ORIGINAL: Splitear_Leland
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
One property in Brown county
635 acres
Landowner requested a goal of 15 does taken
2007 harvest 15 does 6 bucks.
ALL but three of the does were shot by non residents. Those three were shot by the landowners family. It's all in how things are managed
Which is great for that one piece of property, but are you gonna tell me that all leased and outfitted properties are managed this way. You can find an example to prove anything that you want, but it still doesn't make you right. There are antlered does, but does that mean that the majority of does have antlers. It's not even worth arguing with you over these things because you are going to bend it to where you are in the right, and I the majority of Illinois resident HUNTERS are in the wrong. We are thieves because we "take something for nothing", and outfitters are saviors because all they do is give back. Give me a break man.
Sorry I got your shorts in a bunch there Splitear! All I did was point out that at least some outfitters( and I'd bet more than you could imagine) do manage their land properly.
It appears you are having a hard time dealing with reasonable posts that dont fit into your point of view[:'(]
By the way, you never answered my questions from before:
Have you ever or do you ever plan to use an outfitter to hunt away from home?
or this one:
You say you did things for your landowner...well it obviously wasn't enough. If your boss cut some firewood for you and maybe fixed your truck, should he be able to pay you less ? maybe he ought to be able to pay you less cause he likes you? The farmer is simply making a living with his land.The outfitter is part of it too but if there wasn't a market for it, neither would get any money. Your anger is misdirected. If the demand wasnt there, outfitting wouldnt exist. Outfitters didnt create the demand.BTW, Most situations I've seen with Illinois landowners is that they give the folks who presently huntfirst chance to match any offers they get.
You know, you are fortunate enough to live where the deer hunting can be phenomenal. I'm happy for you. I also understand to some extent that it must be frustrating that hunting around you has changed. The fact that hunters are now willing to pay to hunt where you live is not the fault of the outfitters or the landowners.
Ifyou discovered oil or gold or something else of value on your land, would you just give it to your friends or would you sell it? You know darn well that you'd sell it! Illinois landowners have discovered that there is a market for the right to hunt. Why should they give it to you for free?