Originally Posted by
whitetailcrazy
I understand where you are coming from, but my experience's have been bad.. I started hunting in Pike county when I was 14 (22 years ago), I used to be able to hunt pretty much anywhere I wanted as long as I had asked permission. Then came the publicity from T.V. and that was the end.... At 26 I had enough and made a move for the better..
Not until last year did I start having bad experience with out of staters.. These 14 guys from Maryland and West Virginia leased 1000 acres surrounding the property in which I hunt.. Where do you think they had put up a stand??? 60 yards from my permanent stand which had been in that spot for the past 10 years.. and they knew it was there cause they had mentioned that when they were walking their properties they had seen it... Talk about infuriating... Then on top of it they are shooting 130" bucks, while all the time prior, they talked about how they are into QDMA.....what a load of B.S....
Thing is ---to alot of non resident hunters who come to Illinois a 130 class buck is big to them.
But I do understand your frustration. Heck I feel it myself.
Bit that is the way it has become and honestly I do not see it getting better. Perhaps the poor economy will slow it down a little