Illinois Fall Shotgun Turkey Season Numbers In

Deer season is  in full bloom and waterfowl season is kicking off across the state, however many took part  in turkey season, in hopes of adding wild turkey to the table this Thanksgiving.  During October 21st  thru the 29th, 56 counties harvested a preliminary total of 350 wild turkeys.   This is a decrease of 35 birds compared to the 2016 season.  Below you'll see the county by county numbers as well as top counties provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 350 wild turkeys during the 2017 Fall Shotgun Turkey Season. The 2017 total compares with the statewide fall gun turkey harvest of 385 in 2016. The 2017 season dates were October 21-29.

Fall gun wild turkey hunting was open in 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The top counties for fall gun harvest in 2017 were Jo Daviess (46), Jefferson (23), Wayne (21), Williamson (21), Marion (16). 

County	2016	2017
Adams	8	5
Alexander	0	3
Brown	6	5
Calhoun	3	2
Carroll	6	5
Cass	6	6
Clark	3	3
Clay	3	5
Crawford	3	4
Edwards	1	3
Franklin	6	2
Fulton	12	9
Gallatin	6	3
Greene	4	5
Hamilton	6	6
Hancock	4	4
Hardin	6	7
Henderson	4	1
Jackson	10	14
Jasper	7	4
Jefferson	20	23
Jersey	1	1
Jo Daviess	62	46
Johnson	15	9
Knox	14	11
Lawrence	5	4
Macoupin	3	5
Madison	4	3
Marion	21	16
Mason	5	3
Massac	1	0
McDonough	3	3
Menard	6	3
Mercer	2	4
Monroe	2	1
Morgan	4	3
Perry	1	11
Pike	7	2
Pope	13	11
Randolph	5	8
Richland	3	2
Rock Island	1	1
Saline	1	5
Schuyler	5	1
Scott	5	1
Stephenson	4	5
Union	18	15
Warren	2	2
Wayne	23	21
White	4	1
Whiteside	1	3
Williamson	13	21
Winnebago	7	9
TOTAL	385	350