Mr. Groves started his quest for 500 gobblers in 1958, according to the article. Now 78 years of age, he has been harvesting gobblers on the average of 10 per year since this is 2008 and he has ...

Sally Laughlin started the Christmas Bird Count in Woodstock 50 years ago and has been organizing it ever since. She’s retiring after this year. About 20 people gathered in a church in Woodstock in ...

Turkey season may have ended in May, but there’s still good reason to keep the birds on your brain when you head out to your favorite hiking trail or drive the backroads of The Natural State.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is hoping “citizen scientists” will help them monitor turkey populations. The IDNR said they need volunteers to assist with wild turkey brood surveys. This ...

About 20 people gathered in a church in Woodstock in late December as it got dark. They had spent the day walking and driving and looking out kitchen windows searching for birds in a big circle that ...