RE: illinois hunters; how was your opener
Right at legal shooting light I had a fat doe trot in on the trail I walked in on and she ran directly beneath me....could've taken her but it's only the first day. Then as she was going down the hill to the corn field a fork horn was coming up it and passed about 15 yards out. I was a little confused at first and thought the doe had just changed her mind about the direction but I know it was two different deer b/c I would have seen the horns if it was him that passed below me. Then about an hour later a bunch of turkeys ran out into the corn....wish I would have remembered my turkey calls! It was a very nice morning though...felt good to be back on stand.