Illinois bobcat season concludes with 370 harvested
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, March 13 - The 2023-2024 Illinois bobcat season concluded Feb. 15 with 370 bobcats harvested by hunters and trappers.
A total of 214 (55%) of bobcats were taken by hunting, while trapping accounted for 156 (40%) of the harvest. Nineteen (5%) were salvaged by permit holders from circumstances such as roadkill.
Hunters and trappers in Jo Daviess County reported 19 bobcats - the most for any county this year. There were 7,000 bobcat lottery applicants in 2023 and 1,000 permits issued for the season.
The bobcat harvest from the 2022-2023 season was 367, with 16 salvaged.
| Bobcat season summary 2016-2023 | |||||
| Year | Hunting | Trapping | Total Harvest | Salvage | Permits Filled |
| 2016 | 81 | 49 | 130 | 11 | 141 |
| 2017 | 159 | 159 | 318 | 40 | 358 |
| 2018 | 177 | 129 | 306 | 37 | 343 |
| 2019 | 151 | 155 | 306 | 29 | 335 |
| 2020 | 196 | 143 | 339 | 22 | 361 |
| 2021 | 174 | 116 | 290 | 23 | 313 |
| 2022 | 198 | 169 | 367 | 16 | 383 |
| 2023 | 214 | 156 | 370 | 19 | 389 |
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