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Fall turkey harvest numbers see slight drop
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 301 wild turkeys during the 2019 Fall Shotgun Turkey Season. The season dates were Oct. 19 through 27. The 2019 total compares with the statewide fall shotgun turkey harvest of 320 in 2018.
Fall gun hunting for turkey was open in 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The top counties for harvest this year were Jefferson (24), Williamson (24), Marion (20), Knox (18), and Jo Daviess (15).
Resident hunters can apply now for the first lottery for 2020 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season permits online. The application deadline for the first lottery for 2020 resident spring turkey permits is opened Oct. 8 and will close Dec. 1.
For the online application, click here.