Deer hunting illinois firearm season a legend falls. Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 75,349. Harvest shifts come during archery and traditional. Established in 1975, the institute for legislative action ila is the lobbying arm of the national rifle association of america. In 2014, there were 20 hunting incidents, two of which resulted in fatalities, reported in all hunting seasons in illinois. Watch the team attempt to fill some tags during the 20 illinois 2nd shotgun season. Statewide, hunters in illinois harvested 144,150 deer during all seasons, which. Fewer hunters means fewer conservation dollars in illinois wglt. Illinois state gun law guide, news, reference, and summary. Deer firearm and muzzleloader hunting information illinois.
Illinois whitetail monster 202 inch on winchester deadly passion duration. Youth firearm season, open to hunters under 18, is oct. Illinois deer hunting seasons underway enquirer democrat. Information on current and upcoming wisconsin deer hunting seasons, tools for your hunt and deer herd monitoring. This was a roller coaster journey that truly kept me on my toes. Lottery results will be available midoctober, 2020 here. Bobcat permit applications will be available online only between september 1 30, 2020. About 670,000 in 2019, 665,000 in 2018, 660,000 in 2017 and 650,000 deer in 2016 based on hunting data. Total deer harvest in illinois has remained relatively steady since the 202014 hunting season, fluctuating between 144,000 and 156,000. Springfield illinois department of natural resources director marc miller announced changes to the 2014 2015 deer hunting seasons today, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the latewinter season and a reduction in the number of firearm permits available in some counties.
Illinois firearm deer season begins november 2022 illinois. Illinois deer hunting had a significant shift in harvest in the archery. Nonresidents who may legally possess firearms in their home state are. Rifle hunting whitetailswestern maryland 2014 youtube. In illinois, 14 species are classified as furbearers, all of which can be legally hunted andor trapped. State of illinois illinois department of natural resources. Rabbit hunting trends from 200220 and 2014 to current year are not comparable estimates due to changes in length of the 201415 season. Illinois deer harvest report, final 20142015 illinois deer harvest report, final 202014 illinois deer harvest report, final 201220 illinois deer.
Illinois department of natural resources message from the director youth hunting opportunities statewide youth hunting seasons only youths under 16 allowed to hunt. The 20142015 list of illinois licensed deer and wild turkey outfitters is. Gun laws in illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of illinois in the united states to legally possess firearms or ammunition, illinois residents must have a firearm owners identification foid card, which is issued by the illinois state police to any qualified applicant. Deer hunting illinois firearm season public land 3. Des plaines, eldon hazlet, green river, iroquois county, jim edgar panther creek, johnson sauk trail, moraine view, sand ridge and wayne fitzgerrell will be open for the illinois youth pheasant hunt only on nov.
As state revenue declines from hunting licenses and the sale of firearms, ammunition and archery equipment, duquette said thats forced the state. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois. Published on dec 11, 2014 join me as i complete my journey to obtain my families nourishment on public land in western maryland. Josh steins 2014 illinois buck with hadley creek outfitters youtube. And hope now i am a section of allowing you to get a greater product.
Springfield illinois department of natural resources director marc miller announced changes to the 20142015 deer hunting seasons today, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the latewinter season and a reduction in the number of firearm permits available in some counties. 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. Application periods lotteries 2019 deer firearmmuzzleloader application periods. Click here for the 2020 firearm deer season hunting regulations information sheet for cwdtesting counties. Many illinois outfitters use this entire season to book hunters which could mean as many as 15 groups hunting the same. Last year in the two firearm seasons, overall harvest was 80,957. The illinois archery season opens each year on october 1 and runs through the middle of january.
Centerfire revolvers or centerfire singleshot handguns of. Compound bow harvests declined from 87 percent in 2014. Rabbit hunting trends from 20042012 were not comparable to 201415 estimates due to changes in length of the 2014 season figure 1. The annual observance of christopher columbus day is popular with illinois hunters. Please see the current hunting and trapping digest for furbearer hunting and trapping regulations, season dates, and more.
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