Jo Daviess among top 5 counties for turkey harvest

May 20, 2024 Noelle MontesJo Daviess among top 5 counties for turkey harvestTurkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,701 wild turkeys during the 2022 Illinois Spring Turkey Season. This year’s preliminary harvest total compares with the 2021 statewide turkey harvest of 13,613.A total of 81,903 permits were sold this year compared to 83,240 in 2021.The statewide preliminary total includes the 2022 Youth Turkey Season harvest of 1,258 birds, which compares with the 2021 youth harvest of 1,304 turkeys (the record for youth season harvest). The statewide record total harvest for the spring turkey season was set in 2006 when 16,569 turkeys were harvested.Spring turkey hunting was open in 100 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The 2022 season dates were April 4-May 5 in the South Zone and April 11-May 12 in the North Zone.

The Youth Spring Turkey Season was March 26-27 and April 2-3 statewide.The top five counties for spring wild turkey harvest in 2021 were Jefferson (422), Jo Daviess (416), Pike (368), Randolph (315), and Pope (312).A table shows county preliminary harvest totals for the 2022 Illinois Spring Turkey Season and 2021 comparable harvest totals: County20222021 ADAMS300278 ALEXANDER140155 BOND125130 BOONE8773 BROWN196221 BUREAU169150 CALHOUN216185 CARROLL159131 CASS212211 CHAMPAIGN2220 CHRISTIAN4339 CLARK200213 CLAY212225 CLINTON9785 COLES3046 CRAWFORD189178 CUMBERLAND5564 DEKALB1510 DEWITT3650 DOUGLAS107 EDGAR9580 EDWARDS9279 EFFINGHAM113129 FAYETTE215269 FORD1116 FRANKLIN208184 FULTON247245 GALLATIN/HARDIN221202 GREENE124140 GRUNDY6153 HAMILTON212241 HANCOCK271254 HENDERSON137133 HENRY103107 IROQUOIS8479 JACKSON281280 JASPER130136 JEFFERSON422428 JERSEY173146 JODAVIESS416354 JOHNSON242223 KANE1 0 KANKAKEE4445 KENDALL109 KNOX202225 LAKE106 LASALLE95110 LAWRENCE130143 LEE9085 LIVINGSTON3032 LOGAN3328 MACON2126 MACOUPIN261225 MADISON205192 MARION310338 MARSHALL/PUTNAM104105 MASON143134 MASSAC10498 MCDONOUGH118124 MCHENRY10198 MCLEAN6063 MENARD7275 MERCER183187 MONROE135141 MONTGOMERY145152 MORGAN100127 MOULTRIE3021 OGLE191155 PEORIA126113 PERRY219231 PIATT411 PIKE368356 POPE312276 PULASKI101113 RANDOLPH315295 RICHLAND123109 ROCK ISLAND164157 SALINE117113 SANGAMON91104 SCHUYLER192185 SCOTT8270 SHELBY129132 ST CLAIR129127 STARK1217 STEPHENSON206155 TAZEWELL7072 UNION211265 VERMILION130131 WABASH4041 WARREN4649 WASHINGTON138135 WAYNE262302 WHITE143182 WHITESIDE130107 WILL6274 WILLIAMSON269288 WINNEBAGO151144 WOODFORD6066 Total1370113613 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sMHRqqyanJOewaqx0meaqKVfo7K4v46lppyZnGK7psPSaKGoZZSWw6qx0qxkmqWfo7RuwM6pZG5lk6TCr8DInqpmnp%2BnerXB0aScsmWYlr%2B3sdKtZg%3D%3D←Bert Kreischers Family: Everything About the Comedians Loved Ones Judy Garlands Daughter Lorna Luft Says Mom Was An Extraordinary Person: Im Deeply Gra→