Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Firearm preliminary harvest totals 80,021 deer
Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 80,021 deer during the seven-day Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 3.
The 2017 preliminary harvest...
Firearms season opens Nov. 19; all hunters advised to focus on safety
Autumn is prime time for hunting in Illinois, and hunters are reminded that whether they are in search of deer, ducks, geese, furbearers, upland species or...
153,048 preliminary harvest total sees increase over 2018-19
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 153,048 deer during all 2019-20 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19.
The total...
Hunters take 13,383 turkeys during spring harvest
Turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,383 wild turkeys during the 2021 Illinois Spring Turkey Season. This year’s preliminary harvest...
All hunters can now use crossbows during archery seasons
Hunters in Illinois may use crossbows during archery hunting seasons, including the state archery deer season and the fall turkey archery season beginning...
Spring turkey harvest totals 15,800 birds
Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,800 wild turkeys during the 2020 spring turkey season. The number is up slightly from...
Fall archery turkey harvest totals 683
Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 683 wild turkeys during the 2021-2022 fall archery turkey season.
The total compares with a statewide...
Preliminary spring turkey harvest totals 15,189 birds
Turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,189 wild turkeys during the 2019 spring turkey season, and increase compared with the 2018...