Third Round of Numbers Out, Deer Numbers Still Down

Third Round of Numbers Out, Deer Numbers Still Down

The third round of preliminary numbers for the archery deer season just arrived and the numbers are still off from last year.  Could this be because of the another October warm trend? What are you seeing?

Through Sunday, October 30, 2016, Illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 16,763 deer, compared to 19,567 for the same period in 2015. 

Harvest  to date has consisted of 60% does and 40% males (10139; 6624).  Top five counties were Pike (573), Fulton (441), Jefferson (387), Adams (383), and JoDaviess (333).   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 athttp://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/IDNRHarvestQuery.aspx

Paul Shelton, Manager
Forest Wildlife Program

Preliminary Illinois archery deer harvest through October 30
County	2015	2016
Adams	371	383
Alexander	48	40
Bond	142	107
Boone	54	43
Brown	243	235
Bureau	232	208
Calhoun	203	174
Carroll	219	219
Cass	172	170
Champaign	123	120
Christian	183	161
Clark	208	190
Clay	164	168
Clinton	118	101
Coles	215	170
Cook	39	27
Crawford	265	231
Cumberland	126	128
DeKalb	65	55
DeWitt	217	178
Douglas	61	46
Dupage	10	1
Edgar	135	101
Edwards	74	47
Effingham	145	158
Fayette	227	231
Ford	18	19
Franklin	325	280
Fulton	562	441
Gallatin	77	45
Greene	204	187
Grundy	142	105
Hamilton	197	171
Hancock	222	198
Hardin	108	87
Henderson	84	56
Henry	180	154
Iroquois	138	109
Jackson	348	267
Jasper	156	140
Jefferson	507	387
Jersey	181	162
JoDaviess	396	333
Johnson	243	194
Kane	93	66
Kankakee	101	94
Kendall	74	67
Knox	362	274
Lake	108	68
LaSalle	283	245
Lawrence	139	132
Lee	171	152
Livingston	105	77
Logan	111	85
Macon	175	153
Macoupin	331	279
Madison	298	272
Marion	344	267
Marshall	127	113
Mason	123	94
Massac	68	71
McDonough	159	146
McHenry	210	179
McLean	194	163
Menard	126	80
Mercer	192	138
Monroe	117	85
Montgomery	252	204
Morgan	178	177
Moultrie	135	103
Ogle	284	250
Peoria	300	294
Perry	277	244
Piatt	53	37
Pike	629	573
Pope	206	158
Pulaski	68	63
Putnam	115	93
Randolph	347	303
Richland	110	99
Rock Island	257	249
Saline	156	104
Sangamon	236	214
Schuyler	266	239
Scott	65	52
Shelby	257	239
St. Clair	237	177
Stark	45	48
Stephenson	187	190
Tazewell	216	168
Union	282	220
Vermilion	335	285
Wabash	71	51
Warren	102	81
Washington	159	121
Wayne	277	234
White	147	106
Whiteside	170	183
Will	250	256
Williamson	385	275
Winnebago	162	175
Woodford	193	171
Grand Total	19567	16763