Using a muzzleloader to hunt deer? Want to donate venison? What to know about deer hunting season in Illinois.

In counties with a firearm deer season and west of Illinois 47 in Kane County, archery hunting will be open for three periods: Oct. 1 through Nov. 20, Nov. 24 through Dec. 3, and Dec. 8 through Jan.

According to the Illinois DNR, Illinois youth deer hunters set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Youth deer hunters in the state of Illinois harvested a record number of deer during the youth ...

Illinois youth deer hunters have set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of 4,714 deer from Oct. 11-13. This marks an increase from the ...

DE SOTO, Ill. (KFVS) - As the first firearm season kicks off this weekend, reports show there has been a decline in Illinois hunters. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the 2023 firearm ...

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The pumpkin season in the Wabash Valley was successful despite challenges such as deer damage, drought stress, and diseases.

After 25 years of deer hunting Luke Perzee of Danforth, Illinois, tagged the buck of a lifetime this fall. Pezee, who works for an electric company, was hunting farm country in Iroquois County, south ...

ILLINOIS, USA — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker now has the final say on whether the state will change management practices of a deadly disease spreading throughout the deer population. Two bills focused on ...

Illinois youth deer hunters set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of 4,714 deer from Oct. 11-13, a news release says. Top harvest counties include Randolph, 259; Pike, ...