Went hunting Saturday afternoon with btbowhunter on his place in Brown County, Illinois. I sat on the edge of a picked cornfield and had a steady stream of deer in front of me from 6:08 until dark. 4 does and 8 fawns jumped the fence onto him to eat the corn.
At 6:30, a 135-140 class 3-4 year old 8 pointer jumped over, eventually moving to 50 yards. No shot opportunity.
While I was there, a buddy hunted about 200 yards north of me and killed a doe.
On another part of the farm, btbowhunter was entertained by a few mixed deer and his buddy Brian from Pennsylvania whacked a great 12 pointer they called 'stickers'. He was a typical 10 pointer with stickers that came straight out front from the bases. From the picture I recieved on my phone and looking at a trailcam pic the night he shot it, I guess he'll gross 150". Net will be around 135" btbowhunter will be back home in PA this weekend and will share the story with you. Maybe he'll have one down by then himself.
Hunted Pike County on Sunday, saw none from stand but several on the food plots while walking out at dusk.
Good luck boys!
Last edited by LLBUX; 10-04-2011 at 04:50 PM.