Turkey hunters harvest 255 birds in Illinois during fall firearm season

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 1,218 birds were harvested. This year 1,763 regular fall firearm season permits were sold compared to 1,756 last year. The largest [...]