Preliminary numbers are in for this year's firearm deer season in Illinois, and they show a decrease in harvest totals.
Illinois' Department of Natural Resource reports 75,349 deer were taken by hunters during the seven-day firearm season that ended December 8th.
That total is down from 80,957 deer harvested last year.
Locally, Coles County hunters also harvested less deer.
IDNR reports a total of 620 for this year compared to 658 in 2018.
A county-by-county breakdown for the rest of the WEIU viewing area can be found below.
| County | 2019 Harvest Total (Preliminary) | 2018 Harvest Total |
| Champaign | 206 | 209 |
|
Christian |
563 | 610 |
| Clark | 1,036 | 1,187 |
| Crawford | 885 | 1,106 |
| Cumberland | 770 | 778 |
| Douglas | 136 | 153 |
| Edgar | 530 | 565 |
| Effingham | 888 | 988 |
| Jasper | 1,028 | 1,015 |
| Macon | 221 | 238 |
| Moultrie | 236 | 227 |
| Piatt | 116 | 119 |
| Shelby | 1,115 | 1,131 |
| Vermilion | 509 | 488 |
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