Illinois · Wild turkey
Turkey season in Illinois.
Illinois is Eastern-subspecies country, with peak breeding clustered in mid-to-late April. The state's segmented season structure gives hunters a real choice of which breeding phase to hunt — early segments hit peak gobbling, later segments hit post-breed.
Subspecies: Eastern
Zone
Statewide
Subspecies
Eastern
Season note
Illinois's spring turkey season runs in five-day staggered segments from early April through mid-May, allowing hunters to draw the segment matching their preferred breeding phase.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources →Source
Data sourced from Illinois DNR Division of Wildlife Resources wild turkey program reports.
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