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Botanic Garden works to keep deer at bay November 21, 2011 Illinois
Carbondale Allows Bow Hunting at Cedar Lake July 16, 2014 Illinois
Carbondale City Council to Consider Deer Hunting at Cedar Lake June 20, 2014 Illinois
Carbondale, Discussion of deer hunting at Cedar Lake June 24, 2014 Illinois
Channahon Village: Deer Culling to Continue, But Rounds to Change November 10, 2011 Illinois
Deer captured in downtown Chicago parking garage May 31, 2016 Illinois
Deer hunting season off to a better start than last year in Illinois November 30, 2015 Illinois, WAND 17 ... Hunters took nearly 58,000 deer from Nov. 20-22... last year, Illinois hunters took only about 52,000 deer ... Return of the Deer Check Station in Illinois - for CWD November 28, 2015 ChicagoNow ... Deer hunters in select Northern Illinois counties are required to check their deer in at designated check stations during the upcoming second firearm deer season. This is implemented in counties where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected as a way to continue to check for the spread of the disease... Deer harvest up for first firearm season November 25, 2015 Illinois, The Southern ... Illinois deer hunters killed 57,968 deer during the first firearm deer season, significantly more than the 51,830 taken during 2014’s first firearm season. Only one county in Southern Illinois showed a decrease in harvest... Galena residents will head to ballot boxes on deer issue November 23, 2015 Illinois, Dubuque Telegraph Herald ... residents will have a chance to vote on the city's growing deer population in the spring 2016 election... precise wording ... not be determined ... Firearm deer season will send numbers higher November 18, 2015 Illinois, The News-Gazette ... Through Sunday, archers had taken 43,228 deer compared with 42,147 in the same period in 2014. ... the state's total deer harvest has declined the last several years. Last year, 145,720 deer were taken in Illinois in all hunting seasons compared with 148,614 in 2013, 180,811 in 2012 and 181,451 in 2011... Deer Poaching A Problem in Illinois November 17, 2015 My Wabash Valley ... "They're usually shooting from the roadway or across roadways and they don't know where their bullets are going sometimes," Illinois Department of Natural Resources Officer Robert Wellum said...Just within the last two weeks we've had four cases of deer being poached from the roadway."... Hound & deer tracking: Illinois deer hunting November 18, 2015 Chicago Sun Times ... “I got into because I got tired of losing my own deer,” Erickson said. ... “I got into because I got tired of losing my own deer,” ... This is primarily for finding trophies. His basic rate is $300 to go out and $200 if found... Gilberts resident asks Kane County end bow hunting in forest preserves November 14, 2015 Illinois, Chicago Tribune ... "It is frightening to have people stalking deer around your home and the mental anguish of having to witness the pain and stress the deer endure is heartbreaking," Reid said... asked the District put an end to archery hunting ... Archery deer harvest reamins strong November 8, 2015 Illinois, The Telegraph · ... Results as of Nov. 2 show Illinois deer hunters had harvested preliminary total of 22,632 whitetails. Last year’s harvest for the same period was 23,035... Exotic deer still wandering Bureau County November 8, 2015 Illinois, News Tribune ...An exotic deer, probably from a game farm, is wandering around northeastern Bureau County... it seems tame ... CWD deer check stations clarified November 6, 2015 Illinois, Kankakee Daily Journal ...Firearms deer hunters in Will and Kendall counties have been added this year to those that are required to bring harvested deer to check-in stations to be sampled for the always-fatal neurological disease...nGrundy and LaSalle counties also ... Galena: Deer-population committee recommends vote November 6, 2015 Illinois, Dubuque Telegraph Herald ... Committee members suggested council members consider asking voters: "Should the city of Galena adopt a deer population management program that is based on verifiable data collected and viewed on an annual basis?"... Joliet JC official says public seems split on proposed deer kill October 30, 2015 Illinois, Chicago Tribune ... emails to the college about the issue have been evenly split between those who support deer culling and those against it ... two professors saying they were worried about student safety ... What and when is the the whitetail deer rut in Illinois? October 29, 2015 Journal Gazette and Times Courier ... It’s the mating season when the does are receptive and the bucks are capable. The bucks actively search out those does that are “coming in” and follow them until such time that they will allow the mating process. The herding or family groups are broken up at this time and the population is spread out... Hunting rules updated October 29, 2015 Illinois, Clinton Herald ... one new regulation of interest to deer hunters in Illinois is the prohibition on deer drives. Deer hunters in Illinois are prohibited from using deer drives to hunt on Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge... Joliet Junior College to hold public forum on deer population issue October 27, 2015 Illinois, The Herald-News ... Judy Mitchell, vice president of administrative services, talked with trustees about the option of deer culling ... an aerial count in 2010 showed there were 120 deer on campus ... Those who cannot attend are encouraged to share their thoughts and questions with Mitchell by emailing jmitchell@jjc.edu 2015 Trophy Deer Forecast: Illinois October 21, 2015 Game & Fish ... “We seem to be in a rebuilding mode across many parts of Illinois right now,” explained Chase Burns, chapter president of the Quality Deer Management Association. EHD sent a shock wave through Illinois between two and four years ago with ongoing sporadic outbreaks ... Illinois Youth Deer Season Harvest Up from Last Year - But Not in Will County October 20, 2015 ChicagoNow ... Youth hunters (under age 16) harvested a preliminary total of 2,841 deer during the October 10-12 season, compared to 2,761 in 2014... The overall deer harvest has continued to drop in Will County over the past three years. In my opinion the drop is due to the deer culling program initiated by the Will County Forest Preserve ... Beware of Bambi on the road October 17, 2015 Illinois, Commercial News ... nearly half of all crashes involving deer in Illinois happen in October, November and December. About 80 percent of crashes involving deer happen on rural roads at twilight or nighttime ... Hunting season also causes deer to move around ... Another issue is rut season when deer mate ... River Forest: Not much we can do about deer October 9, 2015 Illinois, OakPark.com ... Culling could be one option .... The problem here is that there isn't a large swath of property to safely cull them ... Deer-resistant plants and fencing are recommended in the meantime... Illinois Beach, First deer hunt coming to Illinois Beach State Park October 8, 2015 Illinois, Chicago Daily Herald ... Bow-and-arrow hunters may bag the deer at Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park near Zion ... 110 hunters were selected in a drawing from 175 applicants ... no limit on the number of deer a hunter can harvest ... Petition: Stop Bow & Arrow deer hunting at Illinois Beach State Park ... On Nov. 1, 2015, for the first time in the history of the park and nature preserve, bow hunting of deer will be allowed at Illinois Beach State Park. Illinois Beach State Park is a nature preserve for all wildlife. The park is utilized on a daily basis by citizens and visitors to the area, who walk, hike, birdwatch both on and off designated trails. Bow hunting will create a danger to the citizens who utilize this area every day... Minor changes for 2015 deer season October 7, 2015 Illinois, The Southern ... There’s not a whole lot of change, looking at accident rates over the past year they were up just slightly ... really high levels back in 2007-08 ... IDNR was tasked by the General Assembly to reduce the deer herd ... number of CWD cases has remained steady, but the area affected by the disease has spread from 10 to 16 counties... Hunting brings in big money for region October 6, 2015 Illinois, The Southern ... he will sell about a five-day bow hunt with a place to sleep for about $1,350 to $1,500. Food and all other expenses are on the hunter. This is where Southern Illinois establishments near the property owner’s site begin to flourish during deer season.. Hunters, landowners encouraged to report sick deer October 2, 2015 Illinois, AdVantage News ... The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has received reports of 47 suspected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in wild white-tailed deer so far in 2015... more prevalent in west-central Illinois ... Contact the Wildlife Disease and Invasive Species Program at (815) 369-2414 or by email at doug.dufford@illinois.gov ...
Deer impaled on cemetery fence November 27, 2010 Illinois
Deer Impaled On Lake Forest Fence May 23, 2011 Illinois
Deer pierced by arrow wanders Moline November 8, 2017 Illinois
Dundee Township to let state kill 30 deer December 16, 2011 Illinois
Dundee Twp. residents can stop senseless deer culling March 13, 2012 Illinois
Dundee Twp. residents could overturn deer culling vote March 24, 2012 Illinois
DuPage culling nearly 400 deer from its preserves November 16, 2014 Illinois
Galena council approves deer cull May 27, 2014 Illinois
Galena deer count still waiting for snow February 22, 2016 Illinois
Galena deer panel targeting impartiality? August 27, 2015 Illinois
Galena suspends deer-culling program February 11, 2015 Illinois
Galena voters against taxpayer-funded, lethal deer cull March 16, 2016 Illinois
Galena, Reprieve for deer in Galena? May 24, 2014 Illinois
Galena: Deer-population committee recommends vote November 6, 2015 Illinois
Gilberts resident asks Kane County end bow hunting in forest preserves November 14, 2015 Illinois
Homer Glen likely won't see deer culling program this winter July 12, 2012 Illinois
Homer Glen residents say nay to deer culling, Palos referendum still too close March 20, 2012 Illinois
Homer Glen residents trying to stop deer kill November 30, 2011, Illinois
Homer Glen residents will have their say on deer culling on March 20 March 12, 2012 Illinois
Homer Glen to hold March vote on deer culling December 14, 2011 Illinois
Homer Glen will ask residents whether they support deer culling December 16, 2011 Illinois
Homer Glen, Deer culling in Homer Glen will likely be postponed September 13, 2012 Illinois
Homer Glen: Some Homer Glen residents oppose upcoming deer culling November 20, 2011 Illinois
Homer Glen: Advisory referendum on deer culling may turn up on spring ballot November 24, 2011 Illinois
Homer Glen: Deer-kill foes press the issue in Homer Glen November 24, 2011 Illinois
Hungry deer can pose threat to shrubs, trees November 8, 2014 Illinois
Illinois deer study reveals human preferences May 31, 2012
Influence of landscape factors on density of suburban white-tailed deer March 27, 2013 RE Urbanek, CK Nielsen - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2013
Joliet JC official says public seems split on proposed deer kill October 30, 2015 Illinois,
Joliet Junior College measuring up deer population problem September 29, 2015 Illinois
Joliet Junior College plans to move forward with pilot deer culling program December 1, 2015 Illinois
Joliet Junior College to hold public forum on deer population issue October 27, 2015 Illinois
Kane Co. might use hunters to control deer population August 27, 2011 Illinois
Kane County: More deer culling coming to Kane County November 11, 2011 Illinois
Kane County: Fox Valley's top stories from 2011 [deer cull] December 29, 2011 Illinois
Lake County expands culling program to thin its deer herd February 21, 2015 Illinois,
Lake Forest will not cull deer; Bannockburn will November 21, 2011 Illinois
Macomb's Spring Lake deemed ok for deer hunting August 20, 2014 Illinois
Macomb, Backers see no problem with hunting at lake July 16, 2014 Illinois
Moline approves deer hunt inside city limits September 26, 2017 Illinois
Moline deer hunt? Maybe August 11, 2017 Illiinois,
Moline, Deer kill permit awaits action by Moline aldermen April 25, 2016 Illinois
Moline, No deer kill in Moline, DNR says September 23, 2016 Illinois,
Monticello, Results of the 2012-13 Allerton Park Deer Hunter Survey November 19, 2014 Illinois
Mt Vernon Council approves deer ordinance December 6, 2011 Illinois
Mt. Vernon Tackles Growing Deer Problem December 4, 2011 Illinois
Mt. Vernon, Deer hunting ordinance needs approval December 2, 2011 Illinois
Mt. Vernon, Deer season open in Mt. Vernon October 1, 2014 Illinois
Mt. Vernon: Urban deer hunting open in Mt. Vernon December 5, 20111 Illinois
Odgen Dunes; Deer Cull Gets Green Light In Ogden Dunes December 1, 2011 Illinois
Ogden Dunes: Emergency order sought to stall Ogden Dunes deer cull December 1, 2011 Illinois
Oh deer! How to coexist with them September 2, 2011 Illinois
One Gold Coast deer dies, other sent to rehab center in Barrington November 1, 2013 Illinois
Peoria, City Council to enter deer hunting debate September 23, 2013 Illinois
Police Blotter: Oh Deer [taser for deer control] April 26, 2012 Illinois
Porter County deer management trail camera survey September 4, 2015 Illinois
Residential deer hunt permit for Moline resident denied by DNR September 2, 2016 Illinois,
River Forest, Deer complaints lead River Forest to consider hunting options September 24, 2015 Illinois
River Forest: Not much we can do about deer October 9, 2015 Illinois,
Riverwoods, Bucking for fewer deer in area November 21, 2011 Illinois
Rock Island could have more than 800 deer in city July 22, 2013
Rock Island deer hunt off to slow start December 13, 2013 Illinois
Rock Island Evaluates Urban Deer Hunt Program February 9, 2015 Illinois,
Rock Island folks against an urban deer hunt speak out to the city March 6, 2012 Illinois
Rock Island, Application process underway for archery deer hunting season in Rock Island July 26, 2016 Illinois
Rock Island, Condemned for being hungry November 4, 2013 Illiinois
Rock Island, Council backs deer hunt, mayor skeptical November 11, 2013 Illinois
Rock Island, Deer hunting approved in RI November 18, 2013 Illinois
Rock Island, Deer Population overwhelming some RI Residents May 21, 2013 Illinois
Rock Island, First Full Season Of Rock Island Deer Hunt July 31, 2014 Illinois
Rock Island, No deer hunting allowed in R.I. Chippiannock Cemetery November 29, 2013 Illinois
Rock Island, Oh deer, no easy answer for R.I.'s dilemma February 2, 2014 Illinois
Rock Island, RI deer hunt starts Oct. 1 September 18, 2015 Illinois
Rock Island: Debate Continues On Rock Island Urban Deer Hunt March 5, 2012 Illinois
Sandwich Man Arrested for Trying to Stop IDNR from Killing Deer at Commonwealth Edison Property May 2, 2016 Illiinois
Springfield, For first time, hunters will be allowed at Springfield Nature Center October 25, 2016 Illinois
Sunset Hills deer survey will continue until spring February 18, 2013 Illinois
Urban predator–prey association: coyote and deer distributions in the Chicago (Illinois) metropolitan area SB Magle, LS Simoni, EW Lehrer, JS Brown - Urban Ecosystems, 2014
Urbana's City Council to discuss deer problem December 21, 2010 Illinois
Will County forest culled 200 deer this season June 10, 2016 Illinois,
Will County Forest Preserve District Board OKs more deer culling September 12, 2013 Illinois
Will County narrowly approves expanded deer culling program September 8, 2016 Illinois
Will County OKs more deer culling February 15, 2014 Illinois
Will County taking to the skies to count Homer Township deer December 8, 2011 Illinois
Will County to continue deer culling program September 16, 2014 Illinois
Will County to target fewer deer as culling continues September 11, 2015 Illinois
Will County, Animal rights group questions deer kill March 12, 2015 Illinois
Will County, Deer culling to start in Will County November 29, 2013 Illinois
Will County, Deer population control debated again by Will County forest preserve committee August 31, 2016 Illinois
Will County, Sharpshooters to cull deer again December 4, 2015 Illinois
Will County, Winter culling program thins Springbrook deer herd by 40 March 26, 2015 Illinois
Will County: Deer culling methods concern Cook, trustees October 21, 2010
Will County: Deer culling to resume in Will forest preserves November 8, 2011 Illinois
Will County: Former Will County State's Attorney Tomczak pleads guilty in deer culling spat October 11, 2011Illinois
Winnebago County: Our Forest Preserves aren't the Good Ol' Boys' hunting club November 18, 2011 Illinois

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