Illinois Deer Numbers are in for First 4 Days

Illinois Deer Numbers are in for First 4 Days

UPDATE - Daily update from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources -  http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx

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With a strong North wind for the opening weekend of deer season, a lot of hunters are asking - How did everyone do?  Paul Shelton Manager of the Forest Wildlife Program has released the first archery deer harvest update.  This report covers October 1, 2015 through October 4, 2015.

Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 5,140 deer, compared to 3,106 for the same period in 2014. Conditions were generally favorable, although somewhat windy.

Harvest consisted of 71% does and 29% males (3,630; 1,510). Top five counties were Pike (163), Fulton (142), Jefferson (128), Randolph (116), and Adams (110). A table of county results is attached.

Up-to-date archery harvest figures (for either deer or turkey) by county/state sites can be tracked on the web at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx

Here is the break down of harvested deer through October 4 by county:

Illinois archery deer harvest through October 4
County	2014	2015
Adams	68	110
Alexander	10	12
Bond	18	37
Boone	8	14
Brown	40	57
Bureau	46	69
Calhoun	26	65
Carroll	36	64
Cass	32	54
Champaign	24	40
Christian	25	62
Clark	39	53
Clay	36	35
Clinton	19	31
Coles	31	54
Cook	3	9
Crawford	30	62
Cumberland	15	29
DeKalb	7	21
DeWitt	38	68
Douglas	13	14
Dupage	0	4
Edgar	16	30
Edwards	6	14
Effingham	7	37
Fayette	23	60
Ford	2	4
Franklin	69	94
Fulton	100	142
Gallatin	11	17
Greene	30	53
Grundy	12	41
Hamilton	34	40
Hancock	17	44
Hardin	13	18
Henderson	10	24
Henry	27	35
Iroquois	15	33
Jackson	54	89
Jasper	26	39
Jefferson	95	128
Jersey	20	57
JoDaviess	50	106
Johnson	49	65
Kane	16	31
Kankakee	17	29
Kendall	8	25
Knox	55	93
Lake	9	23
LaSalle	44	84
Lawrence	24	32
Lee	49	51
Livingston	14	31
Logan	14	31
Macon	28	44
Macoupin	45	67
Madison	54	88
Marion	61	91
Marshall	18	31
Mason	18	30
Massac	11	14
McDonough	25	35
McHenry	25	51
McLean	39	56
Menard	22	33
Mercer	24	46
Monroe	20	39
Montgomery	55	82
Morgan	26	44
Moultrie	39	25
Ogle	39	74
Peoria	43	93
Perry	43	72
Piatt	14	15
Pike	120	163
Pope	37	51
Pulaski	13	15
Putnam	16	36
Randolph	48	116
Richland	13	20
Rock Island	43	79
Saline	26	55
Sangamon	38	58
Schuyler	28	60
Scott	9	21
Shelby	35	61
St. Clair	35	50
Stark	4	7
Stephenson	27	43
Tazewell	26	71
Union	55	77
Vermilion	54	90
Wabash	13	15
Warren	12	17
Washington	27	47
Wayne	50	73
White	22	35
Whiteside	35	34
Will	42	67
Williamson	70	99
Winnebago	19	27
Woodford	40	59
Grand Total	3106	5140

This information was provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The questions remains, how did you do this weekend?  Comment below with your opening day stories.