RE: Illinois Public Land
HI, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH CLINTON BUT I DO HUNT SHELBYVILLE LAKE A LOT. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE SITUATION IS THE SAME THOUGH. THE DEER ARE STILL THERE, THEY ARE JUST HIDING BETTER! YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR THEM ALONG THE WATER EDGES(ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIVERS THAT FEED THE AREA) AT SHELBYVILLE, DUE TO THE LOW WATER LEVELS, THERE ARE AREAS OF WEEDS 50-100 YARDS WIDE AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THE DEER ARE HIDING IN THE OUTERMOST 40 YARDS OR SO. THEY WILL STAY PUT UNTIL DARK LETTING YOU WALK BY WITHIN YARDS OF THEM WITHOUT FLEEING. I'M AFTER A BUCK THAT HAS 10 INCH BROW TINES AND WILL SCORE AROUND 170 THAT IS DOING THIS. IT MAKES FOR FRUSTRATING HUNTING BUT HOPEFULLY PATIENCE WILL PREVAIL. ALSO HUNT WHEN AND WHERE OTHERS DON'T! MY BEST DAYS ARE WHEN IT IS RAINING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS HOT LIKE THIS. LOOK FOR PLACES OVERLOOKED, SPOTS "TOO" CLOSE TO THE ROAD, BRUSHY DITCHES, ETC . HOPE THIS HELPS AND GOOOD LUCK