m fron souther illinois and.. im not exactly sure because i havnt had much time in the stand lately.. but i was hunting a week ago and hardly saw anything.. also i thought about hunting this morning and i decided i was too tired.. then my dad said one of his buddies saw over 50 deer in a 2 mile square over by where i would have been hunting.. i was pissed.. but id say theryre over the orange but they have changed their habits a bit.. where in southern illinois will u be hunting? county? near town?