2022 Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 76,854
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, December 15 - Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,854 deer during the seven-day 2022 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Dec. 4, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
Comparatively, hunters harvested a final total of 70,411 deer during the firearm season in 2021.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2022 firearm season Dec. 1-4 was 24,500, compared with 21,477 during the second season in 2021. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year's firearm season Nov. 18-20 was 52,354 deer.
Remaining 2022-23 deer season hunting opportunities in Illinois include:
Late-winter antlerless-only deer season and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) deer season, in designated counties only, Dec. 29, 2022, through Jan. 1, 2023, and Jan. 13-15, 2023
Archery deer season continues through Jan. 15, 2023.
A table of preliminary firearm deer season harvest totals for 2022 by county, and comparable totals for 2021 is below.
| County | 1st 2022 | 2nd 2022 | Total 2022 | Total 2021 | ||
| ADAMS | 1437 | 714 | 2151 | 1990 | ||
| ALEXANDER | 239 | 136 | 375 | 362 | ||
| BOND | 537 | 210 | 747 | 647 | ||
| BOONE | 71 | 35 | 106 | 105 | ||
| BROWN | 655 | 334 | 989 | 812 | ||
| BUREAU | 609 | 295 | 904 | 895 | ||
| CALHOUN | 465 | 259 | 724 | 650 | ||
| CARROLL | 331 | 166 | 497 | 440 | ||
| CASS | 423 | 256 | 679 | 587 | ||
| CHAMPAIGN | 137 | 78 | 215 | 201 | ||
| CHRISTIAN | 403 | 155 | 558 | 556 | ||
| CLARK | 721 | 354 | 1075 | 1019 | ||
| CLAY | 889 | 340 | 1229 | 1113 | ||
| CLINTON | 606 | 197 | 803 | 666 | ||
| COLES | 487 | 195 | 682 | 658 | ||
| CRAWFORD | 673 | 263 | 936 | 888 | ||
| CUMBERLAND | 542 | 275 | 817 | 760 | ||
| DEKALB | 73 | 41 | 114 | 107 | ||
| DEWITT | 220 | 116 | 336 | 317 | ||
| DOUGLAS | 120 | 53 | 173 | 149 | ||
| EDGAR | 424 | 163 | 587 | 521 | ||
| EDWARDS | 317 | 141 | 458 | 389 | ||
| EFFINGHAM | 653 | 303 | 956 | 914 | ||
| FAYETTE | 1184 | 529 | 1713 | 1569 | ||
| FORD | 86 | 40 | 126 | 109 | ||
| FRANKLIN | 956 | 458 | 1414 | 1234 | ||
| FULTON | 1249 | 590 | 1839 | 1667 | ||
| GALLATIN | 305 | 136 | 441 | 373 | ||
| GREENE | 634 | 385 | 1019 | 954 | ||
| GRUNDY | 172 | 100 | 272 | 235 | ||
| HAMILTON | 741 | 337 | 1078 | 1000 | ||
| HANCOCK | 1128 | 582 | 1710 | 1570 | ||
| HARDIN | 548 | 188 | 736 | 676 | ||
| HENDERSON | 283 | 146 | 429 | 385 | ||
| HENRY | 275 | 172 | 447 | 414 | ||
| IROQUOIS | 257 | 144 | 401 | 417 | ||
| JACKSON | 1484 | 708 | 2192 | 1865 | ||
| JASPER | 794 | 354 | 1148 | 1027 | ||
| JEFFERSON | 1249 | 572 | 1821 | 1818 | ||
| JERSEY | 425 | 221 | 646 | 588 | ||
| JO DAVIESS | 843 | 430 | 1273 | 1235 | ||
| JOHNSON | 874 | 333 | 1207 | 1159 | ||
| KANE | 18 | 11 | 29 | 31 | ||
| KANKAKEE | 114 | 55 | 169 | 186 | ||
| KENDALL | 43 | 22 | 65 | 71 | ||
| KNOX | 737 | 340 | 1077 | 1064 | ||
| LAKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| LASALLE | 427 | 227 | 654 | 563 | ||
| LAWRENCE | 399 | 176 | 575 | 539 | ||
| LEE | 314 | 177 | 491 | 444 | ||
| LIVINGSTON | 268 | 100 | 368 | 381 | ||
| LOGAN | 193 | 114 | 307 | 312 | ||
| MACON | 155 | 75 | 230 | 220 | ||
| MACOUPIN | 1120 | 456 | 1576 | 1431 | ||
| MADISON | 509 | 183 | 692 | 637 | ||
| MARION | 1186 | 467 | 1653 | 1399 | ||
| MARSHALL | 412 | 166 | 578 | 547 | ||
| MASON | 249 | 130 | 379 | 352 | ||
| MASSAC | 268 | 119 | 387 | 382 | ||
| MCDONOUGH | 495 | 260 | 755 | 727 | ||
| MCHENRY | 129 | 82 | 211 | 243 | ||
| MCLEAN | 349 | 168 | 517 | 532 | ||
| MENARD | 215 | 133 | 348 | 329 | ||
| MERCER | 509 | 266 | 775 | 743 | ||
| MONROE | 856 | 282 | 1138 | 935 | ||
| MONTGOMERY | 619 | 254 | 873 | 802 | ||
| MORGAN | 442 | 232 | 674 | 580 | ||
| MOULTRIE | 158 | 66 | 224 | 209 | ||
| OGLE | 356 | 182 | 538 | 546 | ||
| PEORIA | 576 | 299 | 875 | 814 | ||
| PERRY | 969 | 399 | 1368 | 1108 | ||
| PIATT | 89 | 45 | 134 | 111 | ||
| PIKE | 1129 | 711 | 1840 | 1633 | ||
| POPE | 1068 | 365 | 1433 | 1220 | ||
| PULASKI | 222 | 106 | 328 | 279 | ||
| PUTNAM | 228 | 99 | 327 | 312 | ||
| RANDOLPH | 1518 | 685 | 2203 | 2106 | ||
| RICHLAND | 487 | 216 | 703 | 672 | ||
| ROCK ISLAND | 408 | 204 | 612 | 585 | ||
| ST. CLAIR | 576 | 199 | 775 | 699 | ||
| SALINE | 628 | 243 | 871 | 758 | ||
| SANGAMON | 327 | 188 | 515 | 528 | ||
| SCHUYLER | 904 | 437 | 1341 | 1269 | ||
| SCOTT | 190 | 147 | 337 | 327 | ||
| SHELBY | 883 | 341 | 1224 | 1179 | ||
| STARK | 118 | 52 | 170 | 152 | ||
| STEPHENSON | 342 | 182 | 524 | 480 | ||
| TAZEWELL | 352 | 177 | 529 | 480 | ||
| UNION | 812 | 383 | 1195 | 1144 | ||
| VERMILION | 369 | 203 | 572 | 597 | ||
| WABASH | 122 | 54 | 176 | 163 | ||
| WARREN | 290 | 170 | 460 | 431 | ||
| WASHINGTON | 771 | 292 | 1063 | 924 | ||
| WAYNE | 1015 | 498 | 1513 | 1370 | ||
| WHITE | 553 | 314 | 867 | 713 | ||
| WHITESIDE | 335 | 238 | 573 | 507 | ||
| WILL | 134 | 76 | 210 | 167 | ||
| WILLIAMSON | 1287 | 661 | 1948 | 1613 | ||
| WINNEBAGO | 154 | 72 | 226 | 248 | ||
| WOODFORD | 434 | 197 | 631 | 573 | ||
| Total | 52354 | 24500 | 76854 | 70411 | ||
Legal Disclaimer:
EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
