Deer Harvest Totals Are In

Hunters harvested a total of 79,429 deer during the seven-day Illinois Firearm Deer Season that closed on Sunday.

That figure compares to the final total of 86, 847 deer harvested during the seven days of the firearm season in 2015.

The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season on December 1-4 totaled 24,977, compared with 28,977 during the second season in 2015. The preliminary harvest total for the first segment of the firearm season on November 18-20 was 54,452 deer, compared with the 57,870 deer taken by hunters during the first season in 2015.

As far as area counties and their harvest totals:

Clay County had 1,089 deer taken this year, down from 1,096 in 2015

Cumberland County had 708 deer taken this year, down from 724

Effingham County had 806 deer taken this year, down from 872 a year ago

Fayette County had 1,501 deer taken this year, down from 1,661 a year ago

Jasper County had 969 deer taken this year, up from 944 in 2015

Shelby County had 1,085 deer taken this year, down from 1,161 in 2015.