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.
| County | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
| ADAMS | 1305 | 1311 | 1437 | ||
| ALEXANDER | 257 | 264 | 239 | ||
| BOND | 427 | 478 | 537 | ||
| BOONE | 79 | 73 | 71 | ||
| BROWN | 559 | 572 | 655 | ||
| BUREAU | 639 | 612 | 609 | ||
| CALHOUN | 360 | 427 | 465 | ||
| CARROLL | 355 | 373 | 331 | ||
| CASS | 384 | 386 | 423 | ||
| CHAMPAIGN | 163 | 143 | 137 | ||
| CHRISTIAN | 422 | 376 | 403 | ||
| CLARK | 630 | 692 | 721 | ||
| CLAY | 735 | 765 | 889 | ||
| CLINTON | 474 | 493 | 606 | ||
| COLES | 451 | 466 | 487 | ||
| CRAWFORD | 561 | 635 | 673 | ||
| CUMBERLAND | 544 | 531 | 542 | ||
| DEKALB | 78 | 87 | 73 | ||
| DEWITT | 223 | 195 | 220 | ||
| DOUGLAS | 115 | 115 | 120 | ||
| EDGAR | 332 | 370 | 424 | ||
| EDWARDS | 227 | 273 | 317 | ||
| EFFINGHAM | 614 | 637 | 653 | ||
| FAYETTE | 986 | 1106 | 1184 | ||
| FORD | 80 | 81 | 86 | ||
| FRANKLIN | 749 | 848 | 956 | ||
| FULTON | 1202 | 1154 | 1249 | ||
| GALLATIN | 235 | 253 | 305 | ||
| GREENE | 638 | 612 | 634 | ||
| GRUNDY | 151 | 154 | 172 | ||
| HAMILTON | 661 | 729 | 741 | ||
| HANCOCK | 1056 | 1001 | 1128 | ||
| HARDIN | 420 | 515 | 548 | ||
| HENDERSON | 308 | 262 | 283 | ||
| HENRY | 291 | 268 | 275 | ||
| 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 | ||
| MACON | 157 | 148 | 155 | ||
| MACOUPIN | 997 | 1003 | 1120 | ||
| MADISON | 384 | 460 | 509 | ||
| MARION | 917 | 998 | 1186 | ||
| MARSHALL | 408 | 393 | 412 | ||
| MASON | 256 | 258 | 249 | ||
| 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 | ||
| SALINE | 535 | 533 | 628 | ||
| SANGAMON | 330 | 354 | 327 | ||
| SCHUYLER | 763 | 833 | 904 | ||
| SCOTT | 176 | 209 | 190 | ||
| SHELBY | 825 | 864 | 883 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total | 47416 | 48964 | 52354 |
***Courtesy of the State of Illinois***
