In this episode we go through the latest data provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on the 2024-2025 season deer harvest. We also look at the national deer harvest numbers as we go through the National Deer Association Deer Report 2024 and try to make sense of some trends that have been seen nationally.

Links to both reports:

IDNR Deer Harvest Report 2024: https://ngrrec-hunt-illinois-wordpress-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/02095436/2024-2025-Illinois-Deer-Harvest-Report.pdf

NDA Deer Report 2024: https://deerassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Deer-Report.pdf

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