Hunters take 59,000 deer

Illinois hunters took nearly 59,000 deer during the first weekend of this fall’s firearm deer season.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says that harvest represented a 14 percent increase over the first weekend of the season last year. That weekend’s harvest totaled 51,450.
The state’s seven-day firearm season concludes Nov. 29 through Dec. 2.

  • Associated Press contributed to this report

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