Tazewell 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
- 1,548
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 · sourcedTazewell County straddles the Illinois River in central Illinois, a position that gives it some of the most productive bottomland whitetail and turkey habitat in the state. Timbered bluffs and river-edge marshes contrast sharply with the flat, intensively farmed uplands that dominate the county interior. The Illinois River corridor is legendary among Midwest hunters for producing record-class bucks.
Illinois River bluffs and bottomlands on the west side; flat to gently rolling glacial till plain across the interior; backwater sloughs and timber stands concentrated along the river corridor.
Moderate to high along the river corridor due to its well-known trophy potential; interior farmland sees lighter pressure.
Zone-based OTC firearm permits; early archery season begins October 1 statewide; Illinois antler restriction rules apply in selected seasons.
Wild turkey are well-established in the river-bottom timber; the backwater sloughs attract migrating waterfowl, making the Illinois River zone a multi-species draw during autumn.
Illinois River corridor big-buck reputation — the bluff-to-bottom transition creates classic rut-movement funnels; accessible public bottomland timber along the river for non-landowner hunters.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: IDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.