RE: future of Illinois hunting
i was hunting atjim edger panther creekone night this year(untilabout 5 that next morning)with a couple grand champion dogs i own. when i was putting them up in the truck i had a guy come barreling in to the parking lot, slam on the brakes, get out and proceeded to yell at me because he was going to deer hunt that patch of land that morning( like i was suposed to know something..lol) anyways as he was yelling i shined my light out into the field i just came out of and showed him a small buck and three does and told him "for one its PUBLIC land so shut the he!!up(in a not so nice words..lol)and two my dogs have never ran a deer and it sure as he!! doesnt looklike those deer had a problem withthembeing there." he was just amazed there were deer still in the field. he studdered around a lil with his words and then proceeded to say im sorry, then grabed his stuff and went into the timber. i dont know if he got anything but i know people need to quit thinking they own the public ground and quit thinking hounds birddogs beagles etc scare deer out of the country.
sorry a little opf subject but i had to vent..llol
Jeff S.