Doc icon download this book click here to download pdf. Then, as i get closer to hunting time, i go back to my hunting release and continue to focus on the slow squeeze while letting the pin float around the spot i. Then travel to speciesspecific information by hovering over the buttons below and click. Nov 28, 2016 archery deer numbers are out and there are no big suprises. Weve had 10 inches of snow dumped upon us, and the deer are still a slave to their stomachs. First week of our 2016 illinois archery season youtube. Captured only on hawgnsonstv october 1 2016 lake county illinois wind ne 510mph.
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. During the 2016 seasons hunters took a total of 172 deer with archery equipment and 24 with firearms. Back out in the stand during one of the best times to go deer hunting. According to harvest totals provided by the illinois department of natural resources. Do you want to learn more about 2016 2017 season dates and limits in illinois. This accounted for 55 percent of all deer during the 201617 seasons. That compares with the harvest of 53,468 during the 201617 archery season. 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.
This three day illinois gun season starts right after we conclude our week 3 archery hunts which makes it also a great combo deer hunt see. That compares with the harvest of 53,468 during the 2016 17 archery season. Below is a description of deer hunting season in illinois. Jan 16, 2019 todays guest post from flatlander, longtime friend of big deer. The illinois archery season opens each year on october 1 and runs through the middle of january. The third firearms season is for muzzleloaders only. Last year archers took 61,096 deer and il department of natural resources deer harvest report for the 201819 season show some interesting trends. Ehd was virtually absent in 2014 and at low levels in 2015, 2016, and 2017. As far as we know we are still the only free range whitetail outfitter willing to post the bucks our clients kill on their website each and every. Open counties for the 201617 latewinter antlerlessonly deer season and special cwd deer season are listed below.
Crossbows are proving to be a popular tool with hunters. Deer harvest during illinois archery season, which ends sunday, remains well ahead of the pace in the 201617. Nonresidents may not purchase a combination archery deer permit after sept. During the past 7 days, harvest sex ratios have been 58% female and 42% male. There are also a number of lottery permits available that vary in price. Note, archery deer hunting is open during the following firearm seasons. Archery illinois whitetail deer hunting guide service. Pope county well known as the deer capital of illinois. Since then the numbers have generally decreased with 79,559 deer taken during both firearms seasons last year. Archery deer hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 56,732 deer during the archery season, compared with the archery deer harvest of 56,143 in the 201415 archery season. Illinois hunters harvest 144,150 deer in 1617 seasons. Illinois muzzleloaderonly season falls on the weekend following the second gun season. Illinois is a state that is well known and respected for its deer hunting seasons.
Fall archery season is closed during deer firearms season for hunter safety. Illinois deer seasons preliminary harvest of 147,535 deer. Idnr will submit an amended regulation to limit the sale of those permits only to hunters who have already obtained a nonresident combination eithersex and antlerless archery deer permit, beginning in 2016. As of tuesday, the 2016 total was about 41,400 a 27 percent drop. Illinois record deer harvest was in 2005 when firearms season saw 123,792 deer shot. Illinois hunting seasons tally harvest of 147,535 deer. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 from the state of illinois coronavirus response site. Ive been playing cat and mouse with a buck weve called captain hook for his unique brow tines. The illinois department of natural resources details the hunting season, organizing the harvests by weapon used, antlered or antlerless, sex of the deer and more. Overall harvest up slightly in the 201920 seasons january. Open counties for the 2016 17 latewinter antlerlessonly deer season and special cwd deer season are listed below. Il deer hunting seasons preliminary harvest totals 153,048. In illinois, several different methods are used to hunt deer.
The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer, the first illinois gun season. Archery deer hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 56,732 deer during the archery season oct. That compares with the harvest of 56,767 during the 201516 archery season. Deer permit applicationssales information illinois.
October 22, 2016 october 30, 2016 archery october 1, 2016 january 15, 2017 except closed during firearm deer hunting seasons. Hunters harvested 155,229 deer during all firearm and archery seasons in illinois last year. Through sunday, november 27, 2016, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 46,920 deer, compared to 47,970 for the same period in 2015. Illinois hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Illinois law continues to allow use of a crossbow throughout the entire archery season by persons age 62 or older and handicapped persons who are issued crossbow permits by the idnr. View 20162017 season details from the current ildnr hunting digest as a. Our combo archerymuzzleloader hunt is very popular during this time. Firearm deer hunting season opening in illinois news.
Illinois bow hunters had taken about 57,000 deer at this point in the 2015 archery season. The muzzleloader season starts the first saturday after the end of firearms season and runs for 16 days. Early season there is a special archery season, where you can use one of several bow and arrow techniques to kill a deer. Illinois latewinter and special cwd deer hunting seasons. Archery deer season information including season dates and how to apply. Aug 23, 2016 hunters harvested 155,229 deer during all firearm and archery seasons in illinois last year.
This includes archery, muzzleloader and firearm hunters. Jan 25, 2016 a breakdown of illinois deer hunting seasons is as follows. He was elusive during the prerut and disappeared for. The populations are very strong in the state, and they can be found in. Hunters may now apply for the second lottery for 2016 illinois spring wild turkey season permits. Number of resident hunting licenses purchased in illinois, 19402016. To encourage and promote to the best of its ability organized archery in all its forms in the state of illinois. Illinois ohio valley trophy hunts offers guided deer hunting in pope county and johnson county. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois. To apply, please visit the illinois dnr website at.
Getting started with hunting and trapping in illinois. Iowa and illinois archery deer seasons begin saturday, october 1, 2016. Oct 11, 2016 a breakdown of the illinois 2015 2016 deer seasons can be found in the annual idnr report. Archery devices legal for the first half of the archery deer season are now a legal device to be used during the firearm deer season if hunting private property. The secondary rut is in full swing, as the does that did not get bred on the first cycle will typically be bred during this time frame. But dont take our word for itcheck it out yourselflook at our photo gallery. Illinois deer hunting seasons underway enquirer democrat. Forest wildlife program, illinois department of natural resources. This three day illinois gun season starts right after we conclude our week 3 archery hunts which makes it also a great combo deer hunt see our whitetail combo hunts page for complete details.
Illinois allows the use of crossbows state wide during the entire archery season. Total harvest to date has consisted of 45% does and 55% males 25107. Please also read the announcements at the top of the species specific pages. Latewinter antlerless deer hunting season information counties open to hunting all harvest is checked electronically dnr will announce in october the. North dakota north dakota deer hunting north dakota fishing. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois gun.
Illinois dove harvest and hunter activity 20062016. Sep 29, 2016 iowa and illinois archery deer seasons begin saturday, october 1, 2016. About 670,000 in 2019, 665,000 in 2018, 660,000 in 2017 and 650,000 deer in 2016 based on hunting data. Archery deer numbers are out and there are no big suprises. Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,372 deer. Open counties for the 2016 17 latewinter antlerlessonly deer season and special cwd deer season are. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19. Deer archery in cook, dupage, kane east of route 47 and lake counties oct. The 20172018 illinois deer season continued the stable, if not slightly upward, trend on total deer harvest. Three weeks into the illinois archery deer season, hunters have bagged substantially fewer deer than in 2015.
Archery deer numbers to date illinois hunting and fishing. Typically, stand hunting is used for whitetails when archery hunting. Illinois firstseason breakdown shows deer harvest hot. Aug 23, 2017 deer hunters must have special sitespecific permits. Illinois archery deer and illinois archery fall turkey seasons are open through jan. Species of deer to hunt illinois is home to whitetail deer. I may spend a good part of my offseason using a backtension release that doesnt have a trigger, so i get the feel of the surprise drilled very clearly into my central nervous system. Last years harvest was more than 2 percent 3,385 deer higher than the kill total of the 20162017 season, but 27 percent lower than the largest illinois deer season kill total just 12 years ago in 2005. Archery deer season information including season dates and how to apply youth firearm deer season information latewinter deer season information will be available in early fall 2020. That compares with the harvest of 61,096 deer during the 201819 archery season. Through sunday, october 20, 2019, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a. Nov 28, 2017 the illinois department of natural resources details the hunting season, organizing the harvests by weapon used, antlered or antlerless, sex of the deer and more. Here is the 2016 photo gallery from the trophy whitetail hunts at hadley creek outfitters in pike county, illinois.
Illinois latewinter and special cwd deer hunting seasons counties announced for 201617 aug. Nonresident deer archery permit otc antlerless only must already have an es archery permit or a nr landowner poh archery permit. For archery permits, the application period is the month of june. You can archery hunt during the muzzleloaderonly season when you have an illinois archery permit. Illinois dnr announces deer permit regulations changes. It falls on the weekend after the second gun season. Illinois deer hunters harvest preliminary total of 155,1. Archery deer hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 67,696 deer during the season which began oct. Through tuesday, january 2, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 55,724 deer, compared to 51,381 for the same period in 2016. Crossbows may only be used by those with a valid crossbow permit or by persons age 62 and older. Hunting regulations icon illinois hunting regulations.
Jan 04, 2018 archery deer season through tuesday, january 2, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 55,724 deer, compared to 51,381 for the same period in 2016. Permits are available overthecounter at dnr direct license. About 670,000 deer in 2015, 650,000 in 2014, and 645,000 in 20. Youth deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,372 deer during the threeday illinois youth deer. The name of this organization shall be the illinois archery association, indicated in abbreviation as. Hey mike, reporting in on the last week of the illinois archery season. 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. It will be interesting to see the numbers for second shotgun season. Weve operated continually for over twenty years and the trophy quality of our deer herd improves each season. Later in the season, the general rifle tags open up.
Open counties for the 201617 latewinter antlerlessonly. Many illinois outfitters use this entire season to book hunters which could mean as many as 15 groups hunting the same farm in a given season. Throughout the state during all seasons illinois hunters took 151,709 deer a. Nov 18, 2016 illinois bow hunters had taken about 57,000 deer at this point in the 2015 archery season.
View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019. Please read any announcements at the top of this page. Illinois deer hunting january 9, 2018 illinois, chicago suntimes through monday, january 8, illinois archery deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 56,648 deer, compared to 52,263 for the same period in 2016. Archery deer hunters in illinois took a preliminary total of 57,937 deer during the season which began on oct. 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.
Todays guest post from flatlander, longtime friend of big deer. A breakdown of the illinois 20152016 deer seasons can be found in the annual idnr report. Hunters in illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,535 deer during all the 201718 archery and firearm seasons, which ended jan. Each year, the illinois dnr has a lottery for the illinois deer season. Hollow ground guide service quality illinois whitetail. To encourage and promote to the best of its ability organized archery in. A breakdown of illinois deer hunting seasons is as follows.
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