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.
| County | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| ADAMS | 1437 | 1423 | 1414 | ||
| ALEXANDER | 239 | 199 | 225 | ||
| BOND | 537 | 562 | 594 | ||
| BOONE | 71 | 74 | 80 | ||
| BROWN | 655 | 591 | 629 | ||
| BUREAU | 609 | 695 | 628 | ||
| CALHOUN | 465 | 476 | 499 | ||
| CARROLL | 331 | 389 | 387 | ||
| CASS | 423 | 448 | 434 | ||
| CHAMPAIGN | 137 | 144 | 165 | ||
| CHRISTIAN | 403 | 417 | 412 | ||
| CLARK | 721 | 721 | 783 | ||
| CLAY | 889 | 1007 | 1118 | ||
| CLINTON | 606 | 588 | 735 | ||
| COLES | 487 | 415 | 523 | ||
| CRAWFORD | 673 | 729 | 788 | ||
| CUMBERLAND | 542 | 511 | 575 | ||
| DEKALB | 73 | 83 | 97 | ||
| DEWITT | 220 | 220 | 261 | ||
| DOUGLAS | 120 | 121 | 129 | ||
| EDGAR | 424 | 413 | 407 | ||
| EDWARDS | 317 | 283 | 309 | ||
| EFFINGHAM | 653 | 696 | 763 | ||
| FAYETTE | 1184 | 1166 | 1298 | ||
| FORD | 86 | 85 | 86 | ||
| FRANKLIN | 956 | 888 | 879 | ||
| FULTON | 1249 | 1296 | 1317 | ||
| GALLATIN | 305 | 306 | 301 | ||
| GREENE | 634 | 624 | 660 | ||
| GRUNDY | 172 | 217 | 204 | ||
| HAMILTON | 741 | 750 | 838 | ||
| HANCOCK | 1128 | 992 | 1102 | ||
| HARDIN | 548 | 467 | 366 | ||
| HENDERSON | 283 | 320 | 318 | ||
| HENRY | 275 | 321 | 300 | ||
| IROQUOIS | 257 | 344 | 338 | ||
| JACKSON | 1484 | 1371 | 1355 | ||
| JASPER | 794 | 784 | 851 | ||
| JEFFERSON | 1249 | 1286 | 1406 | ||
| JERSEY | 425 | 435 | 475 | ||
| JO DAVIESS | 843 | 967 | 936 | ||
| JOHNSON | 874 | 749 | 759 | ||
| KANE | 18 | 27 | 24 | ||
| KANKAKEE | 114 | 138 | 139 | ||
| KENDALL | 43 | 49 | 34 | ||
| KNOX | 737 | 821 | 715 | ||
| LAKE | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||
| LASALLE | 427 | 499 | 392 | ||
| LAWRENCE | 399 | 426 | 476 | ||
| LEE | 314 | 385 | 424 | ||
| LIVINGSTON | 268 | 310 | 323 | ||
| LOGAN | 193 | 215 | 252 | ||
| MACON | 155 | 135 | 156 | ||
| MACOUPIN | 1120 | 1077 | 1200 | ||
| MADISON | 509 | 484 | 549 | ||
| MARION | 1186 | 1202 | 1272 | ||
| MARSHALL | 412 | 429 | 462 | ||
| MASON | 249 | 280 | 239 | ||
| MASSAC | 268 | 247 | 235 | ||
| MCDONOUGH | 495 | 528 | 530 | ||
| MCHENRY | 129 | 204 | 152 | ||
| MCLEAN | 349 | 432 | 407 | ||
| MENARD | 215 | 262 | 260 | ||
| MERCER | 509 | 600 | 542 | ||
| MONROE | 856 | 821 | 798 | ||
| MONTGOMERY | 619 | 592 | 707 | ||
| MORGAN | 442 | 432 | 435 | ||
| MOULTRIE | 158 | 156 | 182 | ||
| OGLE | 356 | 503 | 418 | ||
| PEORIA | 576 | 581 | 554 | ||
| PERRY | 969 | 941 | 918 | ||
| PIATT | 89 | 84 | 100 | ||
| PIKE | 1129 | 1189 | 1136 | ||
| POPE | 1068 | 994 | 895 | ||
| PULASKI | 222 | 208 | 206 | ||
| PUTNAM | 228 | 244 | 229 | ||
| RANDOLPH | 1518 | 1506 | 1565 | ||
| RICHLAND | 487 | 480 | 533 | ||
| ROCK ISLAND | 408 | 526 | 480 | ||
| SALINE | 628 | 611 | 605 | ||
| SANGAMON | 327 | 357 | 358 | ||
| SCHUYLER | 904 | 875 | 914 | ||
| SCOTT | 190 | 254 | 216 | ||
| SHELBY | 883 | 895 | 921 | ||
| ST. CLAIR | 576 | 560 | 595 | ||
| STARK | 118 | 150 | 131 | ||
| STEPHENSON | 342 | 375 | 307 | ||
| TAZEWELL | 352 | 377 | 371 | ||
| UNION | 812 | 813 | 798 | ||
| VERMILION | 369 | 419 | 392 | ||
| WABASH | 122 | 126 | 156 | ||
| WARREN | 290 | 337 | 352 | ||
| WASHINGTON | 771 | 747 | 802 | ||
| WAYNE | 1015 | 938 | 1113 | ||
| WHITE | 553 | 542 | 532 | ||
| WHITESIDE | 335 | 402 | 391 | ||
| WILL | 134 | 167 | 150 | ||
| WILLIAMSON | 1287 | 1163 | 1165 | ||
| WINNEBAGO | 154 | 181 | 174 | ||
| WOODFORD | 434 | 475 | 528 | ||
| Total | 52,354 | 53,348 | 54,661 |
***Courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources***
