Illinois runs two seasons for firearms on deer. The first season ran from November 18 – 20 with a total of 77,051 deer killed. The later season ran from December 1 – 4 and registered 37,158 deer. Add those two together and you come up with a grand total of 114,209. The 2004 total was 116,675.
While the overall total was down slightly, some counties throughout the state saw increases in deer harvest numbers. You can get a list of those numbers by county here.
Officials say that during the second season, bad weathered hampered the efforts of hunters in most parts of the state.
Tom Remington