Monday, January 28, 2019

Over 150,000 Harvested Deer during 2018-2019 Seasons

That's a wrap for the 2018 - 2019 deer season.  Below you'll see the preliminary harvest numbers and information provided by the IDNR.  I would like to thank all those that contributed their pictures of their harvest.  

Illinois 2018-19 Deer Hunting Seasons Result in Preliminary Harvest of 151,577 Deer




SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 151,577 deer during all 2018-19 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded on Jan. 20. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 147,695 deer in 2017-18.

During the 2018-19 deer seasons, hunters took 45 percent does and 55 percent males.

Archery: Archery deer hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 61,079 deer during the season which began on Oct. 1, 2018 and concluded on Jan. 20, 2019. That compares with the harvest of 57,929 deer during the 2017-18 archery season.

Youth: Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,650 deer during the three-day Illinois Youth Deer Season (Oct. 6-8, 2018), compared to 2,378 in 2017.

Traditional Firearm Season: Hunters took a preliminary total of 80,896 deer during the Illinois Firearm Deer Season on Nov. 16-18, 2018 and Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2018, compared with 80,117 deer taken during the 2017 firearm season.

Muzzleloader: Hunters using muzzleloading rifles harvested 3,863 deer during the Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 7-9, 2018, compared with harvest 3,765 in the 2017 muzzleloader season.

Late-Winter Seasons: The 2018-19 Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and Special CWD deer seasons concluded on Jan. 20, 2019, with a combined preliminary harvest total for both seasons of 4,089 deer, compared with a harvest of 3,506 deer taken during those seasons in 2017-18. Season dates for the seven-day Late-Winter and CWD seasons were Dec. 27-30, 2018 and Jan. 18-20, 2019.

There were 15 northern Illinois counties open to the Special CWD Season in both the 2018-19 and 2017-18 seasons. The Special CWD season is used to assist in slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Illinois deer herd.

There were 20 counties open for the Late-Winter Antlerless Season in 2018-19, while 22 counties were open for the Late-Winter season in 2017-18. 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 2018-19, and final 2017-18 harvest results for comparison.

2018-2019 Preliminary Deer Harvest
County
Archery
Youth
Firearm
Muzzleloader
LW/CWD
Total
Adams
1398
78
2340
129
0
3945
Alexander
193
6
499
25
0
723
Bond
397
10
731
20
0
1158
Boone
125
3
141
2
27
298
Brown
938
30
1070
76
210
2324
Bureau
689
23
1080
69
0
1861
Calhoun
776
21
852
60
0
1709
Carroll
547
13
686
25
107
1378
Cass
643
11
693
48
0
1395
Champaign
375
6
209
11
0
601
Christian
529
9
610
26
0
1174
Clark
873
20
1183
60
0
2136
Clay
562
22
1219
27
119
1949
Clinton
472
9
744
22
0
1247
Coles
682
9
657
28
0
1376
Cook
143
0
0
0
0
143
Crawford
894
15
1106
23
117
2155
Cumberland
482
19
776
29
0
1306
DeKalb
160
0
125
5
20
310
DeWitt
547
3
359
40
0
949
Douglas
187
1
153
3
0
344
DuPage
29
0
0
0
0
29
Edgar
453
6
565
34
0
1058
Edwards
239
2
425
20
0
686
Effingham
489
27
988
37
0
1541
Fayette
886
20
1588
64
0
2558
Ford
50
1
110
11
0
172
Franklin
1093
16
1381
63
0
2553
Fulton
1574
53
1898
99
350
3974
Gallatin
257
5
421
21
0
704
Greene
843
24
1028
68
0
1963
Grundy
332
5
277
20
75
709
Hamilton
689
13
1150
37
136
2025
Hancock
853
40
1715
109
0
2717
Hardin
425
5
887
45
0
1362
Henderson
251
11
444
32
60
798
Henry
498
20
482
30
0
1030
Iroquois
382
7
464
32
0
885
Jackson
1155
36
2439
79
0
3709
Jasper
658
29
1015
50
0
1752
Jefferson
1492
57
1902
97
0
3548
Jersey
538
14
670
33
0
1255
JoDaviess
1089
47
1688
71
441
3336
Johnson
666
20
1561
52
0
2299
Kane
330
0
32
0
5
367
Kankakee
318
4
201
16
60
599
Kendall
165
1
90
8
32
296
Knox
928
18
1118
63
162
2289
Lake
309
0
0
0
0
309
LaSalle
741
15
766
31
161
1714
Lawrence
443
3
644
39
0
1129
Lee
400
10
518
33
50
1011
Livingston
218
6
424
13
56
717
Logan
341
9
382
25
0
757
Macon
475
9
236
16
0
736
Macoupin
1014
26
1699
54
162
2955
Madison
902
12
778
24
80
1796
Marion
968
27
1627
68
143
2833
Marshall
334
13
602
29
0
978
Mason
412
8
434
34
0
888
Massac
334
9
455
14
0
812
McDonough
583
19
844
44
105
1595
McHenry
562
1
292
15
62
932
McLean
529
11
543
18
63
1164
Menard
387
14
370
29
0
800
Mercer
520
38
851
49
87
1545
Monroe
384
13
1019
23
94
1533
Montgomery
733
19
800
28
0
1580
Morgan
581
12
746
31
0
1370
Moultrie
362
6
226
10
0
604
Ogle
626
18
747
30
170
1591
Peoria
838
16
860
39
0
1753
Perry
870
22
1351
61
277
2581
Piatt
182
1
119
6
0
308
Pike
2137
82
2053
164
0
4436
Pope
861
16
1438
51
0
2366
Pulaski
231
6
281
13
0
531
Putnam
253
5
343
25
49
675
Randolph
1103
76
2271
132
0
3582
Richland
430
7
693
18
0
1148
Rock Island
715
18
792
47
87
1659
Saline
569
16
945
40
99
1669
Sangamon
903
14
560
50
0
1527
Schuyler
997
42
1501
80
0
2620
Scott
255
6
329
11
0
601
Shelby
832
26
1131
43
120
2152
Stark
120
2
177
10
0
309
St. Clair
678
14
717
17
0
1426
Stephenson
461
7
608
20
162
1258
Tazewell
616
16
483
25
0
1140
Union
869
33
1387
63
0
2352
Vermilion
887
9
486
39
0
1421
Wabash
183
1
199
14
0
397
Warren
271
5
478
31
0
785
Washington
529
15
1018
32
0
1594
Wayne
852
25
1479
56
0
2412
White
492
8
772
50
0
1322
Whiteside
487
6
634
27
0
1154
Will
800
7
287
19
50
1163
Williamson
1174
25
1849
56
0
3104
Winnebago
462
7
341
12
91
913
Woodford
570
30
539
36
0
1175
Totals
61079
1650
80896
3863
4089
151577

2017-2018 Final Deer Harvest
County
Archery
Youth
Firearm
Muzzleloader
LW/CWD
Total
Adams
1268
90
2181
122
0
3661
Alexander
199
10
492
31
0
732
Bond
345
20
663
15
0
1043
Boone
127
3
136
0
22
288
Brown
857
40
1018
78
203
2196
Bureau
652
20
1006
54
0
1732
Calhoun
676
33
813
63
0
1585
Carroll
553
14
686
27
103
1383
Cass
588
19
653
43
0
1303
Champaign
360
10
198
30
0
598
Christian
470
25
551
27
0
1073
Clark
821
25
1148
62
0
2056
Clay
513
35
1111
47
90
1796
Clinton
390
12
695
22
0
1119
Coles
641
13
594
20
0
1268
Cook
121
0
0
0
0
121
Crawford
889
28
1016
24
121
2078
Cumberland
447
22
776
19
0
1264
DeKalb
147
1
106
4
25
283
DeWitt
483
12
337
25
0
857
Douglas
185
6
132
8
0
331
DuPage
37
0
0
0
0
37
Edgar
411
23
561
23
48
1066
Edwards
223
10
415
24
0
672
Effingham
424
31
872
23
0
1350
Fayette
751
34
1545
47
0
2377
Ford
53
2
112
4
0
171
Franklin
1002
36
1373
66
0
2477
Fulton
1623
57
2000
103
269
4052
Gallatin
279
17
448
18
0
762
Greene
814
35
1059
40
0
1948
Grundy
308
3
285
20
66
682
Hamilton
665
31
1175
39
134
2044
Hancock
775
41
1818
86
0
2720
Hardin
440
19
963
63
0
1485
Henderson
258
10
494
31
58
851
Henry
470
12
536
20
0
1038
Iroquois
353
16
519
41
0
929
Jackson
1125
67
2302
90
0
3584
Jasper
575
29
987
52
0
1643
Jefferson
1372
76
2081
113
0
3642
Jersey
484
23
641
20
0
1168
JoDaviess
1022
50
1862
74
318
3326
Johnson
677
33
1589
56
0
2355
Kane
296
0
28
6
12
342
Kankakee
261
6
185
20
34
506
Kendall
174
2
79
5
22
282
Knox
901
22
1145
50
134
2252
Lake
325
0
1
0
0
326
LaSalle
651
22
669
20
118
1480
Lawrence
483
15
613
36
0
1147
Lee
385
18
542
18
36
999
Livingston
210
8
364
5
32
619
Logan
291
26
325
24
0
666
Macon
458
11
240
22
0
731
Macoupin
1019
42
1486
61
0
2608
Madison
802
18
736
24
33
1613
Marion
980
64
1572
66
116
2798
Marshall
305
16
601
24
0
946
Mason
373
15
379
27
0
794
Massac
328
15
526
18
0
887
McDonough
536
24
831
39
75
1505
McHenry
502
5
292
13
30
842
McLean
496
22
491
19
45
1073
Menard
387
13
367
25
0
792
Mercer
504
27
833
51
64
1479
Monroe
403
28
941
28
56
1456
Montgomery
632
24
789
24
0
1469
Morgan
566
18
714
26
0
1324
Moultrie
353
13
203
10
0
579
Ogle
590
13
807
20
132
1562
Peoria
885
28
866
42
0
1821
Perry
828
39
1272
75
290
2504
Piatt
174
5
101
6
0
286
Pike
2065
115
1995
192
0
4367
Pope
835
26
1502
77
0
2440
Pulaski
230
11
340
27
0
608
Putnam
211
3
342
14
44
614
Randolph
1087
89
2404
103
0
3683
Richland
440
13
732
19
0
1204
Rock Island
695
14
719
22
84
1534
Saline
540
31
977
57
0
1605
Sangamon
774
16
627
40
0
1457
Schuyler
1009
46
1313
73
205
2646
Scott
242
15
315
20
0
592
Shelby
740
36
1069
45
56
1946
Stark
116
7
199
10
0
332
St. Clair
616
18
690
22
0
1346
Stephenson
474
17
708
23
120
1342
Tazewell
535
26
512
25
0
1098
Union
796
31
1546
65
0
2438
Vermilion
788
22
541
33
63
1447
Wabash
208
7
205
9
0
429
Warren
264
4
548
28
0
844
Washington
511
20
1020
35
0
1586
Wayne
921
33
1546
65
0
2565
White
539
25
745
41
139
1489
Whiteside
463
14
617
29
0
1123
Will
697
8
225
15
56
1001
Williamson
1167
36
1775
48
0
3026
Winnebago
453
10
354
13
53
883
Woodford
542
33
604
37
0
1216
Totals
57929
2378
80117
3765
3506
147695



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