Youth hunters harvest over 4,000 deer during October season, down from 2023 numbers

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Youth deer hunting season in Illinois included the harvesting of thousands of deer, but the numbers are down from last year.

Across the state, youth hunters harvested a preliminary total of 4,057 deer during the three-day youth deer hunting season earlier this month.

This was a drop from 2023, which saw youth hunters harvest 4,576 deer; this year’s season lasted from Oct. 12-14.

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