Illinois hunters get more than 54K deer in season’s 1st days

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois hunters harvested more than 54,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm deer season last weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says that’s about 3,000 fewer deer than what was harvested in the first firearm weekend last year. The state’s seven-day firearm deer season concludes Dec. 1 through 4. Muzzleloader-only…