This dataset contains white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) land cover utility score (deer LCU score) data for every TRS (township, range, and section), township-range, and county in Illinois, USA, based on annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) data released for all years between 2000 and 2023. LCU data is provided in CSV files for each spatial scale, with TRS data split into 2 CSV files due to size limits. Rasters (TIF) showing all deer habitat in Illinois are also provided to show the location, quality, and quantity of deer habitat. A metadata file is also included for additional information.
Cite this data set: Mori, Jameson (2025): Deer land cover utility (LCU) score datasets (TRS, township, and county). University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-0160590_V3
For more details about the data set, visit Illinois Data Bank, University of Illinois Champaign Library website.