In the hunting, fishing and outdoor community there are so many niches. Many of those cross, such has hunting and fishing in general. However, there are those that specifically only hunt deer or in this case turkey. While some of these may have been harvested through a deer hunt, it's great to see a healthy turkey population. One of America's most successful conservation stories.
The preliminary numbers are out for the fall turkey. Below you'll see that the numbers are up slightly but, the number that has me smiling is the consistency of the numbers over the five year average. If you're interested you can check the county by county numbers HERE.
Through Wednesday, October 31, 2018, Illinois archery turkey hunters harvested a preliminary total of 348 turkeys, compared to 325 for the same period in 2017. The 5-year average harvest total for this time period is 316.
The top counties for harvest were Cass (12), Jefferson (11), Pike (10), Macoupin (10), Lasalle (10), and Jackson (10).
Harvest has consisted of 62% hens and 38% toms (205:127)
(The Fall Archery Turkey Season opened on Oct. 1, 2018 and continues through Jan. 20, 2019)
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