Illinois down as well!

[Dtrkyman]

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,513 wild turkeys during the 2014 Spring Turkey Season, including the youth seasons. The 2014 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 14,133 in 2013. The statewide preliminary total includes Youth Turkey Season harvest of 718 birds, compared with youth season harvest of 917 turkeys in 2013.

[GSLAM95]

Just like our deer harvest #s are going down every year.  With the deer we are killing too many does, the turkeys we need mother natures cooperation for a couple of years in a row to get things back on track.  Wet springs and drought conditions throughout the summer months have hurt us in past years.

[allaboutshooting]

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,513 wild turkeys during the 2014 Spring Turkey Season, including the youth seasons. The 2014 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 14,133 in 2013. The statewide preliminary total includes Youth Turkey Season harvest of 718 birds, compared with youth season harvest of 917 turkeys in 2013.

The 2013 numbers were also down from 2012. It's been a pretty dramatic decline in the last 3 seasons.

Thanks,
Clark