Thanks for the info! I will be hunting private land with some friends from Pa. The land we hunt has not been hunted yet this year, and is only hunted for two weeks of the season. There will be 4 of us, and boy they have arrowed some very impressive bucks off of this property. A beautiful 11 and 10 point came off of it last year. I have never hunted Illinois, and I just can't wait. About six years ago a friend of mine met this farmer, and made this arrangement to hunt his farm. Unfortunately, they only take 4 people, and there was never room. This year one guy couldn't go, so I get my chance. They all said they see alot of deer, and some really good bucks. Here in Pa., our deer hunting is so screwed up, a basket rack 8pt. is a prize. Any info on hunting these Illinois bucks, is greatly appreciated. I shot a good 10 in Kentucky with a muzzleloader, and got a nice 9 in Texas last year, now I'm searching for that Midwest monster to put right between them on the wall.