Deer Harvest Numbers Released

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,004 deer during the 2021-2022 firearm and archery seasons that wrapped up Jan. 16. That compares to nearly 163,000 the year before. Nearly 70,000 deer were harvested during gun season. Pike County was once again the state’s leader in deer totals with over 4,000 harvested, followed by Jefferson and Fulton counties.