Illinois wild turkey hunters harvested 1,330 birds during the 2012 season, a slight increase over the previous year.

The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday interest in fall turkey hunting is particularly strong with archery hunters who are able to harvest a wild turkey while deer hunting.

The number of wild turkeys harvested during the fall archery harvest increased about 8.4% over 2011. The fall firearm harvest fell about 6.7%.

Overall, the harvest increased about 1% over 2011.

The archery wild turkey season ran from Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 in 96 counties. The firearm season was Oct. 20 to 28 in 51 counties.

The firearm harvest was greatest in Jo Daviess County. Fulton County had the top archery harvest.