During the seven-day 2020 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Dec. 6, hunters took a preliminary total of 76,579 deer. A final total of 75,417 deer were harvested during the firearm season in 2019.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season Dec. 3-6 was 29,432, compared with 25,176 during the second season in 2019. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of the 2020 firearm season Nov. 20-22 was 47,147 deer.
Remaining 2020-21 deer season hunting opportunities in Illinois in the weeks ahead include Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season Dec. 11-13; Late-Winter Antlerless-Only Deer Season and CWD Deer Season in designated counties only, Dec. 31 - Jan. 3, 2021 and Jan. 15-17. Archery Deer Season continues through Jan. 17.
A map showing the counties open to the Late-Winter and CWD seasons can be found here.
For more information on deer hunting in Illinois, click here.
A table of preliminary Firearm Deer Season harvest totals for 2020 by county, and comparable totals for 2019, is below.