More Than 54,000 Deer Harvested During First Weekend of Illinois Firearm Season

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Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 22-24. Comparatively, hunters took 53,348 and 52,354 deer during the first firearm weekends in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer season will conclude Dec. 5-8.

Remaining 2024-2025 deer hunting opportunities in Illinois include:

  • Muzzleloader-only deer season Dec. 13-15.
  • Late-winter antlerless-only and chronic wasting disease deer seasons in select counties only, Dec. 26-29 and Jan. 17-19.
  • Archery deer season continues through Jan. 19. Please note that archery deer hunting is closed Dec. 5-8 in counties open for firearm deer season.

Go online to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ website for more information about deer hunting.

A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals by county for the first weekend of the 2024 season and comparable totals for 2023 and 2022 follows.

County20222023 2024
 ADAMS143714231414 
 ALEXANDER239199225 
 BOND537562594 
 BOONE717480 
 BROWN655591629 
 BUREAU609695628 
 CALHOUN465476499 
 CARROLL331389387 
 CASS423448434 
 CHAMPAIGN137144165 
 CHRISTIAN403417412 
 CLARK721721783 
 CLAY88910071118 
 CLINTON606588735 
 COLES487415523 
 CRAWFORD673729788 
 CUMBERLAND542511575 
 DEKALB738397 
 DEWITT220220261 
 DOUGLAS120121129 
 EDGAR424413407 
 EDWARDS317283309 
 EFFINGHAM653696763 
 FAYETTE118411661298 
 FORD868586 
 FRANKLIN956888879 
 FULTON124912961317 
 GALLATIN305306301 
 GREENE634624660 
 GRUNDY172217204 
 HAMILTON741750838 
 HANCOCK11289921102 
 HARDIN548467366 
 HENDERSON283320318 
 HENRY275321300 
 IROQUOIS257344338 
 JACKSON148413711355 
 JASPER794784851 
 JEFFERSON124912861406 
 JERSEY425435475 
 JO DAVIESS843967936 
 JOHNSON874749759 
 KANE182724 
 KANKAKEE114138139 
 KENDALL434934 
 KNOX737821715 
 LAKE547 
 LASALLE427499392 
 LAWRENCE399426476 
 LEE314385424 
 LIVINGSTON268310323 
 LOGAN193215252 
 MACON155135156 
 MACOUPIN112010771200 
 MADISON509484549 
 MARION118612021272 
 MARSHALL412429462 
 MASON249280239 
 MASSAC268247235 
 MCDONOUGH495528530 
 MCHENRY129204152 
 MCLEAN349432407 
 MENARD215262260 
 MERCER509600542 
 MONROE856821798 
 MONTGOMERY619592707 
 MORGAN442432435 
 MOULTRIE158156182 
 OGLE356503418 
 PEORIA576581554 
 PERRY969941918 
 PIATT8984100 
 PIKE112911891136 
 POPE1068994895 
 PULASKI222208206 
 PUTNAM228244229 
 RANDOLPH151815061565 
 RICHLAND487480533 
 ROCK ISLAND408526480 
 SALINE628611605 
 SANGAMON327357358 
 SCHUYLER904875914 
 SCOTT190254216 
 SHELBY883895921 
 ST. CLAIR576560595 
 STARK118150131 
 STEPHENSON342375307 
 TAZEWELL352377371 
 UNION812813798 
 VERMILION369419392 
 WABASH122126156 
 WARREN290337352 
 WASHINGTON771747802 
 WAYNE10159381113 
 WHITE553542532 
 WHITESIDE335402391 
 WILL134167150 
 WILLIAMSON128711631165 
 WINNEBAGO154181174 
 WOODFORD434475528 
 Total52,35453,34854,661 

***Courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources***

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