Post by Decatur on Dec 21, 2009 2:24:27 GMT -5
Hunters Harvest 4,697 Deer During Illinois Muzzleloader Season
Hunters participating in the 2009 Illinois Muzzleloader Deer Hunt harvested a preliminary total of 4,697 deer during the season conducted on Dec. 11-13. The harvest compares with the 4,310 deer taken by hunters during the 2008 muzzleloader season.
The top county harvest totals for the 2009 muzzleloader season were in Pike (221), Fulton (124), Jo Daviess (114), Hancock (109), and Jefferson (103) counties.
Both firearm and archery deer hunting opportunities are still available for hunters in Illinois prior to the end of the 2009-2010 deer hunting seasons on Jan. 17, 2010.
The expanded seven-day split Late-Winter Firearm Antlerless-only Deer Season and Special CWD Deer Season are Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010 and Jan. 15-17, 2010. The statewide Archery Deer Hunting season continues through Jan. 17, 2010. Permits are available over the counter through DNR Direct license and permit agents for each of these seasons.
Hunters are reminded that not all counties are open for the remaining firearm seasons. For more details on which counties are open for the Late-Winter and Special CWD seasons, and for other deer hunting regulations information, check the IDNR web site at this link: www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/deer.htm
The table below includes preliminary county harvest totals for the 2009 Illinois Muzzleloader Deer Season and the comparable county harvest totals for 2008.
County
Top number 2008 kills
Bottom number 2009 kills
Adams
70
81
Alexander
34
33
Bond
19
30
Boone
10
7
Brown
83
72
Bureau
77
96
Calhoun
66
91
Carroll
51
56
Cass
28
39
Champaign
22
44
Christian
30
27
Clark
53
62
Clay
51
46
Clinton
19
24
Coles
24
16
Crawford
56
40
Cumberland
24
26
DeKalb
8
17
DeWitt
30
29
Douglas
6
12
Edgar
35
43
Edwards
16
25
Effingham
35
23
Fayette
70
60
Ford
7
7
Franklin
43
48
Fulton
93
124
Gallatin
49
42
Greene
60
57
Grundy
18
23
Hamilton
45
54
Hancock
82
109
Hardin
54
67
Henderson
22
27
Henry
39
56
Iroquois
49
47
Jackson
62
81
Jasper
55
62
Jefferson
136
103
Jersey
24
34
JoDaviess
112
114
Johnson
68
67
Kane
5
3
Kankakee
12
14
Kendall
10
14
Knox
66
85
LaSalle
55
71
Lawrence
21
28
Lee
21
47
Livingston
24
30
Logan
21
19
Macon
37
32
Macoupin
65
56
Madison
40
33
Marion
103
68
Marshall
26
35
Mason
52
34
Massac
15
41
McDonough
38
64
McHenry
20
18
McLean
38
49
Menard
24
25
Mercer
28
50
Monroe
25
24
Montgomery
32
36
Morgan
43
39
Moultrie
32
28
Ogle
46
58
Peoria
57
68
Perry
37
37
Piatt
7
10
Pike
219
221
Pope
47
63
Pulaski
37
36
Putnam
37
37
Randolph
70
82
Richland
25
22
Rock Island
38
43
Saline
44
56
Sangamon
46
45
Schuyler
95
93
Scott
20
27
Shelby
71
53
St. Clair
21
40
Stark
17
22
Stephenson
44
37
Tazewell
20
31
Union
80
79
Vermilion
50
52
Wabash
12
11
Warren
26
29
Washington
28
37
Wayne
81
79
White
69
61
Whiteside
34
50
Will
22
26
Williamson
44
50
Winnebago
29
23
Woodford
49
55
Total
4310
4697
Hunters participating in the 2009 Illinois Muzzleloader Deer Hunt harvested a preliminary total of 4,697 deer during the season conducted on Dec. 11-13. The harvest compares with the 4,310 deer taken by hunters during the 2008 muzzleloader season.
The top county harvest totals for the 2009 muzzleloader season were in Pike (221), Fulton (124), Jo Daviess (114), Hancock (109), and Jefferson (103) counties.
Both firearm and archery deer hunting opportunities are still available for hunters in Illinois prior to the end of the 2009-2010 deer hunting seasons on Jan. 17, 2010.
The expanded seven-day split Late-Winter Firearm Antlerless-only Deer Season and Special CWD Deer Season are Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010 and Jan. 15-17, 2010. The statewide Archery Deer Hunting season continues through Jan. 17, 2010. Permits are available over the counter through DNR Direct license and permit agents for each of these seasons.
Hunters are reminded that not all counties are open for the remaining firearm seasons. For more details on which counties are open for the Late-Winter and Special CWD seasons, and for other deer hunting regulations information, check the IDNR web site at this link: www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/deer.htm
The table below includes preliminary county harvest totals for the 2009 Illinois Muzzleloader Deer Season and the comparable county harvest totals for 2008.
County
Top number 2008 kills
Bottom number 2009 kills
Adams
70
81
Alexander
34
33
Bond
19
30
Boone
10
7
Brown
83
72
Bureau
77
96
Calhoun
66
91
Carroll
51
56
Cass
28
39
Champaign
22
44
Christian
30
27
Clark
53
62
Clay
51
46
Clinton
19
24
Coles
24
16
Crawford
56
40
Cumberland
24
26
DeKalb
8
17
DeWitt
30
29
Douglas
6
12
Edgar
35
43
Edwards
16
25
Effingham
35
23
Fayette
70
60
Ford
7
7
Franklin
43
48
Fulton
93
124
Gallatin
49
42
Greene
60
57
Grundy
18
23
Hamilton
45
54
Hancock
82
109
Hardin
54
67
Henderson
22
27
Henry
39
56
Iroquois
49
47
Jackson
62
81
Jasper
55
62
Jefferson
136
103
Jersey
24
34
JoDaviess
112
114
Johnson
68
67
Kane
5
3
Kankakee
12
14
Kendall
10
14
Knox
66
85
LaSalle
55
71
Lawrence
21
28
Lee
21
47
Livingston
24
30
Logan
21
19
Macon
37
32
Macoupin
65
56
Madison
40
33
Marion
103
68
Marshall
26
35
Mason
52
34
Massac
15
41
McDonough
38
64
McHenry
20
18
McLean
38
49
Menard
24
25
Mercer
28
50
Monroe
25
24
Montgomery
32
36
Morgan
43
39
Moultrie
32
28
Ogle
46
58
Peoria
57
68
Perry
37
37
Piatt
7
10
Pike
219
221
Pope
47
63
Pulaski
37
36
Putnam
37
37
Randolph
70
82
Richland
25
22
Rock Island
38
43
Saline
44
56
Sangamon
46
45
Schuyler
95
93
Scott
20
27
Shelby
71
53
St. Clair
21
40
Stark
17
22
Stephenson
44
37
Tazewell
20
31
Union
80
79
Vermilion
50
52
Wabash
12
11
Warren
26
29
Washington
28
37
Wayne
81
79
White
69
61
Whiteside
34
50
Will
22
26
Williamson
44
50
Winnebago
29
23
Woodford
49
55
Total
4310
4697