The fatherson duo made sure all of their gear was in order for the start of shotgun deer season this weekend. At illinois connection we are extremely proud of the quality of deer we have. Seasons are offered for shotgun, archery, and muzzleloading segments, and one of the coolest adventures is to bowhunt just prior to the threeday shotgun season. The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer, the first illinois gun season.
Hunting forecast illinois hunters bagged 180,811 whitetails last fall, continuing an ongoing downward harvest trend in the land of lincoln since 2007. State of illinois illinois department of natural resources. Dec 01, 2017 the first of iowas two popular shotgun deer seasons begins saturday and the department of natural resources expects 60,000 hunters decked in blaze orangecolored clothing for safety to. Cwd was first detected in allamakee countys wild herd in 20. The firearm season was lengthened from 6 to 7 days, a 3day muzzleloader. Resident antlerlessonly latewinter season permits were made available without limit overthecounter in all open counties. A little mass cofussion on what deer to shoot at first, but we finally managed to get on the same deer and get it on film. Officials estimate over 3,000 deer in 87 counties succumbed to the disease. About 670,000 deer in 2015, 650,000 in 2014, and 645,000 in 20. New jersey sixday firearm deer season opens monday. Southern illinois bow hunting 7 matching articles outdoor.
Finding illinois deer pins to complete your collection. Offering 5 day bow hunts, 3 and 4 day firearm muzzle loader hunts on private land in brown, pike, and schuyler counties. These dates are based on the current administrative rules as of november 17, 2000 and are subject to change. Jul 30, 20 though you can use a muzzleloader on private land during the shotgun season, you will still need a ml license if you want to hunt the ml season. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 75,349. Some things you need to know about hunting in illinois. Many gun hunters take advantage of the extra day and gun hunt whitetail during this time. Illinois hunters attitudes toward seasons, bag limits, and. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with the most recent success rates now meeting or exceeding their pre2012 levels. After a very discouraging afternoon the night before, i was down to my last hunt before having to make the 6 hour drive back home. Last year, the state issued 634,166 permits for hunters pursuing whitetail deer in illinois by gun or bow.
Get the best deals on illinois hunting vintage deer pins when you shop the largest online selection at. Remember in illinois you get drawn for the county and only that county for shotgun, you cannot go to any other county and hunt. B illinois has a history of producing some of the nations biggest deer. Feb 17, 20 bill stickelmaiers deer of a lifetime could be the biggest illinois typical taken in illinois this past season. Last summer, epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd killed whitetails throughout illinois. Illinois second gun season and late muzzleloaderonly season falls during this period. Special cwd deer season one gdeer per valid deer permit latewinter antlerless deer dec. Firearm deer harvest down, despite better second season in illinois. The youth firearm deer season will be oct 67, 2012, while the regular sevenday illinois firearm deer season will be nov.
Oct 01, 20 one deer per muzzleloading rifle permit f special cwd deer season. Deer firearm and muzzleloader hunting information illinois. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 99,324. Cliff gronemeyer took this 10 pt mature buck nov 20, 2016 during the illinois shotgun season in northern illinois. January 8, 2020 pike county illinois whitetail firearm report we had a phenomenal firearm season at the lodge last year with several trophy bucks being harvested. Last year in the two firearm seasons, overall harvest was 80,957. Williamson county il hunting guide 20 by williamson. I have been shooting lukes 310 grain bullet for the last couple months in preparation for the illinois deer season. Illinois firearm deer season this weekend illinois outdoors. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with. Special cwd deer season one deer per valid deer permitg latewinter antlerless deer handgun, dec. The youth deer season was extended to include the monday of the columbus day holiday weekend. Illinois second gun season normally is the first weekend in december and lasts 4 days.
Mchenry mchenry county is is an exception to the trend in illinois when it comes to deer hunting as it is one of the few to register an increase in kills during the 201415 season the deer. Testing of deer for chronic wasting disease by idnr personnel will occur so long as funding is available during the firearm deer season dates nov. Meat of the illinois deer season in sight outdoornews. Hunters can report their deer online using the automated checkin system at dnr.
If youre a deer hunter in illinois, you know hunting is more than a hobbyits a way of life, and a great way to display your deer hunting pride is by collecting and displaying illinois deer pins. My central illinois deer hunting report heartland outdoors. Aug 15, 2016 seasons are offered for shotgun, archery, and muzzleloading segments, and one of the coolest adventures is to bowhunt just prior to the threeday shotgun season. Bill stickelmaiers deer could be biggest illinois typical. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals. Twenty counties were removed from the latewinter antlerless deer season 35 remained open.
Though you can use a muzzleloader on private land during the shotgun season, you will still need a ml license if you want to hunt the ml season. The njdep division of fish and wildlife is reminding hunters that monday, december 9, is the start of the sixday firearm season for deer. A nearly stable population from 20 to 2019 of around 645,000 to 670,000 deer with a modest upward trend following a large decline from 2012 when the population was about 775,000. The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer. January 8, 2020 late season illinois whitetail hunting report whitetails are congregating around quality late sesaon food sources, many of which can be found on our properties in the form of brassica food plots and cut ag fields.
Aug 01, 2019 total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 20 2014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000 deer. In addition to the sevenday illinois firearm deer season, other upcoming firearm hunting seasons in the state include the threeday muzzleloaderonly deer season on dec. As anyone from illinois already knows, modern rifles are verboten for hunting deer, so we hunt with shotguns, black powder, and handguns when deer season calls. The sevenday split latewinter firearm antlerlessonly deer season and special cwd deer season are dec. The following dates are the projected indiana firearms deer seasons through 2019.
Illinois hunters bagged 180,811 whitetails last fall, continuing an ongoing downward harvest trend in the land of lincoln since 2007. Bow season is almost here and we have been taking a buck inventory. Total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000 deer. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for state residents and nonresidents. Springfield opening day of the shotgun deer season went about as planned a lot of shooting and more than a few big bucks taken, especially in the central and southern parts of the state. Ralph loos editor springfield opening day of the shotgun deer season went about as planned a. The first of iowas two popular shotgun deer seasons begins.
Illinois whitetail deer permits for archery, firearm. About 670,000 in 2019, 665,000 in 2018, 660,000 in 2017 and 650,000 deer in 2016 based on hunting data. Continuing and upcoming deer hunting opportunities in illinois include. If you as a deer hunter in illinois have to go out and shoot the last buck or doe off of your property so you can say i got a deer in 20 you may not be in the boat as i am in. The illinois department of natural resources idnr today reported that hunters in illinois harvested a. A nearly stable population from 20 to 2019 of around 645,000 to 670,000. Illinois bowhunting guided trophy whitetail deerhunting. The muzzleloader only gun season, which also lasts for 4 days and takes place around the 10th of december. Illinois hunting seasons, 20192020 during illinois hunting seasons, youll find a variety of standard game animals, including deer, turkey, rabbit and other small game. Obviously the far side is way out of range with a shotgun, but id ideally like to be able to take an ethical shot out to 100 depending on how well slugs pattern in. Illinois gun hunts gun hunt illinois illinois gun hunting.
Bill stickelmaiers deer could be biggest illinois typical of. If you want to hunt deer in illinois on your piece of property in the future i would figure out what you have left and see if you should be harvesting any this year at all. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 from the state of illinois coronavirus response site utility links idnr home. I recently posted a thread about a new shotgun i was thinking about buying, then bought, and have done a very preliminary report on on the shooting thread. Opening day of the shotgun deer season went about as planned a lot of shooting and more than a few big bucks taken, especially in the central and southern parts of the state. New listing 20022019 illinois deer harvest pin shotgun only. They also have a list of tags available per county. The threeday illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season is this week on dec. The youth deer season was extended to include the monday of the. If you only care about deer, then the bolt action savage 220 is a good choice. Youth firearm deer permits are available for purchase over the counter at the cost of.
While we could hunt the entire deer hunting season, we choose to focus on just one. Sep 23, 2016 good friend dave farrero makes an awesome second shot on his deer. Details can be found herein 2017, governor pat quinn signed legislation making it legal for everyone, not only the disabled, to hunt with a crossbow during both archery deer season as well as fall archery wild turkey season. Season dates the illinois archery deer season will be oct. Illinois hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Boone and crockett club scorer tim walmsley of fowler measured the rack. The 2014 illinois hunting season began on thursday of this week with the opening. This years preliminary firearm season harvest total compares with the 99,546 deer taken during the 2012 firearm season. One deer per muzzleloading rifle permit f special cwd deer season.
View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19. As we are closing the chapter on this season, we are still glassing several nice bucks in our food plots and ag fields on our farms. Squirrel season begins illinois hunting year sports commercial. Realtree offers a deerhunting summary for each state. This 3 day season always takes place the weekend before thanksgiving. Illinois imposed a temporary moratorium on deer hunting to last five years so the. Nonetheless, about 700,000 whitetails still call illinois home, so hunters should have plenty of. The second firearm season, that is a 4 day season two weeks after the first illinois gun season and the late muzzleloader only season. You can use the slug gun in wisconsins firearm season. Billinois has a history of producing some of the nations biggest deer. I have been using 10 grains of clays and 60 grains of i4198. Buying tag for illinois shotgun and muzzleloader seasons. Oct 12, 2014 the 20 illinois youth firearm deer hunt is oct. The first of iowas two popular shotgun deer seasons begins saturday and the department of natural resources expects 60,000 hunters decked in blaze orangecolored clothing for safety to.
Get the best deals on illinois hunting vintage deer pins when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. The colder the weather, the earlier deer tend to get up out of their beds and into our late season food sources. Illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season. Deer permit applicationssales information illinois. Click here for the 2020 firearm deer season hunting regulations information sheet for cwdtesting counties. May 01, 2020 view up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 from the state of illinois coronavirus response site utility links idnr home. Illinois deer harvest report, final 202014 illinois deer harvest report, final 201220 illinois deer harvest report, final 20112012 illinois deer. Oct 04, 20 illinois hunters bagged 180,811 whitetails last fall, continuing an ongoing downward harvest trend in the land of lincoln since 2007. After 2 days of 40 mph winds and no deer, i knew the last day would me magical.
Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois. This way, you can use your knowledge gained during the archery season to take two great deer. During the 20182019 illinois deer hunting seasons, hunters harvested. The threeday illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season is this week, on dec. I personally shoot a browning abolt 12ga and would never go back to using a pump gun for deer but it costs significantly more than the savage. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois gun. I decided to head to the spot where i had taken my only sunday shotgun season deer. Deer hunting numbers strong in mchenry county despite. This deer hunt starts on thursday and ends on sunday. Currently, the illinois gun season includes two additional times that you can gun hunt illinois. Illinois youth firearm deer hunt is october 1214 illinois. Bill stickelmaiers deer of a lifetime could be the biggest illinois typical taken in illinois this past season. Good friend dave farrero makes an awesome second shot on his deer. But its the december seasons that may determine this years overall harvest.
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