RE: IL firearms hunters, OTHER than PIKE/ADAMS....
I've got farms in Hancock, Brown, Scott, Morgan, and of course Adams and Pike. IMO, all of these counties have more than enough deer. However, if I ranked them (w/o Pike and Adams) it would be:
1. Brown
2. Morgan
3. Scott
4. Hancock
Now if you were hunting for trophies, I'd move Hancock up to the 1st or 2nd best. That county seems to produce a "special" buck every year!