Illinois early deer hunting numbers up region-wide
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois hunters have harvested just over 47,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm season. This first weekend was from Nov. 20-22. The overall total of 47,147 falls just over 3,000 short of the 2019 mark of 50,173. These figures come from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The seven-day firearm deer season will conclude Dec. 3-6. Numbers were slightly up in Montgomery County with 540 deer taken, up 20 from 2019. Numbers are also up in several […]