The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 100 years of conservation and service to the people of Illinois throughout 2025. The department was established July 1, 1925, as the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season. According to the Illinois Department of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Preliminary numbers show youth turkey hunters in Illinois broke a record this season. Youth turkey hunters harvested 2,091 birds during the 2025 season, this is up from ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Turkey hunters in the state of Illinois harvested 255 wild turkeys during the fall season from Oct. 18 to 26. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said 294 turkeys ...

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Turkey hunters in Illinois harvested 255 wild turkeys during the 2025 fall firearm season Oct. 18-26, compared to 294 harvested last year, a news release says. The record harvest was set in 2005 when ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Youth turkey hunters in Illinois harvested a record number of birds for the second year in a row. The dates for this year’s season were March 29-30 and April 5-6. A total of ...