HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS HARVESTED 318 BOBCATS DURING THE LATEST HUNTING SEASON.
THIS WAS THE SECOND SEASON SINCE BOBCAT HUNTING WAS REINSTATED IN 2016…AND ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HARVEST SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESPERSON ED CROSS.
ILLINOIS’ SECOND BOBCAT HUNTING SEASON RAN FROM NOVEMBER 10TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 15TH
141 BOBCATS WERE TAKEN DURING LAST YEAR’S HUNTING SEASON.
OF THE 318 BOBCATS HARVESTED THIS YEAR…159 WERE TAKEN BY TRAP…29 BY ARCHERY…AND 130 BY GUN. PERMIT HOLDERS SALVAGED ANOTHER 40 ROADKILL BOBCATS DURING THE SEASON.
THE RULES WILL CHANGE EACH YEAR BASED ON THE STATE’S BOBCAT POPULATION. THE HARVEST LIMIT FOR THE 2018-2019 SEASON WILL BE 375 BOBCATS.
