Illinois Deer Hunting by County Deer harvest, public land, and terrain for 102 Illinois counties — 101 with a full breakdown.
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Updated September 2026
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Try Ember free County Deer harvest Per sq mi▼ Public land Jefferson County 4,834 8.5 3% Williamson County 3,458 8.2 33% Randolph County 4,253 7.4 6% Brown County 2,259 7.4 2% Franklin County 2,778 6.8 1% Marion County 3,832 6.7 1% Calhoun County 1,698 6.7 4% Perry County 2,890 6.5 7% Schuyler County 2,833 6.5 1% Hamilton County 2,646 6.1 2% Johnson County 2,015 5.9 16% Jackson County 3,403 5.8 17% Clay County 2,714 5.8 0% Pope County 2,114 5.7 44% Crawford County 2,464 5.6 1% Hardin County 977 5.5 26% Pike County 4,555 5.5 1% Union County 2,162 5.2 19% Fayette County 3,700 5.2 1% Monroe County 1,908 5.0 2% Fulton County 4,255 4.9 4% Saline County 1,785 4.7 8% Putnam County 739 4.6 1% Effingham County 2,207 4.6 0% Adams County 3,927 4.6 1% Wayne County 3,266 4.6 0% Jasper County 2,253 4.6 1% Clark County 2,265 4.5 1% Jo Daviess County 2,675 4.5 6% Cumberland County 1,520 4.4 0% Macoupin County 3,611 4.2 0% Greene County 2,244 4.1 1% Cass County 1,530 4.1 11% Washington County 2,274 4.0 0% Bond County 1,507 4.0 0% Jersey County 1,443 3.9 2% Hancock County 3,098 3.9 0% Richland County 1,399 3.9 1% Lawrence County 1,424 3.8 2% Edwards County 850 3.8 0% Clinton County 1,803 3.8 1% Shelby County 2,833 3.7 1% Rock Island County 1,513 3.5 1% Massac County 834 3.5 5% Woodford County 1,782 3.4 0% White County 1,668 3.4 0% Coles County 1,692 3.3 1% Pulaski County 623 3.1 19% Montgomery County 2,198 3.1 0% Knox County 2,206 3.1 1% Peoria County 1,871 3.0 4% Marshall County 1,123 2.9 4% Menard County 906 2.9 0% Scott County 717 2.9 — Mercer County 1,579 2.8 0% McDonough County 1,651 2.8 1% Madison County 1,972 2.8 3% De Witt County 1,080 2.7 0% Henderson County 1,015 2.7 1% Carroll County 1,184 2.7 2% Morgan County 1,493 2.6 1% St. Clair County 1,712 2.6 4% Alexander County 597 2.5 31% Wabash County 552 2.5 0% Tazewell County 1,598 2.5 2% Moultrie County 806 2.4 0% Gallatin County 765 2.4 6% Bureau County 1,906 2.2 1% Lee County 1,493 2.1 1% Whiteside County 1,394 2.0 1% Ogle County 1,544 2.0 2% Vermilion County 1,791 2.0 2% Sangamon County 1,707 2.0 1% McHenry County 1,177 2.0 6% Mason County 1,052 2.0 7% Edgar County 1,196 1.9 0% Winnebago County 957 1.9 5% Stephenson County 1,044 1.9 1% Grundy County 753 1.8 3% Christian County 1,252 1.8 1% Warren County 888 1.6 0% Logan County 879 1.4 0% Stark County 402 1.4 0% Henry County 1,132 1.4 1% Boone County 381 1.4 2% LaSalle County 1,504 1.3 1% Will County 1,032 1.2 8% McLean County 1,428 1.2 1% Macon County 696 1.2 2% Iroquois County 1,226 1.1 1% Piatt County 460 1.0 1% Douglas County 427 1.0 0% Kankakee County 683 1.0 2% Kendall County 317 1.0 3% Livingston County 808 0.8 0% Kane County 395 0.8 7% Champaign County 730 0.7 1% Lake County 314 0.7 15% DeKalb County 436 0.7 1% Ford County 213 0.4 0% Cook County 128 0.1 4% DuPage County 39 0.1 11%
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