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If you’re looking for a new deer-hunting location, you may want to put the Land of Lincoln at the top of your list. Not only is Illinois known for giant bucks, but the harvest this year increased 10,000 animals over last year, and the season isn’t over yet. Here are the latest statistics from The Washington Times.
Hunters in Illinois harvested more than 85,000 deer during the seven-day firearm season _ a more than 10 percent increase over last year.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday said preliminary totals show 86,771 deer were harvested during the season that ended Sunday. During the seven-day period in 2014 there were 76,575 deer harvested… [continued]
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