I'm doing the out-of-state thing for the first time this year in Illinois. A bowhunt for a full week in S. Illinois the first week of November. I keep hearing about these great Illinois bucks, so I'm taking a crack at it.

In my area in GA, I'll be lucky to see 1 deer 120 class or better annually and I'm really tired of 110 inch deer walking under me everytime I go to the woods. My best bow buck is a 115 (11 pointer - only 2.5 yrs old) and another 9 point about the same score and 7.5 yrs old. I'm convinced that except in a few pockets in the state, we just don't have the genetics or nutrition or soil quality or farming to consistantly produce quality bucks.

Will I be happy with my choice of S. Illinois? Should I get more opportunities there to see and hopefully harvest a P&Y buck (at least)?
I hope so!