SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) â€� Deer hunters in Illinois harvested a during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season. That number is down more than 8,000 compared to 2018 when hunters across the state took 58,836 deer during the first weekend.Â
Statewide, Randolph County led the way with 1553 deer taken. Every county in Southern Illinois, except Pulaski, had less deer killed this year compared to 2018.
COUNTYÂ 2018Â Â 2019Â
Randolph  1637  1553
Jackson  1717  1422
Jefferson  1334  1251
Williamson  1256  1220
Pope  1176  1064
Johnson  1205  1026
Wayne  1022  943
Union  981  913
Perry  1000  882
Franklin  961  853
Hamilton  836  717
Hardin  690  602
Saline  666  602
White  527  426
Alexander  353  311
Massac  286  261
Pulaski  207  209
The second Firearm Deer Season will run December 5-8.Â
Other in the weeks ahead include:
Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season on Dec. 13-15;
Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (in select counties only) on Dec. 26-29, 2019 and Jan. 17-19, 2020;Â
Archery Deer Season continues through Jan. 19, 2020 (archery deer hunting is closed Dec. 5-8 in counties open for Firearm Deer Season)
