Bond County, Illinois
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant
- Group
- Southern Illinois
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,490
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Pheasant also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBond County occupies a transitional stretch of west-central Illinois between the St. Louis metro influence and the rolling hill country of the Kaskaskia River watershed, presenting a classic mix of agricultural fields and wooded creek drainages that supports solid white-tailed deer numbers. The Kaskaskia River runs through the county providing the primary timber corridor and travel route for both deer and turkey. Bond County sits below the radar of most out-of-state hunters, creating above-average hunting quality for those who secure access on private ground.
Gently rolling terrain with row-crop agriculture on the upland ridges and mixed hardwood timber in the Kaskaskia River bottomlands and tributary drainages; more topographic relief than the flat corn belt to the north; traditional southern Illinois agricultural landscape with a mix of crop fields and wooded cover
Low to moderate -- Bond County is not a destination county but sees consistent local pressure from the Vandalia and Greenville areas; private land access largely self-regulates total hunter numbers
Illinois OTC archery; firearm deer permits by county lottery; Bond County typically offers good antlerless permit availability for herd management purposes
Wild turkey hunting is solid across the county hardwoods with consistent populations in the Kaskaskia corridor timber; pheasant numbers are minimal as wild ring-necked pheasant populations have declined significantly from historical levels across central and southern Illinois
Kaskaskia River corridor provides quality riparian deer habitat below the hunting pressure radar of more widely known southern Illinois destinations; traditional mixed-use agricultural landscape with good deer-to-acre ratios
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 14d ago.