Hunters in Ill. face charges, some caught with nearly 100 doves over the legal limit

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Hunters in Ill. face charges, some caught with nearly 100 doves over the legal limit
The hunters were found in be in violation of dove hunting regulations (Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police)

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) – Several hunters in Illinois have been charged according to officers with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

According to officials, Conservation Police Officer (CPO) Johnson and CPO Somers were working in Williamson County, Illinois.

They saw dove hunters and said the hunters became nervous when they pulled up.

Officers said three of four hunters began to walk very fast across a field while two others ran into the woods.

Johnson spoke with a separate hunter who did not run and noticed an over limit of doves.

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