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Illinois hunters take over 180,000 animals during deer season

By WEEK Reporter

Illinois hunters take over 180,000 animals during deer season

January 25, 2013 Updated Jan 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM CDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reporting that a total of 180,669 deer were taken during all 2012-13 hunting seasons.

Illinois deer seasons closed on January 20 as the last Archery Deer Season wrapped up.

Illinois hunters took slightly less deer this season than last season. In 2011-12, hunters took 181,451 animals. The record for most deer taken in a season is the 2005-06 season, when 201,209 deer were taken.

The IDNR reports that hunters took 49 percent does and 51 percent bucks during this year's hunting season.

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