Monday, October 5, 2015

Illinois Deer Numbers are in for First 4 Days

Illinois Deer Numbers are in for First 4 Days

UPDATE - Daily update from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources -  http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx
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With a strong North wind for the opening weekend of deer season, a lot of hunters are asking - How did everyone do?  Paul Shelton Manager of the Forest Wildlife Program has released the first archery deer harvest update.  This report covers October 1, 2015 through October 4, 2015.
Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 5,140 deer, compared to 3,106 for the same period in 2014. Conditions were generally favorable, although somewhat windy.
Harvest consisted of 71% does and 29% males (3,630; 1,510). Top five counties were Pike (163), Fulton (142), Jefferson (128), Randolph (116), and Adams (110). A table of county results is attached.
Up-to-date archery harvest figures (for either deer or turkey) by county/state sites can be tracked on the web at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx


Here is the break down of harvested deer through October 4 by county:

Illinois archery deer harvest through October 4
County20142015
Adams68110
Alexander1012
Bond1837
Boone814
Brown4057
Bureau4669
Calhoun2665
Carroll3664
Cass3254
Champaign2440
Christian2562
Clark3953
Clay3635
Clinton1931
Coles3154
Cook39
Crawford3062
Cumberland1529
DeKalb721
DeWitt3868
Douglas1314
Dupage04
Edgar1630
Edwards614
Effingham737
Fayette2360
Ford24
Franklin6994
Fulton100142
Gallatin1117
Greene3053
Grundy1241
Hamilton3440
Hancock1744
Hardin1318
Henderson1024
Henry2735
Iroquois1533
Jackson5489
Jasper2639
Jefferson95128
Jersey2057
JoDaviess50106
Johnson4965
Kane1631
Kankakee1729
Kendall825
Knox5593
Lake923
LaSalle4484
Lawrence2432
Lee4951
Livingston1431
Logan1431
Macon2844
Macoupin4567
Madison5488
Marion6191
Marshall1831
Mason1830
Massac1114
McDonough2535
McHenry2551
McLean3956
Menard2233
Mercer2446
Monroe2039
Montgomery5582
Morgan2644
Moultrie3925
Ogle3974
Peoria4393
Perry4372
Piatt1415
Pike120163
Pope3751
Pulaski1315
Putnam1636
Randolph48116
Richland1320
Rock Island4379
Saline2655
Sangamon3858
Schuyler2860
Scott921
Shelby3561
St. Clair3550
Stark47
Stephenson2743
Tazewell2671
Union5577
Vermilion5490
Wabash1315
Warren1217
Washington2747
Wayne5073
White2235
Whiteside3534
Will4267
Williamson7099
Winnebago1927
Woodford4059
Grand Total31065140



This information was provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The questions remains, how did you do this weekend?  Comment below with your opening day stories.

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