Illinois Fall Firearm Hunters Harvest 257 Wild Turkeys, Up From 255 Last Year
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources released preliminary figures on November 12 in Springfield showing that hunters harvested 257 wild turkeys during the nine-day 2026 fall firearm turkey season, which ran October 24 through November 1, up slightly from 255 in 2025.
A total of 1,911 regular fall firearm turkey permits were sold, compared with 1,763 in 2025, and an additional 20,154 landowner permits were issued, compared with 19,370 last year.
The top counties for harvest were Jo Daviess with 21, Jackson with 19, Jefferson with 17, Union with 15 and Williamson with 13. Preliminary reports identified 138 female birds (54 percent) and 116 male birds (46 percent); the sex of three birds was unknown.
(Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Photo: 图：伊利诺伊州的野生火鸡。WildTurkeyIllinois 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A wild turkey in Illinois. By WildTurkeyIllinois, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
