HUNTERS TOOK MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND TURKEYS DURING THE SPRING HARVEST SEASON IN ILLINOIS.

AT 15 THOUSAND 484 BIRDS…THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR IMPROVED HARVEST NUMBERS IN ILLINOIS SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESPERSON TIM SCHWEIZER

THE TURKEY POPULATION HAD BEEN DECLINING DUE TO POOR REPRODUCTION BUT THEIR NUMBERS HAVE BEEN INCREASING IN RECENT YEARS.