From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources:
More than 54,000 deer harvested during first weekend of Illinois firearm deer season
SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 22-24. Comparatively, hunters took 53,348 and 52,354 deer during the first firearm weekends in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Preliminary Illinois firearm deer harvest totals for McHenry County for the first weekend of the 2024 season and comparable totals for 2023 and 2022 follow.
| County | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| MCHENRY | 129 | 204 | 152 |
