Illinois hunting: Spring turkey update

SHARE Illinois hunting: Spring turkey update

Largely because of weather, Illinois’ turkey harvest

continues to lag behind last year’s near-record pace.

Here’s the latest from wild turkey project manager Paul Brewer:

Preliminary Turkey Harvest Updates Rainy, cool, and in some area stormy weather continues to slow harvest this year. South Zone: The South Zone third season concluded April 20th, with a third-season total harvest of 1082 birds, bringing the harvest after three seasons to 4,125. Last year’s comparable harvest was 4,382, which is the harvest record for the South Zone through 3 seasons. Top five counties to date are Jefferson (255), Pope (247), Union (220), Jackson (208), and Randolph (206). North Zone: Hunters harvested 1,860 turkeys in the North Zone’s second season (ending 4-21-2011), bringing the harvest after two seasons to 4,287. Last year’s comparable harvest was 4,948, which is the North Zone harvest record through 2 seasons. Top five counties are JoDaviess (301), Pike (274), Adams (230), Fulton (223), and Calhoun (172).

The Latest
With Easter around the corner, chocolate makers and food businesses are feeling the impact of soaring global cocoa prices and it’s also hitting consumers.
Despite getting into foul trouble, which limited him to just six minutes in the second half, Shannon finished with 29 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Cowboy hats, bell-bottoms and boots were on full display Thursday night as fans lined up for the first of his three sold-out shows.
The incident occurred about 3:40 p.m. near Minooka. The horse was successfully placed back into the trailer, and the highway reopened about 40 minutes later. No injuries were reported.