The fatherson duo made sure all of their gear was in order for the start of shotgun deer season this weekend. The first of iowas two popular shotgun deer seasons begins. B illinois has a history of producing some of the nations biggest deer. 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. The threeday illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season is this week, on dec.
Get the best deals on illinois hunting vintage deer pins when you shop the largest online selection at. The 2014 illinois hunting season began on thursday of this week with the opening. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 99,324. Season dates the illinois archery deer season will be oct. Bill stickelmaiers deer of a lifetime could be the biggest illinois typical taken in illinois this past season. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with the most recent success rates now meeting or exceeding their pre2012 levels. 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. Squirrel season begins illinois hunting year sports commercial. Good friend dave farrero makes an awesome second shot on his deer. 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. Billinois has a history of producing some of the nations biggest deer. Deer hunting numbers strong in mchenry county despite. Bill stickelmaiers deer could be biggest illinois typical of.
Hunting forecast illinois hunters bagged 180,811 whitetails last fall, continuing an ongoing downward harvest trend in the land of lincoln since 2007. Illinois youth firearm deer hunt is october 1214 illinois. Success rates of illinois firearm deer hunters have again increased, with. Realtree offers a deerhunting summary for each state. Get the best deals on illinois hunting vintage deer pins when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. About 670,000 deer in 2015, 650,000 in 2014, and 645,000 in 20. Illinois whitetail deer permits for archery, firearm. The youth firearm deer season will be oct 67, 2012, while the regular sevenday illinois firearm deer season will be nov. Oct 12, 2014 the 20 illinois youth firearm deer hunt is oct. 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. Hunters can report their deer online using the automated checkin system at dnr. Deer firearm and muzzleloader hunting information illinois. Williamson county il hunting guide 20 by williamson.
Finding illinois deer pins to complete your collection. Twenty counties were removed from the latewinter antlerless deer season 35 remained open. These dates are based on the current administrative rules as of november 17, 2000 and are subject to change. Deer permit applicationssales information illinois. 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. 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. Firearm deer harvest down, despite better second season in illinois. Illinois hunting seasons, 20192020 during illinois hunting seasons, youll find a variety of standard game animals, including deer, turkey, rabbit and other small game. 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.
Oct 01, 20 one deer per muzzleloading rifle permit f special cwd deer season. A nearly stable population from 20 to 2019 of around 645,000 to 670,000. You can use the slug gun in wisconsins firearm season. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois. Remember in illinois you get drawn for the county and only that county for shotgun, you cannot go to any other county and hunt. 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. Officials estimate over 3,000 deer in 87 counties succumbed to the disease. Illinois firearm deer season this weekend illinois outdoors. Feb 17, 20 bill stickelmaiers deer of a lifetime could be the biggest illinois typical taken in illinois this past season. Illinois second gun season normally is the first weekend in december and lasts 4 days. The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer, the first illinois gun season.
Bow season is almost here and we have been taking a buck inventory. Last year in the two firearm seasons, overall harvest was 80,957. 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. While we could hunt the entire deer hunting season, we choose to focus on just one. At illinois connection we are extremely proud of the quality of deer we have. 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. This years preliminary firearm season harvest total compares with the 99,546 deer taken during the 2012 firearm season. Continuing and upcoming deer hunting opportunities in illinois include.
About 670,000 in 2019, 665,000 in 2018, 660,000 in 2017 and 650,000 deer in 2016 based on hunting data. New listing 20022019 illinois deer harvest pin shotgun only. Meat of the illinois deer season in sight outdoornews. Oct 04, 20 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. 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. Youth firearm deer permits are available for purchase over the counter at the cost of. During the 20182019 illinois deer hunting seasons, hunters harvested. 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. 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.
The youth deer season was extended to include the monday of the columbus day holiday weekend. 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. 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. Offering 5 day bow hunts, 3 and 4 day firearm muzzle loader hunts on private land in brown, pike, and schuyler 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. Total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000 deer. The threeday illinois muzzleloaderonly deer season is this week on dec. The youth deer season was extended to include the monday of the. Cwd was first detected in allamakee countys wild herd in 20. 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. Cliff gronemeyer took this 10 pt mature buck nov 20, 2016 during the illinois shotgun season in northern illinois. 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. I have been using 10 grains of clays and 60 grains of i4198.
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. Last summer, epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd killed whitetails throughout illinois. 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. Many gun hunters take advantage of the extra day and gun hunt whitetail during this time. 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. Bill stickelmaiers deer could be biggest illinois typical. Buying tag for illinois shotgun and muzzleloader seasons. 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.
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. Resident antlerlessonly latewinter season permits were made available without limit overthecounter in all open counties. But its the december seasons that may determine this years overall harvest. Special cwd deer season one gdeer per valid deer permit latewinter antlerless deer dec. Illinois hunters attitudes toward seasons, bag limits, and. The deer hunting season that gives you the best opportunity at harvesting a trophy whitetail deer. Nonetheless, about 700,000 whitetails still call illinois home, so hunters should have plenty of. My central illinois deer hunting report heartland outdoors. Currently, the illinois gun season includes two additional times that you can gun hunt illinois. The illinois department of natural resources idnr today reported that hunters in illinois harvested a. This 3 day season always takes place the weekend before thanksgiving. Illinois gun hunts gun hunt illinois illinois gun hunting. I decided to head to the spot where i had taken my only sunday shotgun season deer.
One deer per muzzleloading rifle permit f special cwd deer season. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 75,349. The colder the weather, the earlier deer tend to get up out of their beds and into our late season food sources. I have been shooting lukes 310 grain bullet for the last couple months in preparation for the illinois deer season. The muzzleloader only gun season, which also lasts for 4 days and takes place around the 10th of december. Illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season. Illinois imposed a temporary moratorium on deer hunting to last five years so the. The njdep division of fish and wildlife is reminding hunters that monday, december 9, is the start of the sixday firearm season for deer. Click here for the 2020 firearm deer season hunting regulations information sheet for cwdtesting counties. The following dates are the projected indiana firearms deer seasons through 2019. If you only care about deer, then the bolt action savage 220 is a good choice. They also have a list of tags available per county. Illinois deer harvest report, final 202014 illinois deer harvest report, final 201220 illinois deer harvest report, final 20112012 illinois deer.
After 2 days of 40 mph winds and no deer, i knew the last day would me magical. Southern illinois bow hunting 7 matching articles outdoor. 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. Illinois hunters bagged 180,811 whitetails last fall, continuing an ongoing downward harvest trend in the land of lincoln since 2007. The second firearm season, that is a 4 day season two weeks after the first illinois gun season and the late muzzleloader only season. 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. Some things you need to know about hunting in illinois. The sevenday split latewinter firearm antlerlessonly deer season and special cwd deer season are dec. Illinois hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq.
Sep 23, 2016 good friend dave farrero makes an awesome second shot on his deer. Boone and crockett club scorer tim walmsley of fowler measured the rack. This way, you can use your knowledge gained during the archery season to take two great deer. Ralph loos editor springfield opening day of the shotgun deer season went about as planned a. Illinois bowhunting guided trophy whitetail deerhunting. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for state residents and nonresidents. The firearm season was lengthened from 6 to 7 days, a 3day muzzleloader. 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. 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. This deer hunt starts on thursday and ends on sunday.
View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19. 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. New jersey sixday firearm deer season opens monday. Last year, the state issued 634,166 permits for hunters pursuing whitetail deer in illinois by gun or bow. Special cwd deer season one deer per valid deer permitg latewinter antlerless deer handgun, dec. Illinois second gun season and late muzzleloaderonly season falls during this period. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois gun. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals.
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