Last fall s deer harvest numbers in illinois were down more than 20 percent during the traditional firearm seasons, possibly due to a combination of backtoback outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic ehd disease in 2012 and 20. Idnr planning illinois deer hunting changes for 201415. You can use the slug gun in wisconsins firearm season. The illinois department of natural resources idnr is reminding hunters to make safety a priority as they head to the field for the start of the illinois firearm deer season this week. Finding illinois deer pins to complete your collection.
Resident antlerlessonly latewinter season permits were made available without limit overthecounter in all open counties. As in years past, the major harvest tends to take place in counties found along rivers and in areas with large numbers of publichunting acres. Illinois hunting photos illinois trophy buck photos. All gunshops and archery places in illinois hand them out.
Deer season big deal in southern illinois local news. Illinois second gun season normally is the first weekend in december and lasts 4 days. As firearms hunters prepare for the 2014 shotgun deer season, it may be worth a reminder that in 20 the first two days of the shotgun deer season produced the lions share of the harvest. Deer permit applicationssales chart firearm and muzzleloader deer season information including season dates and how to apply. The deadline to apply for the first lottery for the 2014 firearm deer season is april 30. Opening day fo illinois gun season heartland lodge. Young deer hunters harvested 2,768 deer during the 2014 illinois youth deer season oct. Throughout the state during all seasons illinois hunters took 151,709 deer a number pretty much on par to recent seasons.
Number of resident hunting licenses purchased in illinois, 19392014. Illinois dnr regulations have a minimum of 100 yards from a dwelling. Archery illinois whitetail deer hunting guide service. I decided to head to the spot where i had taken my only sunday shotgun season deer. Illinois hunters completed the 2008 deer season by taking a preliminary total of 188,922 deer in all of the different hunting seasons.
Illinois second gun season and late muzzleloaderonly season falls during this period. You can use a shotgunmuzzeleoader for all 4 of the 5 gun seaons we had this year. Deer hunting opportunities remain in illinois this fall and early winter. The preliminary harvest total for the first segment of firearm season on nov. Shotgun hunters harvested 79,429 deer during the sevenday season, a decline from the 2015 harvest of 86,847. If you only care about deer, then the bolt action savage 220 is a good choice. Hunters took a preliminary total of 76,729 deer during the 2014 illinois firearm deer season nov.
Illinois second shotgun season has success and increase. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with the most recent success rates now meeting or exceeding their pre2012 levels. Nov 28, 2017 51,000 deer hunted on opening weekend across illinois, il illinois saw a few thousand less deer killed this year than last year on the opening weekend of hunting season this year. Springfield illinois department of natural resources director marc miller announced changes to the 20142015 deer hunting seasons today, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the latewinter season and a reduction in the number of. Illinois archery deer hunters harvested 53,434 deer. Illinois shotgun deer hunters hoping for fast start outdoornews. Jason langenhorsts 20 gauge illinois buck deer of a lifetime. The youth deer season was extended to include the monday of the columbus day holiday weekend. Illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season. While we could hunt the entire deer hunting season, we choose to focus on just one. Hunters in illinois harvested a preliminary total of 99,493 deer during the sevenday firearm deer hunting season in 2009.
Deer hunting numbers strong in mchenry county despite. This is a summary of hunting laws, intended solely for informational use. The illinois muzzleloaderonly season is this weekend, dec. We add days for gun season and some like it while others absolutely hate it. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois gun. Harvest shifts come during archery and traditional. I have a mossberg 500 that i hunt geese and duck with but have been thinking about buying a rifled barrel for it to hunt deer this season. You can use a shotgun muzzeleoader for all 4 of the 5 gun seaons we had this year.
The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer, the first illinois gun season. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with. Deer firearm and muzzleloader hunting information illinois. We extend the season and same storysome love it and some hate it. There are so many rules and regulations in deer hunting that it made me think. Mchenry mchenry county is is an exception to the trend in illinois when it comes to deer hunting as it is one of the few to register an increase in kills during the 201415 season the deer. The firearms season starts the first saturday after veterans day and runs for 16 days. Oct 10, 2016 jason langenhorsts 20 gauge illinois buck deer of a lifetime.
Illinois deer hunters harvest 20142015 season the shoppers. According to dnr figures, 29 percent of the firearms harvest last year took place on the opening friday. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019. Illinois hunting seasons, 20192020 during illinois hunting seasons, youll find a variety of standard game animals, including deer, turkey, rabbit and other small game. Illinois deer hunting had a significant shift in harvest in the archery. Illinois deer hunting seasons underway enquirer democrat. Many gun hunters take advantage of the extra day and gun hunt whitetail during this time.
About 670,000 deer in 2015, 650,000 in 2014, and 645,000 in 20. I personally shoot a browning abolt 12ga and would never go back to using a pump gun for deer but it costs significantly more than the savage. Charles, the missouri conservation commission set dates for the 2014 firearms turkey and deer hunting. Illinois deer hunter opinions by type firearm, archery, or both. Overtheounter sales any remaining permits will be available over the counter from license vendors. Total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000 deer.
Harvest totaled 3,546 deer during the 20 illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season dec. Special cwd deer season one deer per valid deer permitg latewinter antlerless deer handgun, dec. During the 20182019 illinois deer hunting seasons, hunters harvested. Southern illinois deer hunting outfitters whitetail deer. The 20172018 illinois deer season continued the stable, if not slightly upward, trend on total deer harvest. Hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 74,355 deer during the 20 illinois firearm deer season nov. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for state residents and nonresidents. Illinois hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. State of illinois illinois department of natural resources.
Aug 01, 2019 total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 20 2014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000 deer. Testing of deer for chronic wasting disease by idnr personnel will occur so long as funding is available during the firearm deer season dates nov. Illinois firearm deer season this weekend illinois outdoors. This years muzzleloader season was a bounceback, pulling numbers closer to the 2014 harvest of 3,475 and the 20 harvest of 3,536. Firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 74191 illinois. And as fastetti said, the muzzleloader season is a seperate drawtag. My central illinois deer hunting report heartland outdoors. Last years harvest was more than 2 percent 3,385 deer higher than the kill total of the 20162017 season, but 27 percent lower than the largest. Deer permit applicationssales information illinois.
Twenty counties were removed from the latewinter antlerless deer season 35 remained open. Last years harvest was more than 2 percent 3,385 deer higher than the kill total of the 20162017 season, but 27 percent lower than the largest illinois deer season kill total just 12 years ago in 2005. The threeday illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season is this. The muzzleloader only gun season, which also lasts for 4 days and takes place around the 10th of december. Missouri conservation commission approves 2014 firearms deer. This years total is still above the 2014 harvest 74,575 and the 20 harvest 74,318. Hello all i was wondering who all out there hunts deer with a rifled barrel shotgun. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for. How to choose a shotgun for deer season nomad outdoor.
Springfield illinois department of natural resources director marc miller announced changes to the 2014 2015 deer hunting seasons today, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the latewinter season and a reduction in the number of firearm permits available in some counties. Application periods lotteries 2019 deer firearm muzzleloader application periods. If youre a deer hunter in illinois, you know hunting is more than a hobbyits a way of life, and a great way to display your deer hunting pride is by collecting and displaying illinois deer pins. If you want to hunt deer in illinois on your piece of property in the future i would figure out what you have left and see if you should be harvesting any this year at all. The deer reduction zone season is now continuous and runs from sept. If a similar shift in archery and traditional firearm harvest occurs in the 2021. Opening day of illinois gun season here at harpoles heartland lodge in pike county, our hunters arrived yesterday afternoon ready and excited for opening morning. After a very discouraging afternoon the night before, i was down to my last hunt before having to make the 6 hour drive back home. The first half of the shotgun season begins today and continues through sunday. This means most hunters will be best served by a 12gauge. Heartland outdoors the back 40 illinois deer hunting. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted or until the close of the firearm deer season, whichever occurs first. Arkansas, colorado, illinois, iowa, kansas, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi. We had the first 2 shotgun season, then the muzzeloader only season, then the first of the 2 late winter seasons, and now the 2nd of the late winter seasons.
Remaining 201920 deer season hunting opportunities in illinois in the weeks ahead include. Firearm deer harvest down, despite better second season in illinois december 11, 2019. Combo hunts november 17th20th monthurs 4 day archery and november 21st23rd frisun 3 day first firearms season. Several of nachusas units, including orland, tellabs, bennett, brandt, didier, meiners wetlands, clear creek knolls, clear creek knolls south, thelma carpenter, and senger williams, are closed during shotgun hunting season for deer, which runs the friday through sunday before thanksgiving 1st season and the weekend following thanksgiving weekend 2nd season. Special cwd deer season one gdeer per valid deer permit latewinter antlerless deer dec. The state reports that 511,511 permits were issued for all hunting seasons which was a decrease of 7 percent from the year before. Illinois deer hunting january 9, 2018 illinois, chicago suntimes through monday, january 8, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 56,648 deer, compared to 52,263 for the same period in 2016. Hunters heading to the field for illinois firearm deer season. We have bow hunting only properties that assure good hunting late into the season. According to dnr figures, 29 percent of the firearms harvest last. Springfield, il firearm deer hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 74,191. If you as a deer hunter in illinois have to go out and shoot the last buck or doe off of your property so you can say i got a deer in 20 you may not be in the boat as i am in. Click here for the 2020 firearm deer season hunting regulations information sheet for cwdtesting counties. This deer hunt starts on thursday and ends on sunday.
Look to ebay to find vintage deer pins and rare deer pins including firearm, archery, and harvesting pins sold separately and in collections. Most of the afternoon yesterday, hunters were sighting in their guns and preparing for this morning as deer talk was the conversation of the night. More than 370,000 permits have been issued for this years firearm deer. November portion of firearms deer season opens nov.
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