Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 22-24, a news release says. Comparatively, hunters took 53,348 and 52,

Illinois deer hunters harvested 54,661 deer during the first part of firearm deer season that ended Sunday. That[s up slightly from the last two years.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reporting that Illinois hunters harvested 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the firearm deer season. Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer season concludes December 5th – 8th.