|
|
TAZEWELL |
314 |
339 |
352 |
|
|
|
UNION |
773 |
795 |
812 |
|
|
|
VERMILION |
333 |
400 |
369 |
|
|
|
WABASH |
102 |
118 |
122 |
|
|
|
WARREN |
294 |
288 |
290 |
|
|
|
WASHINGTON |
600 |
672 |
771 |
|
|
|
WAYNE |
864 |
935 |
1015 |
|
|
|
WHITE |
467 |
437 |
553 |
|
|
|
WHITESIDE |
424 |
348 |
335 |
|
|
|
WILL |
150 |
123 |
134 |
|
|
|
WILLIAMSON |
950 |
1109 |
1287 |
|
|
|
WINNEBAGO |
194 |
167 |
154 |
|
|
|
WOODFORD |
373 |
397 |
434 |
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Total |
47416 |
48964 |
52354 |
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