Being an Illinois resident, I've lost more places to hunt than you can imagine. Even the few landowners of the places i still have access to get hounded relentlessly by outfitters and non-residents to buy/lease/gain access to their property. Even though Illinois has a well earnedreputation , i'm stunned by the amount of money people are willing to pay to hunt here. Perhaps being a life long resident has me spoiled, but i would never consider paying what the average person pays to hunt here.