Spring and Fall Turkey Applications

The 2024 Spring Turkey Lottery 3 drawing is complete. To determine if you were successful in being issued a Lottery 3 Spring Turkey permit, please follow the instructions below.  

• Go to ExploreMoreIL™ and click on the blue Log In To My Account button.
• Navigate to your Customer Homepage.  Scroll down the page and select the Purchase History button.    
• On the Purchase History page, if you were issued a 2024 Lottery 3 Spring Turkey permit, you will see PRIV CODE 1653-24 RESIDENT/NON-RESIDENT SPRING TURKEY 2024 PERMIT – LOTTERY 3

County-specific permits remaining after the Third Lottery Drawing will be available over the counter (OTC) from License Vendors beginning March 12, 2024, on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted, or until the close of the specific turkey season segment (i.e., of seasons 1 through 5) in the Zone (north vs. south) for which the permit is being requested. Hunters may purchase one or more permits during this period, subject to availability, except that no one may exceed the limit of three permits in total for spring turkey hunting, including lottery-drawn, OTC, youth and landowner permits. Special Hunt Area permits are only available during the lottery application process and are not sold OTC.