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Talking Turkey
Spring turkey harvest sets new record.
Hunters in Illinois set a
spring wild turkey hunting
harvest record by bagging
a preliminary total of 12,850 birds
during the recently concluded season. The statewide total compares
with the spring turkey harvest of
11,494 in 2000.
Hunters in south zone counties
and special hunt areas harvested
4,774 turkeys, an increase of 27.4
percent compared with the 2000
south zone harvest of 3,748. The
harvest in the north zone was
8,076, an increase of 4.3 percent
compared with the 2000 harvest
of 7,746.
During the four spring turkey
hunting seasons between April 9
and May 16, first season hunters
bagged the most birds with a harvest of 4,152, followed by the
fourth season with 3,033, second
season with 2,908 and third season
with 2,757.
A total of 86 counties were open
to turkey hunting this spring, including four new counties with the 2001
addition of DeWitt, Franklin, Macon
and Piatt counties.
The top five counties for spring
turkey harvest this year were
JoDaviess (731), Pike (587),
Adams (486), Calhoun (404) and
Greene (375).
DNR issued more than 35,750
paid permits and more than
16,200 landowner permits for the
2001 spring turkey season.
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Preliminary Spring Turkey Harvest
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County/Special
Hunt Area
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Harvest
2001
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Harvest
2000
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County/Special
Hunt Area
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Harvest
2001
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Harvest
2000
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County/Special
Hunt Area
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Harvest
2001
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Harvest
2000
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County/Special
Hunt Area
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Harvest
2001
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Harvest
2000
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North Zone:
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Kickapoo State Park
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0
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2
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Shelby
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26
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29
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Jefferson
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294
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229
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Adams
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486
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501
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Knox
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228
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197
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Siloam Springs State Park
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3
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4
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Johnson
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162
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124
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Apple River Canyon Stale Park
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7
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9
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LaSalle
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88
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65
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Stark
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17
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19
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Lawrence
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129
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105
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Beaver Dam State Park
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1
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2
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Lake Shelbyville Corps Lands
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1
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6
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Stephenson
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142
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179
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Madison
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217
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194
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Big Bend SFWA
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4
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3
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Lee
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78
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59
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Tapley Woods State Natural Area
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0
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2
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Marion
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274
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219
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Big River State Forest
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2
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5
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Logan
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29
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22
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Tazewell
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11
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17
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Massac
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70
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57
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Boone
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32
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22
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Lowden Miller State Forest
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4
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8
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Vermilion
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81
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41
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Mermet Lake SFWA
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2
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4
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Brown
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259
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271
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Mackinaw River FWA
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3
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4
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Warren
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45
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38
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Monroe
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138
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112
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Bureau
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55
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53
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Macon
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28
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Whiteside
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125
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120
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Newton Lake FWA
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5
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7
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Calhoun
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404
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459
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Macoupin
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347
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311
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Winnebago
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103
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104
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Perry
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189
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168
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Carroll
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239
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266
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Marseilles Wildlife Area
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2
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5
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Witkowsky Wildlife Area
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3
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6
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Pope
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313
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289
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Cass
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205
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159
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Marshall
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36
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54
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Woodford
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36
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29
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Pulaski
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61
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43
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Castle Rock State Park
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0
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1
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Marshall FWA
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1
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1
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Pyramid State Park
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4
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7
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Christian
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33
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31
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Mason
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164
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130
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North Zone Total
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8,076
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7,746
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Ramsey Lake State Park
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2
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1
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Clark
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84
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55
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McDonough
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129
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137
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Randolph
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262
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215
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Clinton Lake State Rec. Area
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3
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Menard
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70
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63
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South Zone:
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Randolph Co. Cons. Area '
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6
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3
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Coles
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27
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24
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Mercer
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100
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89
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Alexander
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107
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70
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Red Hills State Park
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1
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2
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Cumberland
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44
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33
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Middlefork FWA
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1
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2
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Bond
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85
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58
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Red Hills/Chauncey Marsh
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2
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2
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DeKalb
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13
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10
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Mississippi Palisades State Park
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1
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8
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Clay
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173
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151
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Richland
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108
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78
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DeWitt
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38
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Momence Wetlands
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1
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5
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Clinton
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62
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69
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Saline
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75
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53
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Edgar
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27
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36
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Montgomery
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86
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66
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Crab Orchard NWA
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25
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Sam Dale Lake Cons. Area
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5
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6
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Fox Ridge State Park
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1
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3
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Morgan
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218
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185
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Crawford
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115
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78
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Sam Parr State Park
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3
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4
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Fulton
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317
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270
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Ogle
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54
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55
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Crawford Co. Conservation Area
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3
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3
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Sato Field
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3
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2
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Green River State Wildlife Area
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3
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5
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Peoria
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91
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82
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East Conant Field
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3
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7
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St. Clair
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87
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69
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Greene
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375
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363
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Pere Marquette State Park
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9
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10
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Edwards
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60
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43
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Stephen A. Forbes State Park
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10
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10
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Grundy
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17
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18
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Piatt
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19
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Effingham
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57
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56
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Ten Mile Creek SFWA
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3
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3
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Hancock
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351
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367
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Pike
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587
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561
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Fayette
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85
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57
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Union
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220
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167
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Harry "Babe" Woodyard SNA
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1
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1
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Putnam
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21
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Ferne Clyffe State Park
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2
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2
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Wabash
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36
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42
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Henderson
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199
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170
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Rock Island
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143
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137
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Fort Massac State Park Youth
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1
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3
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Washington
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113
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89
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Henry
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35
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20
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Sand Ridge State Forest
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13
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22
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Franklin
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64
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Wayne
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207
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172
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Hidden Springs State Forest
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0
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2
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Sangamon
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56
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42
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Gallatin
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79
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70
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White
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77
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60
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Jersey
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304
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352
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Sangamon Co. Conservation Area
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0
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1
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Hamilton
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113
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71
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Williamson
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102
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80
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Jim Edgar Panther Creek
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29
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40
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Sanganois Conservation Area
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0
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2
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Hamilton Co. Conservation Area
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2
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3
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Jim Edgar West Open Unit
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2
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2
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Sangchris Lake State Park
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2
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5
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Hardin
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171
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157
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South Zone Total
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4,774
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3,748
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JoDaviess
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731
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761
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Savanna Ordinance
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1
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Horseshoe Lake State Park
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2
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Johnson-Sauk Trail
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0
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3
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Schuyler
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353
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335
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Jackson
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220
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171
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Kankakee
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19
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9
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Scott
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173
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161
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Jasper
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165
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63
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Statewide Total
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12,850 11,494
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