Friday, January 23, 2015

Another State That Has a Coyote Problem Has Low Deer Harvest

Preliminary harvest figures for the 2014-15 deer-hunting seasons in Illinois are down,  even from the collapse in harvest numbers in the 2013-14 seasons.
Here is the word from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources:
Illinois Deer Hunters Harvest Preliminary Total of 145,804 Deer during 2014-2015 Seasons
Deer Hunting Seasons Closed January 18
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 145,804 deer during all 2014-15 seasons, which concluded Jan. 18. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons of 145,804 compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 148,614 in 2013-14. During this year’s deer seasons, hunters took 47 percent does and 53 percent males.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/313197/illinois-deer-hunting-harvest

Get out there and start shootin 'yotes,or there's gonna be even less deer next year !

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