Burnin Daylight Outdoors Outfitting

06/18/2026

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Last season was the first year in history that Illinois ran out of either s*x permits for archery. We highly recommend you purchasing before arriving this year, especially if you're coming late season!

Reminder: The Illinois nonresident either-s*x online archery deer hunting lottery is open from June 1 to June 30. For detailed information regarding the lottery, applicable fees, and archery deer hunting regulations, please visit: https://dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deerarcheryinformation.html

06/09/2026

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We have recently picked up a bunch of these G*t Monkey slings, and they rock. I like them, kids like them, everyone loves them. If you want to try some, we can hook you up with a discount code.

G*tMonkey Rifle Sling Co.

06/07/2026

If you were one of the few who hunted here last year, you probably sat within eyesight of this foodplot unless you parked it in the magical deer wagon the whole time.

Last one planted for this year. Its still wet and muddy, but rain is coming!

06/05/2026

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Number 1 again! What's your excuse for not booking a hunt with us?

Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 20,821 wild turkeys during the 2026 spring turkey season, surpassing the previous record of 18,189 birds harvested in 2025.

The top counties for turkey harvest during the 2026 season were Jefferson and Jo Daviess counties, tied with 646 birds harvested; followed by Marion, 530; Pike, 525; and Wayne, 464.

This year, hunters purchased 94,704 permits compared to 89,580 last year. This year’s total included a record youth spring turkey season harvest of 2,326 birds compared to 2,099 birds in 2025.

A total of 70,158 individual hunters purchased permits for the 2026 spring turkey season. Preliminary figures indicate approximately 22% of permits sold were filled this year, compared to 20.3% last year.

Learn more here:https://www.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/illinois/iisnewsattachments/32561-052826-05282025-spring-turkey-totals.pdf.pdf

05/10/2026

Last call on firearm hunters who are not Illinois residents to come here and hunt this fall. Tomorrow is the day you need to apply for permits. If you do not apply, you cannot come here and hunt during any of the firearm seasons next fall and winter.

05/07/2026

Today concluded our turkey season. While 2 out of 4 hunters were successful, everyone had a great time and saw a bunch of birds on almost every sit. This morning I saw 4 big long beards while hunting and another one the way home..so plenty of seeds for next years hunts! December comes lottery for tags, and next march cant come soon enough! .

05/01/2026

If you want to firearm.hunt deer here this fall or late winter season, and you are not an Illinois resident, your application date is approaching in 2 weeks. You must apply online then. Or you will not get a chance at permits, period...

04/17/2026

More birds. One will gobble no more! We think it was the same bird in the video the morning prior as well!

04/17/2026

Another one bites the dust!

04/16/2026

Little guys get a pass today! We still have youth with tags to fill, so we will save ones like this and wait on a big boy!