Adams County Deer Hunters Rank at the Top in 2016 Preliminary Count
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,452 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season--the most of which coming from Adams County. Adams County hunters harvested 1,642 deer from November 18 to 20 which is up 80 from 2015 when Randolph and Jackson Counties ranked first and second respectively.
Here is a full breakdown courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources:
| County | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS | 1562 | 1642 |
| ALEXANDER | 335 | 283 |
| BOND | 499 | 390 |
| BOONE | 74 | 87 |
| BROWN | 738 | 645 |
| BUREAU | 715 | 704 |
| CALHOUN | 565 | 482 |
| CARROLL | 502 | 529 |
| CASS | 491 | 475 |
| CHAMPAIGN | 142 | 165 |
| CHRISTIAN | 434 | 420 |
| CLARK | 723 | 715 |
| CLAY | 761 | 784 |
| CLINTON | 427 | 457 |
| COLES | 389 | 388 |
| CRAWFORD | 673 | 656 |
| CUMBERLAND | 483 | 494 |
| DEKALB | 80 | 79 |
| DEWITT | 256 | 192 |
| DOUGLAS | 123 | 105 |
| EDGAR | 452 | 387 |
| EDWARDS | 317 | 282 |
| EFFINGHAM | 624 | 589 |
| FAYETTE | 1157 | 1050 |
| FORD | 90 | 72 |
| FRANKLIN | 910 | 807 |
| FULTON | 1393 | 1344 |
| GALLATIN | 322 | 296 |
| GREENE | 771 | 660 |
| GRUNDY | 238 | 214 |
| HAMILTON | 807 | 786 |
| HANCOCK | 1159 | 1079 |
| HARDIN | 694 | 605 |
| HENDERSON | 375 | 372 |
| HENRY | 479 | 404 |
| IROQUOIS | 384 | 326 |
| JACKSON | 1586 | 1562 |
| JASPER | 670 | 675 |
| JEFFERSON | 1404 | 1276 |
| JERSEY | 460 | 444 |
| JODAVIESS | 1368 | 1306 |
| JOHNSON | 1213 | 1166 |
| KANE | 15 | 18 |
| KANKAKEE | 122 | 125 |
| KENDALL | 51 | 67 |
| KNOX | 831 | 820 |
| LAKE | 4 | 5 |
| LASALLE | 534 | 537 |
| LAWRENCE | 429 | 375 |
| LEE | 419 | 359 |
| LIVINGSTON | 281 | 293 |
| LOGAN | 289 | 256 |
| MACON | 170 | 170 |
| MACOUPIN | 995 | 967 |
| MADISON | 513 | 444 |
| MARION | 1093 | 1051 |
| MARSHALL | 421 | 382 |
| MASON | 325 | 305 |
| MASSAC | 418 | 367 |
| MCDONOUGH | 545 | 597 |
| MCHENRY | 186 | 168 |
| MCLEAN | 411 | 363 |
| MENARD | 249 | 238 |
| MERCER | 536 | 605 |
| MONROE | 733 | 704 |
| MONTGOMERY | 681 | 551 |
| MORGAN | 526 | 508 |
| MOULTRIE | 151 | 134 |
| OGLE | 582 | 538 |
| PEORIA | 736 | 639 |
| PERRY | 839 | 814 |
| PIATT | 65 | 75 |
| PIKE | 1419 | 1346 |
| POPE | 1239 | 1096 |
| PULASKI | 358 | 281 |
| PUTNAM | 252 | 213 |
| RANDOLPH | 1621 | 1582 |
| RICHLAND | 515 | 528 |
| ROCKISLAND | 559 | 552 |
| SALINE | 650 | 618 |
| SANGAMON | 471 | 385 |
| SCHUYLER | 966 | 901 |
| SCOTT | 276 | 264 |
| SHELBY | 834 | 782 |
| STARK | 146 | 136 |
| STCLAIR | 540 | 480 |
| STEPHENSON | 521 | 597 |
| TAZEWELL | 377 | 351 |
| UNION | 1281 | 1060 |
| VERMILION | 427 | 392 |
| WABASH | 151 | 131 |
| WARREN | 375 | 382 |
| WASHINGTON | 722 | 672 |
| WAYNE | 1022 | 1035 |
| WHITE | 578 | 547 |
| WHITESIDE | 477 | 390 |
| WILL | 213 | 168 |
| WILLIAMSON | 1203 | 1060 |
| WINNEBAGO | 219 | 217 |
| WOODFORD | 463 | 417 |
| TOTAL | 57870 | 54452 |
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