Information provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced a preliminary total of 76,579 deer were taken by hunters during the seven-day 2020 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Sunday, Dec. 6. A final total of 75,417 deer were harvested during the firearm season in 2019.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season (Dec. 3-6) was 29,432, compared with 25,176 during the second season in 2019. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year’s firearm season (Nov. 20-22) was 47,147 deer.
Remaining 2020-21 deer season hunting opportunities in Illinois in the weeks ahead include:
- Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season, Dec. 11-13
- Late-Winter Antlerless-Only Deer Season and CWD Deer Season (in designated counties only), Dec. 31, 2020 – Jan. 3, 2021 and Jan. 15-17, 2021
- Archery Deer Season, which continues through Jan. 17, 2021.
A map showing the counties open to the Late-Winter and CWD seasons can be found at:
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/
For more deer hunting information, visit:
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/
A table of preliminary Firearm Deer Season harvest totals for 2020 by county, and comparable totals for 2019, is below.
|
County |
2020 1st Season |
2020 2nd Season |
2020 Total |
2019 Total |
| ADAMS |
1301 |
925 |
2226 |
2178 |
| ALEXANDER |
257 |
166 |
423 |
453 |
| BOND |
426 |
240 |
666 |
710 |
| BOONE |
79 |
58 |
137 |
109 |
| BROWN |
557 |
389 |
946 |
970 |
| BUREAU |
635 |
366 |
1001 |
967 |
| CALHOUN |
360 |
417 |
777 |
849 |
| CARROLL |
351 |
207 |
558 |
641 |
| CASS |
384 |
268 |
652 |
599 |
| CHAMPAIGN |
162 |
68 |
230 |
208 |
| CHRISTIAN |
419 |
189 |
608 |
564 |
| CLARK |
622 |
446 |
1068 |
1042 |
| CLAY |
728 |
488 |
1216 |
1098 |
| CLINTON |
474 |
212 |
686 |
631 |
| COLES |
443 |
229 |
672 |
621 |
| CRAWFORD |
554 |
376 |
930 |
885 |
| CUMBERLAND |
542 |
314 |
856 |
772 |
| DEKALB |
77 |
36 |
113 |
108 |
| DEWITT |
220 |
145 |
365 |
355 |
| DOUGLAS |
115 |
48 |
163 |
137 |
| EDGAR |
329 |
212 |
541 |
530 |
| EDWARDS |
227 |
156 |
383 |
365 |
| EFFINGHAM |
611 |
334 |
945 |
888 |
| FAYETTE |
980 |
630 |
1610 |
1514 |
| FORD |
79 |
44 |
123 |
106 |
| FRANKLIN |
743 |
525 |
1268 |
1376 |
| FULTON |
1193 |
720 |
1913 |
1904 |
| GALLATIN |
232 |
191 |
423 |
399 |
| GREENE |
632 |
434 |
1066 |
1043 |
| GRUNDY |
148 |
104 |
252 |
266 |
| HAMILTON |
657 |
408 |
1065 |
1043 |
| HANCOCK |
1052 |
726 |
1778 |
1655 |
| HARDIN |
419 |
266 |
685 |
858 |
| HENDERSON |
307 |
146 |
453 |
406 |
| HENRY |
290 |
159 |
449 |
407 |
| IROQUOIS |
321 |
171 |
492 |
493 |
| JACKSON |
1227 |
855 |
2082 |
2109 |
| JASPER |
691 |
386 |
1077 |
1031 |
| JEFFERSON |
1080 |
805 |
1885 |
1889 |
| JERSEY |
350 |
283 |
633 |
626 |
| JODAVIESS |
1027 |
517 |
1544 |
1455 |
| JOHNSON |
857 |
461 |
1318 |
1384 |
| KANE |
17 |
15 |
32 |
24 |
| KANKAKEE |
123 |
70 |
193 |
197 |
| KENDALL |
57 |
21 |
78 |
65 |
| KNOX |
682 |
454 |
1136 |
1086 |
| LAKE |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| LASALLE |
465 |
232 |
697 |
703 |
| LAWRENCE |
334 |
228 |
562 |
577 |
| LEE |
334 |
198 |
532 |
449 |
| LIVINGSTON |
279 |
107 |
386 |
363 |
| LOGAN |
198 |
137 |
335 |
359 |
| MACON |
158 |
111 |
269 |
221 |
| MACOUPIN |
987 |
548 |
1535 |
1557 |
| MADISON |
379 |
237 |
616 |
633 |
| MARION |
910 |
562 |
1472 |
1470 |
| MARSHALL |
407 |
186 |
593 |
572 |
| MASON |
256 |
130 |
386 |
357 |
| MASSAC |
219 |
172 |
391 |
435 |
| MCDONOUGH |
452 |
313 |
765 |
713 |
| MCHENRY |
170 |
122 |
292 |
241 |
| MCLEAN |
409 |
220 |
629 |
524 |
| MENARD |
211 |
170 |
381 |
361 |
| MERCER |
532 |
301 |
833 |
789 |
| MONROE |
667 |
310 |
977 |
949 |
| MONTGOMERY |
520 |
292 |
812 |
799 |
| MORGAN |
375 |
252 |
627 |
632 |
| MOULTRIE |
142 |
86 |
228 |
238 |
| OGLE |
437 |
241 |
678 |
634 |
| PEORIA |
539 |
327 |
866 |
853 |
| PERRY |
716 |
539 |
1255 |
1319 |
| PIATT |
89 |
44 |
133 |
116 |
| PIKE |
1029 |
842 |
1871 |
1929 |
| POPE |
884 |
387 |
1271 |
1431 |
| PULASKI |
177 |
107 |
284 |
279 |
| PUTNAM |
207 |
113 |
320 |
337 |
| RANDOLPH |
1340 |
905 |
2245 |
2260 |
| RICHLAND |
397 |
273 |
670 |
685 |
| ROCK ISLAND |
461 |
232 |
693 |
601 |
| SALINE |
534 |
333 |
867 |
880 |
| SANGAMON |
326 |
229 |
555 |
524 |
| SCHUYLER |
757 |
525 |
1282 |
1316 |
| SCOTT |
176 |
135 |
311 |
319 |
| SHELBY |
824 |
417 |
1241 |
1116 |
| STARK |
125 |
57 |
182 |
149 |
| ST. CLAIR |
474 |
243 |
717 |
639 |
| STEPHENSON |
405 |
210 |
615 |
548 |
| TAZEWELL |
314 |
181 |
495 |
494 |
| UNION |
772 |
464 |
1236 |
1293 |
| VERMILION |
329 |
224 |
553 |
510 |
| WABASH |
101 |
63 |
164 |
147 |
| WARREN |
292 |
179 |
471 |
465 |
| WASHINGTON |
599 |
360 |
959 |
909 |
| WAYNE |
861 |
580 |
1441 |
1416 |
| WHITE |
465 |
341 |
806 |
757 |
| WHITESIDE |
420 |
186 |
606 |
560 |
| WILL |
148 |
102 |
250 |
238 |
| WILLIAMSON |
943 |
695 |
1638 |
1860 |
| WINNEBAGO |
193 |
89 |
282 |
265 |
| WOODFORD |
372 |
214 |
586 |
605 |
| Total |
47147 |
29432 |
76579 |
75417 |
