I'm going to Pike county for a once in a lifetime hunt. HOWEVER, Illinois is second in my book behind Saskatchewan. I'd rather hunt the huge remote northern woods than Illinois.

There are so many outfitters in Illinois that it seems like the bucks reach maturity because all the outfitters manage the deer herd to maximize their profits. In Saskatchewan, it seems like the bucks reach maturity because there's little hunting pressure. It just seems more "natural" that way.