About 670,000 deer in 2015, 650,000 in 2014, and 645,000 in 20. Illinois deer harvest report, final 20152016 illinois. The printed version of the 201920 iowa hunting, trapping and migratory game bird regulations omitted the language from a new state law that allows hunters with a nonambulatory deer license to hunt during any open season until the license is filled, using the method of. Opening day of southern tier shotgun season news, sports. On the opening morning of the 2012 illinois firearm deer season, two hunters in camp didnt have any blaze orange. Fall archery season is closed during deer firearms season for hunter safety. The season on illinois most accessible game mammal is nearly upon us. 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.
Illinois hunting laws and regulations are presided over the illinois department of natural resources. They claimed they didnt know you needed to wear orange during shotgun season. This is a video of my 2015 illinois shotgun season in wayne county il. Many idnr sites require windshield cards or check stations at sites to monitor hunter use and harvest. The buck harvested in this video was 2 green score. Theres not a better feeling in the world sitting with your dad in the treestand seeing him get a shot at an old warrior. All deer hunting prices are based on a per person rate including. Published on dec 12, 2015 every year we look forward to deer camps during the firearm season. The january firearms deer season begins on the first sunday in january and ends on january 31. The following dates are the projected indiana firearms deer seasons through 2019. The 201516 idnr illinois hunting and trapping digest was recently published online and will soon be available in many sporting stores. The total illinois squirrel harvest has decreased significantly since its heyday in the late 1950s, when more than 250,000 hunters bagged around 3 million squirrels annually. If pictures speak words, how many words does a video speak.
Illinois hunters harvest 86,711 deer during firearm season december 10, 2015 illinois scientist documents 50 years of deer behavior september 21, 2015. Illinois hunting laws and provisions will differ on the basis of what kind of game is desired to be hunted, as well as if the hunter is a current resident of the state or a nonresident. Illinois deer pins buttons for sale, ildnr issued deer pins we buy and trade illinois. The camaraderie and fellowship between friends and family is second to. As a self proclaimed bowhunter i participate in firearm season for the same reason everybody else does. 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. Illinois second weekend of the firearm season began thursday and ends sunday. Illinois second shotgun season has success and increase, illinois second shotgun season has success and increase hunters harvest preliminary total of 86,771 deer during sevenday firearm season springfield, il deer hunters in illinois harvested a preliminary total of 86,771 deer during the sevenday firearm deer season that closed on sunday, dec.
Deer firearm and muzzleloader hunting information illinois. Current and upcoming dnr seasons all events currently selected. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019. State of illinois illinois department of natural resources. Qc deer hunters ready for shotgun season jack cullen. This years muzzleloader season was a bounceback, pulling numbers closer to the 2014 harvest of 3,475 and the 20 harvest of 3,536.
Every year we look forward to deer camps during the firearm season. After 2 days of 40 mph winds and no deer, i knew the last day would me magical. Cliff gronemeyer took this 10 pt mature buck nov 20, 2016 during the illinois shotgun season in northern illinois. Oct 10, 2016 after 480 volts of electricity went through jason langenhorsts left arm some years ago, he felt he no longer could shoot a 12 gauge shotgun during shotgun season for deer. This years total is still above the 2014 harvest 74,575 and the 20 harvest 74,318. Deer hunting illinois firearm season a legend falls youtube. All harvested turkeys must be registered by 10 pm on the same calendar day of harvest by calling 18664524325. If using a blind during a season or on a wma with a blaze orange requirement, all deer hunters must wear the required amount of orange while in the blind. This past friday was the opening day of the shotgun season in 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. If a monster whitetail presented itself, i probably couldnt resist taking him, but it would have to be a true giant. Winchester xp3 shotgun slug ammunition used in this episode features. So far this year, the archery harvest in illinois is slightly up compared to last year. Turkey springyouth turkey the weekend nine days prior to the opening of each zone s first season.
Be able to always find information about the illinois hunting season fast. The illinois archery season opens each year on october 1 and runs through the middle of january. Deer hunting in iowa iowa department of natural resources. Photo courtesy of gary hintz a tooth was collected and mailed to a lab in montana for aging. The second firearm season is four days, december 36, 2015 with the muzzleloader only season following on dec. March 12 april 30 illinois residents only limit of 1 application in 1st lottery 2nd lottery. Shotgun season may use 20 to 10 gauge shotguns only, no 410 or 28 gauge. 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. Know the hunting and fishing regulations or pay the price. These counties previously had a county bonus antlerless quota of four, but were reduced to a maximum of two in areas as the result of impacts from ehd. Illinois second shotgun season has success and increase.
Shotgun hunters harvested 79,429 deer during the sevenday season, a decline from the 2015 harvest of 86,847. No matter if you are sharing a camp for first time or the 20th time, or just trading stories at a local coffee shop, this is a magical time of year for sportsmen. Iowas first shotgun season was a cold one, with below zero double digit wind chills. Nov 16, 2016 illinois first firearm deer season starts friday.
My son and i went through a few bottles of propane that weekend. Learn from these illinois monster buck videos what makes whitetail deer hunts with itb so great. Illinois hunting laws and provisions will differ on the basis of what kind of game is desired to be hunted, as well as if the hunter is. January firearms deer hunting season in suffolk county nys. 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 hunting seasons, 20192020 during illinois hunting seasons, youll find a variety of standard game animals, including deer, turkey, rabbit and other small game. Illinois hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Dec 11, 2015 here we are already, the first firearm season.
Illinois hunting videos illinois trophy buck videos. Illinois deer population and management deer friendly. The new law took effect in august, and to implement it in time for the 201516 archery deer season, the illinois department of natural resources filed. Spoonhour announces ryan leonard will join panthers next season april 20, 2020. Late winter antlerless deer and special cwd deer the first thursdaysunday after dec. Firearm deer season will send numbers higher november 18, 2015 illinois. We have two firearm seasons here in illinois and they are our most popular and our busiest season so, friday through sunday youll have. The chase for the magnificent droptine buck ended on a blustery evening during the 2016 december shotgun season in illinois. Fall in the midwest can be unpredictable as they confront the seasons first heavy snowstorm. Illinois 201819 deer hunting seasons result in preliminary. Find all of your illinois hunting seasons dates here in one place.
About 670,000 in 2019, 665,000 in 2018, 660,000 in 2017 and 650,000 deer in 2016 based on hunting data. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois gun. Due to the change, idnr will be selling illinois huntingtrappingfishing licenses beginning on march 1, instead of selling them beginning in midjanuary. Shotgun, using a single ball or slug, or a muzzleloading rifle or pistol, shooting a single projectile, having a minimum bore of 0. The 20172018 illinois deer season continued the stable, if not slightly upward, trend on total deer harvest. Remaining illinois firearm and muzzleloader deer permits are available overthecounter otc. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for state residents and nonresidents. Hintzs perfect 40yard shot landed him a monster with 22 inches of drop tines and a 22inch spread. Self filmed deer hunt 2015 illinois shotgun season whitetail hunt duration. Jan 08, 2020 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. Late winter antlerless deer season is scheduled for dec. Illinois offers online hunting permit registration and purchase, and permits are available for.
Illinois residents who did not apply or were not successful in 1st lottery limit of 1 application in 2nd lottery. The licenses will be valid through march 31, of each year. Below is a collection of illinois trophy buck videos, interviews with successful itb clients telling you in their own words how their midwest whitetail hunt went. Click here for the 2020 firearm deer season hunting regulations information sheet for cwdtesting counties. 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. January firearms deer hunting season in suffolk county.
Fortunately for them, i had a couple extra vests in my gear bag, which saved them from violating the law and probably getting tickets and fines. Aug 12, 2015 the 2015 16 idnr illinois hunting and trapping digest was recently published online and will soon be available in many sporting stores. Illinois hunting and trapping digest released, new changes. Starting at around 190,000 deer harvested a year in 2009, illinois deer harvest trends have decreased to approximately 145,000 deer harvested a year as of 2015.
Im not real big on gun hunting, but i do like to go out and shoot some does. 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. Opening day of southern tier shotgun season local sports. Hunting ends after evening hunt on last day listed for each hunt. Archery deer hunt kicks off thursday september 27, 2015 illinois. After 480 volts of electricity went through jason langenhorsts left arm some years ago, he felt he no longer could shoot a 12 gauge shotgun during shotgun season for deer. Hunting also allowed during the second firearm deer season. If you convince the legislators many of whom want to reduce the total number of deer in illinois that there is no reason bowhunters should not be in the field during firearm season, then the corolary is that there is no reason firearm hunters should not be in the field during bow season. For the first time in years, there would be very little pressure on our property.
Dec 22, 2019 illinois hunting laws and regulations are presided over the illinois department of natural resources. This compares to 155,229 harvested the 20152016 season. Squirrel season opens statewide on august 1 st and runs through february 15 th. The basic daily bag limit shall be 6 ducks of any species including all teal species, except mergansers. Deer hunting season 2015 southern illinois youtube. Deer hunting season illinois archery season illinois. The wind made it a very cold hunt unless you were in a blind with a heater. Jason langenhorsts 20 gauge illinois buck deer of a lifetime. Nonresidents who may legally possess firearms in their home state are. Make offer 1987 illinois shotgun deer pin finding illinois deer pins to complete your collection 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. Going in to the 2016 illinois shotgun season i had really high hopes. We had also left the property pretty much alone this season with the exception of youth season. Many illinois outfitters use this entire season to book hunters which could mean as many as 15 groups hunting the same.
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