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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