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Title: Illinois turkey
Post by: JVA54 on April 04, 2011, 07:36:57 PM

   Shot this one 6:50 today.    20lbs 8ozs   10 1/4 beard    7/8 spurs

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Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: jayjay on April 04, 2011, 07:39:50 PM
Nice bird, congrats :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: M,Yingling on April 04, 2011, 07:42:11 PM
Congrats on the bird ,,,  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: longbeardlife.com on April 04, 2011, 07:51:04 PM
congrats on bird and great pics as well....
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: TRKYHTR on April 04, 2011, 07:52:33 PM
Great looking turkey. Congrats,

TRKYHTR
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: alloutdoors on April 04, 2011, 08:02:23 PM
Congrats!!  :icon_thumright: :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: renegade19 on April 04, 2011, 08:18:15 PM
Nice.  Hoping to fill my 1st season tag tomorrow.
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: bowhunter84 on April 04, 2011, 08:26:04 PM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 04, 2011, 08:28:55 PM
Congrats!!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: briancady on April 04, 2011, 08:35:28 PM
congrats
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: X-Tennessean on April 04, 2011, 08:43:36 PM
 :fud:  :gobble: Congrats !!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: hobbes on April 04, 2011, 08:44:00 PM
Congrats!  I wondered if we'd see any 1st season birds on here.  Which county are you in?
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: BOFF on April 04, 2011, 08:45:19 PM
Good Bird!!

Congrats!!

God Bless,
David B.
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: pittboss on April 04, 2011, 08:45:59 PM
Congrats :happy0064: :happy0064: :happy0064:

pittboss
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: BigHooks on April 04, 2011, 08:47:00 PM
Congrats, nice bird..
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: harvester on April 04, 2011, 08:49:57 PM
congrats on a nice bird.  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: FANMAN on April 04, 2011, 08:51:03 PM
Congrats. on a great bird. ..Did you get wet this morning????
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: TrkyHntr on April 04, 2011, 08:51:16 PM
congrats!




Shane
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: turkey slayer on April 04, 2011, 09:59:32 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: hookedspur on April 04, 2011, 10:13:11 PM
Quote from: jayjay on April 04, 2011, 07:39:50 PM
Nice bird, congrats :icon_thumright:
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Hognutz on April 04, 2011, 10:16:08 PM
Congrats on a nice bird.. :you_rock:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: NCRG Archery on April 04, 2011, 10:38:13 PM
Congrats, nice bird!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Flydown on April 04, 2011, 10:55:26 PM
Congrats on the turkey! :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: JVA54 on April 04, 2011, 11:07:09 PM
Quote from: FANMAN on April 04, 2011, 08:51:03 PM
Congrats. on a great bird. ..Did you get wet this morning????
I thought that's about all i would get , didn't rain  until i got back home.
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: kansas hooks on April 04, 2011, 11:49:16 PM
Congrats!! :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 05, 2011, 05:47:45 AM
 :groupwave:



Very nice,congrats!!!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: ILIKEHEVI-13 on April 05, 2011, 05:47:56 AM
Nice bird and congrats!   :you_rock:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 05, 2011, 02:06:01 PM
 :z-guntootsmiley:


Very nice,congrats!!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 05, 2011, 04:51:45 PM
Nice bird, congrats  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Hootowl on April 05, 2011, 06:42:04 PM
Nice Bird,
                Hey whats it coast to Hunt Ill, for an Out of Stater, I live in Indiana, and I am so sick of waiting for are season to start April 27th. I got some Great Property Here and in Kentucky But there is April 17th.....Is there alot of Public Land, Or Hook Me Up...I will return the Favor?
 

Hoot
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: hobbes on April 05, 2011, 11:09:30 PM
IL tags are by lottery on a per county per season basis.  I'm not sure where in IN you are, but Southern IL has the majority of public land in IL by way of the Shawnee National Forest.  Your side of the state would be Hardin, Gallatin, Saline and Pope counties.  You can get on the website and look at what permits are left over for purchase on a first come first serve basis, but it is very unlikely there is anything available except maybe during the 5th season which is late April to the first week of May usually in the Southern Zone.  I believe it is a Wed. to a Wednesday.  Seems like White county usually has some tags left (its been a while) but I dont' think there is public land there.

IL likes their turkeys as much as their deer.  A NR tag is $125 and you have to buy a lic. and habitat stamp for $54.  I'll try to find a link to the leftover tags, but I wouldn't expect much.


I'm afraid your out of luck for anything until 4th or 5th season in the whole state except for a few 3rds in a mangement area and one county.  You have to remember that IL is split into North and South Zones w/ the North starting a week (i think) later.

http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Documents/Spring_Turkey_Current_Year_Sixth.pdf
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: Trip on April 05, 2011, 11:16:50 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: JVA54 on April 06, 2011, 09:00:28 AM
Quote from: Hootowl on April 05, 2011, 06:42:04 PM
Nice Bird,
                Hey whats it coast to Hunt Ill, for an Out of Stater, I live in Indiana, and I am so sick of waiting for are season to start April 27th. I got some Great Property Here and in Kentucky But there is April 17th.....Is there alot of Public Land, Or Hook Me Up...I will return the Favor?
 

Hoot
Quote from: hobbes on April 05, 2011, 11:09:30 PM
IL tags are by lottery on a per county per season basis.  I'm not sure where in IN you are, but Southern IL has the majority of public land in IL by way of the Shawnee National Forest.  Your side of the state would be Hardin, Gallatin, Saline and Pope counties.  You can get on the website and look at what permits are left over for purchase on a first come first serve basis, but it is very unlikely there is anything available except maybe during the 5th season which is late April to the first week of May usually in the Southern Zone.  I believe it is a Wed. to a Wednesday.  Seems like White county usually has some tags left (its been a while) but I dont' think there is public land there.

IL likes their turkeys as much as their deer.  A NR tag is $125 and you have to buy a lic. and habitat stamp for $54.  I'll try to find a link to the leftover tags, but I wouldn't expect much.


I'm afraid your out of luck for anything until 4th or 5th season in the whole state except for a few 3rds in a mangement area and one county.  You have to remember that IL is split into North and South Zones w/ the North starting a week (i think) later.

http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Documents/Spring_Turkey_Current_Year_Sixth.pdf
Hobbes is right there is no public ground in White county,there is two cons. areas in Hamilton county that's where I killed mine but those tags are gone.  I have hunted Gallatin-Hardin in the Shawnee National Forest lots of birds. 5th season-April 28 to May 05 .
Title: Re: Illinois turkey
Post by: hobbes on April 06, 2011, 10:48:56 AM
I did just see that the hunting lic. is now $57.75 and the habitat stamp $5.50, so my $54.00 was wrong.  You can buy a 5 day lic. for turkey hunting for a little over $35.00, but I usually go back and hunt deer, so I buy the full season.

Dang I should have bought the lifetime lic. when I had the chance.