Henry County, Illinois
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Northern Illinois
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,233
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 also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHenry County in northwestern Illinois combines fertile row-crop uplands with the Green River corridor and the historic Hennepin Canal, providing wildlife structure in an otherwise open agricultural landscape. Deer populations are healthy and turkey have expanded throughout the county woodlands over recent decades. The Green River State Wildlife Area and Hennepin Canal Parkway give public-land hunters a well-connected and meaningful foothold in the region.
Flat to gently rolling glaciated uplands in intensive corn and soybean production; Green River corridor providing the primary hardwood timber and wetland habitat in the county; Hennepin Canal right-of-way offering a linear wildlife corridor through the agricultural interior
Moderate -- the public areas receive consistent pressure but are large enough to accommodate distributed hunter effort; private farmland leasing is competitive given proximity to the Quad Cities metro area
Illinois OTC archery; firearm deer permits by county lottery; Henry County offers solid deer numbers consistent with northwest Illinois agricultural counties
Wild turkey populations have grown steadily and the Green River corridor is a productive spring hunting area; the Green River State Wildlife Area also supports managed grassland habitat for upland birds though pheasant numbers are well below historical levels
Green River State Wildlife Area and the Hennepin Canal Parkway form the best-connected public-land hunting corridor in northwest Illinois; the canal towpath provides unique linear access for archery hunters covering ground quietly during early season
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.