Illinois Department of Natural Resources
04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 14:05
Illinois youth turkey hunters set new harvest record
Illinois youth turkey hunters set new harvest record
Press Release - Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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SPRINGFIELD - Illinois youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,006 birds during the 2024 youth turkey season, breaking the previous harvest record of 1,733 set in 2020.
The dates for this year's season were March 30-31 and April 6-7. A total of 6,001 youth turkey permits were issued this year, compared to 5,283 in 2023. In 2023, a total of 1,297 turkeys were taken.
The top five counties for harvest during this year's youth season were Randolph, 71; Fayette, 66; Jefferson, 63; Marion, 62; and Pike, 54. A preliminary total of 160 wild turkeys, or 8% of this year's harvest, were taken on public land.
The following table shows youth turkey season preliminary harvest figures by county with numbers from 2024 and 2023.
|
County |
2024 |
2023 |
|
ADAMS |
49 |
37 |
|
ALEXANDER |
23 |
27 |
|
BOND |
18 |
14 |
|
BOONE |
4 |
2 |
|
BROWN |
35 |
14 |
|
BUREAU |
14 |
10 |
|
CALHOUN |
26 |
22 |
|
CARROLL |
8 |
5 |
|
CASS |
19 |
17 |
|
CHAMPAIGN |
3 |
3 |
|
CHRISTIAN |
6 |
10 |
|
CLARK |
32 |
14 |
|
CLAY |
49 |
35 |
|
CLINTON |
30 |
9 |
|
COLES |
7 |
3 |
|
CRAWFORD |
31 |
12 |
|
CUMBERLAND |
15 |
13 |
|
DEKALB |
1 |
0 |
|
DEWITT |
2 |
2 |
|
EDGAR |
8 |
8 |
|
EDWARDS |
15 |
13 |
|
EFFINGHAM |
34 |
10 |
|
FAYETTE |
66 |
26 |
|
FORD |
2 |
1 |
|
FRANKLIN |
36 |
34 |
|
FULTON |
24 |
14 |
|
GALLATIN/HARDIN |
44 |
33 |
|
GREENE |
29 |
13 |
|
GRUNDY |
6 |
5 |
|
HAMILTON |
46 |
36 |
|
HANCOCK |
28 |
19 |
|
HENDERSON |
13 |
9 |
|
HENRY |
10 |
10 |
|
IROQUOIS |
4 |
1 |
|
JACKSON |
42 |
24 |
|
JASPER |
42 |
11 |
|
JEFFERSON |
63 |
52 |
|
JERSEY |
25 |
15 |
|
JO DAVIESS |
27 |
18 |
|
JOHNSON |
27 |
23 |
|
KANKAKEE |
4 |
2 |
|
KENDALL |
0 |
0 |
|
KNOX |
14 |
7 |
|
LAKE |
0 |
1 |
|
LASALLE |
1 |
0 |
|
LAWRENCE |
9 |
8 |
|
LEE |
8 |
12 |
|
LIVINGSTON |
4 |
3 |
|
LOGAN |
4 |
3 |
|
MACON |
7 |
2 |
|
MACOUPIN |
46 |
28 |
|
MADISON |
35 |
21 |
|
MARION |
62 |
46 |
|
MARSHALL/PUTNAM |
11 |
11 |
|
MASON |
15 |
10 |
|
MASSAC |
22 |
15 |
|
MCDONOUGH |
3 |
4 |
|
MCHENRY |
11 |
5 |
|
MCLEAN |
5 |
3 |
|
MENARD |
14 |
8 |
|
MERCER |
13 |
8 |
|
MONROE |
25 |
6 |
|
MONTGOMERY |
27 |
15 |
|
MORGAN |
7 |
4 |
|
MOULTRIE |
5 |
2 |
|
OGLE |
18 |
13 |
|
PEORIA |
12 |
7 |
|
PERRY |
43 |
23 |
|
PIATT |
2 |
2 |
|
PIKE |
54 |
39 |
|
POPE |
27 |
25 |
|
PULASKI |
23 |
14 |
|
RANDOLPH |
71 |
48 |
|
RICHLAND |
16 |
11 |
|
ROCK ISLAND |
9 |
11 |
|
SALINE |
26 |
15 |
|
SANGAMON |
13 |
5 |
|
SCHUYLER |
22 |
19 |
|
SCOTT |
8 |
2 |
|
SHELBY |
23 |
17 |
|
ST CLAIR |
38 |
26 |
|
STARK |
1 |
1 |
|
STEPHENSON |
18 |
16 |
|
TAZEWELL |
10 |
2 |
|
UNION |
33 |
26 |
|
VERMILION |
17 |
5 |
|
WABASH |
5 |
5 |
|
WARREN |
5 |
0 |
|
WASHINGTON |
20 |
11 |
|
WAYNE |
41 |
24 |
|
WHITE |
41 |
25 |
|
WHITESIDE |
15 |
9 |
|
WILL |
3 |
5 |
|
WILLIAMSON |
46 |
18 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
18 |
13 |
|
WOODFORD |
13 |
12 |
|
Total |
2,006 |
1,297 |