More than 54,000 deer harvested during first weekend of Illinois firearm deer season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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.
The 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.
Visit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ website for more information about deer hunting.
A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals of local counties for the first weekend of the 2024 season and comparable totals for 2023 and 2022 follows.
| County | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Adams | 1437 | 1423 | 1414 |
| Brown | 655 | 591 | 629 |
| Calhoun | 465 | 476 | 499 |
| Hancock | 1128 | 992 | 1102 |
| McDonough | 495 | 528 | 530 |
| Pike | 1129 | 1189 | 1136 |
| Schuyler | 904 | 875 | 914 |
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