Henderson County, Illinois
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Central Illinois
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,063
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, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHenderson County occupies a quiet stretch of the Mississippi River in western Illinois, best known for the Henderson Sloughs -- a complex of managed wetlands and bottomland timber that ranks among the top public waterfowl hunting areas in the state. Whitetails thrive in the river-bottom corridors and timbered bluffs, and the county sees far less pressure than its productive habitat would suggest. It is a sleeping giant among western Illinois hunting destinations.
Mississippi River bottomlands, oxbow sloughs, and managed wetlands along the western border; timbered bluffs rising from the river corridor; gently rolling row-crop uplands in the eastern half; Henderson Creek drainage providing additional wildlife corridor through the county interior
Low to moderate -- the county flies under the radar compared to neighboring Hancock and Mercer counties; the Sloughs receive pressure during peak waterfowl season but deer hunting remains comparatively uncrowded
Illinois OTC archery; firearm deer permits by county lottery; Henderson County offers solid deer numbers and good antlerless permit availability each season
Henderson Sloughs is among the top public-land waterfowl destinations on the Mississippi Flyway with mallards, teal, and diving ducks peaking through October and November migration; Canada geese are abundant; turkey populations are good in the timbered creek corridors
Henderson County State Wildlife Area is a hidden gem for public-land waterfowl hunters on the Mississippi Flyway; the combination of strong deer and waterfowl hunting in a low-pressure setting makes this one of western Illinois top values for the well-rounded hunter
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.