Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 53,348 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 17-19. Comparatively, hunters took 52,354 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2022.
Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer season will conclude Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include:
- muzzleloader-only deer season Dec. 8-10;
- late-winter antlerless-only and chronic wasting disease deer seasons (in select counties only) Dec. 28-31 and Jan. 12-14; and
- archery deer season through Jan. 14. (Note: archery deer hunting is closed Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in counties open for firearm deer season.)
Go online to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ website for more details about deer hunting, open counties, and other information.
A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals by county for the first weekend of the 2023 season, and comparable totals for 2021 and 2022, can be found below.
| County | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| ADAMS | 1311 | 1437 | 1423 | ||
| ALEXANDER | 264 | 239 | 199 | ||
| BOND | 478 | 537 | 562 | ||
| BOONE | 73 | 71 | 74 | ||
| BROWN | 572 | 655 | 591 | ||
| BUREAU | 612 | 609 | 695 | ||
| CALHOUN | 427 | 465 | 476 | ||
| CARROLL | 373 | 331 | 389 | ||
| CASS | 386 | 423 | 448 | ||
| CHAMPAIGN | 143 | 137 | 144 | ||
| CHRISTIAN | 376 | 403 | 417 | ||
| CLARK | 692 | 721 | 721 | ||
| CLAY | 765 | 889 | 1007 | ||
| CLINTON | 493 | 606 | 588 | ||
| COLES | 466 | 487 | 415 | ||
| CRAWFORD | 635 | 673 | 729 | ||
| CUMBERLAND | 531 | 542 | 511 | ||
| DEKALB | 87 | 73 | 83 | ||
| DEWITT | 195 | 220 | 220 | ||
| DOUGLAS | 115 | 120 | 121 | ||
| EDGAR | 370 | 424 | 413 | ||
| EDWARDS | 273 | 317 | 283 | ||
| EFFINGHAM | 637 | 653 | 696 | ||
| FAYETTE | 1106 | 1184 | 1166 | ||
| FORD | 81 | 86 | 85 | ||
| FRANKLIN | 848 | 956 | 888 | ||
| FULTON | 1154 | 1249 | 1296 | ||
| GALLATIN | 253 | 305 | 306 | ||
| GREENE | 612 | 634 | 624 | ||
| GRUNDY | 154 | 172 | 217 | ||
| HAMILTON | 729 | 741 | 750 | ||
| HANCOCK | 1001 | 1128 | 992 | ||
| HARDIN | 515 | 548 | 467 | ||
| HENDERSON | 262 | 283 | 320 | ||
| HENRY | 268 | 275 | 321 | ||
| IROQUOIS | 282 | 257 | 344 | ||
| JACKSON | 1290 | 1484 | 1371 | ||
| JASPER | 715 | 794 | 784 | ||
| JEFFERSON | 1228 | 1249 | 1286 | ||
| JERSEY | 416 | 425 | 435 | ||
| JO DAVIESS | 830 | 843 | 967 | ||
| JOHNSON | 866 | 874 | 749 | ||
| KANE | 27 | 18 | 27 | ||
| KANKAKEE | 140 | 114 | 138 | ||
| KENDALL | 47 | 43 | 49 | ||
| KNOX | 720 | 737 | 821 | ||
| LAKE | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| LASALLE | 409 | 427 | 499 | ||
| LAWRENCE | 366 | 399 | 426 | ||
| LEE | 316 | 314 | 385 | ||
| LIVINGSTON | 312 | 268 | 310 | ||
| LOGAN | 217 | 193 | 215 | ||
| MACON | 148 | 155 | 135 | ||
| MACOUPIN | 1003 | 1120 | 1077 | ||
| MADISON | 460 | 509 | 484 | ||
| MARION | 998 | 1186 | 1202 | ||
| MARSHALL | 393 | 412 | 429 | ||
| MASON | 258 | 249 | 280 | ||
| MASSAC | 238 | 268 | 247 | ||
| MCDONOUGH | 488 | 495 | 528 | ||
| MCHENRY | 181 | 129 | 204 | ||
| MCLEAN | 398 | 349 | 432 | ||
| MENARD | 214 | 215 | 262 | ||
| MERCER | 538 | 509 | 600 | ||
| MONROE | 710 | 856 | 821 | ||
| MONTGOMERY | 541 | 619 | 592 | ||
| MORGAN | 364 | 442 | 432 | ||
| MOULTRIE | 146 | 158 | 156 | ||
| OGLE | 394 | 356 | 503 | ||
| PEORIA | 567 | 576 | 581 | ||
| PERRY | 783 | 969 | 941 | ||
| PIATT | 83 | 89 | 84 | ||
| PIKE | 987 | 1129 | 1189 | ||
| POPE | 934 | 1068 | 994 | ||
| PULASKI | 190 | 222 | 208 | ||
| PUTNAM | 236 | 228 | 244 | ||
| RANDOLPH | 1457 | 1518 | 1506 | ||
| RICHLAND | 475 | 487 | 480 | ||
| ROCK ISLAND | 404 | 408 | 526 | ||
| SALINE | 533 | 628 | 611 | ||
| SANGAMON | 354 | 327 | 357 | ||
| SCHUYLER | 833 | 904 | 875 | ||
| SCOTT | 209 | 190 | 254 | ||
| SHELBY | 864 | 883 | 895 | ||
| ST. CLAIR | 529 | 576 | 560 | ||
| STARK | 113 | 118 | 150 | ||
| STEPHENSON | 370 | 342 | 375 | ||
| TAZEWELL | 339 | 352 | 377 | ||
| UNION | 795 | 812 | 813 | ||
| VERMILION | 400 | 369 | 419 | ||
| WABASH | 118 | 122 | 126 | ||
| WARREN | 288 | 290 | 337 | ||
| WASHINGTON | 672 | 771 | 747 | ||
| WAYNE | 935 | 1015 | 938 | ||
| WHITE | 437 | 553 | 542 | ||
| WHITESIDE | 348 | 335 | 402 | ||
| WILL | 123 | 134 | 167 | ||
| WILLIAMSON | 1109 | 1287 | 1163 | ||
| WINNEBAGO | 167 | 154 | 181 | ||
| WOODFORD | 397 | 434 | 475 | ||
| Total | 48964 | 52354 | 53348 |
***Courtesy of the State of Illinois***
