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Illinois Department of Natural Resources 2007 ILLINOIS FIREARM DEER SEASON HARVEST TOTALS 116,708More than 31,000 deer taken during second firearm deer season
The preliminary second-season (Nov. 29-Dec. 2) harvest
total was 31,218, compared with the 29,117 deer taken by hunters during
the second season last year. This year’s preliminary first-season (Nov.
16-18) deer harvest was 85,490, compared with a first-season harvest of
86,075 in 2006. The preliminary harvest total includes deer taken in all
98 counties in which firearm deer hunting is permitted, as well as Chain
O’Lakes State Park in
“Congratulations to all of the hunters who were successful in taking a
deer this season,” Flood said. “The totals show that
Preliminary reports show that
“The deer harvest during the first three days of the season last month was comparable to last year, and hunters followed up with an increased harvest total during the final four days of the season last weekend,” said IDNR Forest Wildlife Program manager Paul Shelton. “While the weather was wet and wintry the last two days of the season, many hunters stayed in the field and found deer.” The three-day
Deer hunters with unfilled deer permits from the firearm season, muzzleloader season or youth season may use those permits during the Late Winter Firearm Antlerless-only Deer Season if the permits are for one of the counties open for the late winter season. Counties that will be open for the Late Winter season are: Adams, Bond, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Logan, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Massac, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Peoria, Perry, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Williamson, and Woodford. Hunters in Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, LaSalle, McHenry, Ogle
and Winnebago counties can participate in a special Chronic Wasting
Disease (CWD) Deer Season Jan. 18-20, 2008 to help control deer densities
and the spread of chronic wasting disease. Permits for the CWD
antlerless-only season are scheduled to be available beginning Dec. 11 for
$5 each at participating DNR Direct license and permit vendors. In
addition, hunters with unfilled 2007 firearm, muzzleloader, youth deer
hunt or archery deer permits valid for one of the open counties may use
those permits to hunt during the CWD season. Hunters using unfilled
permits from the 2007 firearm, muzzleloader, youth or archery season
during the CWD hunt may take deer appropriate for that permit
(antlerless-only or either-sex). Check stations will be manned during the
CWD season in the open counties. Successful hunters will be required to
bring their deer to a check station prior to
The table below includes preliminary county harvest totals for the first and second portions of the 2007 firearm deer season, the preliminary total firearm harvest for 2007 and the comparable county harvest totals for 2006.
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