RE: JEPC in illinios
dayna,
Please let me know what kind of action you see there. I've hunted often in the late season and even seen chasing. I'd consider a decoy as there will be very few bowhunters out there now, and there are big wide open spaces for bucks to view. Best time is if you get a winter storm blow through. Check out the crop fields as soon as you get there and see where the tracks tell you therehave been visitors, both deer and hunters. Hunt what it tells you.
Have patience.You will see fewer mature bucks than prime rut, butthey are definitely still there. Get lucky and spot a hot doe and she can have 6 bucks in tow, like I saw 2 seasons ago. Best of luck......enjoy.