Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Preliminary Illinois Numbers Show Decline in Archery Harvest

Through Sunday, October 26, 2014, Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 15,610 deer, compared to 16,553 for the same period in 2013. Harvest to date has consisted of 64.4% does and 35.6% males (10046; 5564). Top five counties are Pike (528), Fulton (481), Jefferson (405), JoDaviess (335), and Williamson (306). A table of county results is attached.

Paul Shelton, Manager, 
Forest Wildlife Program

Here are the county-by-county harvest updates:

Preliminary Illinois archery deer harvest thru October 26

 

 

 

 

 

County

2013

2014

Adams

333

302

Alexander

52

35

Bond

110

102

Boone

55

50

Brown

195

158

Bureau

188

190

Calhoun

160

136

Carroll

190

167

Cass

128

134

Champaign

133

112

Christian

161

155

Clark

168

168

Clay

136

137

Clinton

132

112

Coles

161

168

Cook

29

28

Crawford

189

176

Cumberland

95

75

DeKalb

62

55

DeWitt

199

155

Douglas

45

46

Dupage

6

6

Edgar

126

94

Edwards

38

44

Effingham

115

102

Fayette

217

140

Ford

21

18

Franklin

289

276

Fulton

478

481

Gallatin

50

68

Greene

195

151

Grundy

123

115

Hamilton

142

123

Hancock

180

140

Hardin

99

72

Henderson

54

62

Henry

141

170

Iroquois

139

107

Jackson

258

263

Jasper

106

139

Jefferson

429

405

Jersey

170

109

JoDaviess

327

335

Johnson

215

177

Kane

73

85

Kankakee

97

113

Kendall

74

55

Knox

281

304

Lake

89

98

LaSalle

290

244

Lawrence

98

106

Lee

168

174

Livingston

105

90

Logan

89

72

Macon

172

149

Macoupin

242

227

Madison

289

269

Marion

299

261

Marshall

109

100

Mason

98

89

Massac

78

53

McDonough

140

138

McHenry

159

166

McLean

189

188

Menard

85

105

Mercer

119

138

Monroe

86

107

Montgomery

217

181

Morgan

134

129

Moultrie

101

111

Ogle

226

241

Peoria

316

304

Perry

181

193

Piatt

75

62

Pike

621

528

Pope

174

159

Pulaski

55

62

Putnam

80

79

Randolph

255

238

Richland

88

75

Rock Island

219

234

Saline

118

128

Sangamon

217

193

Schuyler

197

186

Scott

52

46

Shelby

221

193

St. Clair

203

159

Stark

42

43

Stephenson

137

179

Tazewell

219

181

Union

209

233

Vermilion

342

269

Wabash

58

62

Warren

58

80

Washington

120

127

Wayne

178

209

White

114

121

Whiteside

169

184

Will

302

223

Williamson

266

306

Winnebago

126

137

Woodford

195

166

Grand Total

16553

15610