RE: any big bucks around chicago??
Oh yes, Shabonna Lake Park has HUGE deer. There are quite of few very nice preserves with quality deer in them. The forest preerve on the border of Illinois (Calumet City) and Indiana (Munster) has some very big buck that I've seen. A few weeks ago we saw a giant 10 point right on the road (Michigan City Road.) And dont rule out the cornfields right off the NW Suburbs of Chicago. We've seen many deer outside of Huntley and Schaumburg.