{"id":32811,"date":"2026-03-12T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=32811"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:00:54","slug":"32811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/32811-32811\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than 600 Bobcats Harvested This Season in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>The 2025-2026 Illinois bobcat season concluded Feb. 15 with 627 bobcats harvested by hunters and trappers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A total of 405 (62%) bobcats were taken by hunting, while trapping accounted for 222 (34%) of the harvest. Twenty-seven (4%) were salvaged by permit holders from circumstances such as roadkill. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) issued 2,000 permits for the 2025 season out of 9,700 bobcat lottery applicants.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Hunters and trappers in Jefferson County reported 33 bobcats, which was the most for any county this year. Macoupin County was second with 28 bobcats reported.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>IDNR continues to monitor the status of bobcats and will evaluate the program as new data become available from ongoing research. For more information about bobcat hunting and trapping, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/huntillinois.org\/bobcat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/huntillinois.org\/bobcat\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773418111822000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0fxA2SsmnIHR6h-sLYdLkj\">huntillinois.org\/bobca<\/a>t.<\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"500\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Illinois Bobcat Season Summary 2016-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">Year<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">Hunting<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">Trapping<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\">Total Harvest<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">Salvage<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\">Permits Filled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2016<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">81<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">49<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>130<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>141<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2017<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">159<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">159<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>318<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">40<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>358<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2018<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">177<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">129<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>306<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">37<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>343<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2019<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">151<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">155<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>306<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">29<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>335<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2020<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">196<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">143<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>339<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">22<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>361<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2021<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">174<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">116<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>290<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">23<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>313<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2022<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">198<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">169<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>367<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">16<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>383<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2023<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">214<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">156<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>370<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">19<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"119\"><strong>389<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"47\">2024<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"71\">415<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"79\">234<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"117\"><strong>649<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"67\">25<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" 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