The 2017-18 season dates for archery deer and fall turkey archery hunting in Illinois are Oct. 1, 2017 through Jan. 14, 2018. Archery seasons will be closed Nov. 17-19 and Nov. 30-Dec. 3 during the Firearm Deer Season in those counties open to firearm deer hunting. ...
Illinois firearm deer harvest totals 99,167 for 2001 seasonMike Norris
Harvest numbers are up nearly 8% for Illinois' firearm deer season Illinois deer hunters harvested a preliminary total of 82,495, up from 76,494 last year. The county-by-county breakdown also is included. ByDale Bowman [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]Dec 19,...
Scott Richardson
The Register Star invites hunters to e-mail us photos of thedeer they take this season. The photos will appear on the Web at rrstar.com/multimedia. Some photos also will be published on the weekly Outdoors page.Send them to: sosterman@rrstar.com.Send us your deer photos...