Originally Posted by
BigDaddy12t
Brett, how many deer can you shoot in a year? Here in Minnesota, we can only get 1 deer for the whole year. So if I get one with the bow, that means I cant tag one with the ML, or shotgun. I should add, that there are places in Minnesota where you can get up to 5 deer.
Here in Illinois we can shoot two bucks a year and basically as many does as you buy tags for. Our archery permits are sold over the counter. You get one either sex and one antlerless only permit for $26.50 total. I have a family of four with one teenage son who likes to hunt. We eat quite a bit of venison so we usually try to shoot 3-5 does for the freezer. If either of us takes a buck, I usually cut the tenderloins and back straps out and turn the rest into homemade brats.