HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:54:07 GMT Server: Apache Link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" Link: ; rel="alternate"; type="application/json" Link: ; rel=shortlink Transfer-Encoding: chunked Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 2021 Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 71,675 | Outdoor News Daily
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced hunters took a preliminary total of 71,675 deer during the seven-day 2021 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Dec. 5. Hunters harvested a final total of 77,160 deer during the firearm season in 2020.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2021 firearm season Dec. 2-5 was 21,375, compared with 29,432 during the second season in 2020. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year’s firearm season Nov. 19-21 was 50,300 deer.
Remaining 2021-22 deer season hunting opportunities in Illinois in include:
Muzzleloader-only deer season Dec. 10-12
Late-winter antlerless-only deer season and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) deer season, in designated counties only, Dec. 30-Jan. 2 and Jan. 14-16
Archery deer season continues through Jan. 16, 2022. Details on the late-winter season are available online at: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Documents/2021-2022%20Late%20Winter%20Hunting%20Information_DJS.pdf. Tags:Deer Season[4], Firearm[5], Harvest[6], Illinois[7]
Late-winter antlerless-only deer season and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) deer season, in designated counties only, Dec. 30-Jan. 2 and Jan. 14-16
Archery deer season continues through Jan. 16, 2022. Details on the late-winter season are available online at: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Documents/2021-2022%20Late%20Winter%20Hunting%20Information_DJS.pdf. Tags:Deer Season[4], Firearm[5], Harvest[6], Illinois[7]
