Adams County ranks third, Pike County fifth in deer harvest totals for 2023 firearm season
SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,232 deer during the seven-day 2023 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 3. Comparatively, hunters harvested 76,854 deer during the 2022 firearm season.
Hunters in Adams County harvested 2,151 deer, with 1,840 harvested in Pike County. Of the 100 counties reporting, Randolph County finished first with 2,203. Jackson County was second with 2,192, and Williamson County was fourth with 1,948.
The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year’s firearm season Nov. 17-19 was 53,348 deer.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2023 firearm season Nov. 30-Dec. 3 was 22,884, compared with 24,500 deer harvested during the second part of the 2022 season.
Remaining 2023-2024 deer hunting opportunities in Illinois are:
- Late-winter antlerless-only and chronic wasting disease (CWD) season, in designated counties only, Dec. 28-31 and Jan. 12-14. A map showing the counties open to late-winter and CWD seasons can be found online.
- Archery deer season continues through Jan. 14.
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