Hi everyone!
Thanks Dave, sqezer and ihookem1 for your messages! I'm really thankful for any info I can get before hunting season starts next week.
Finally I found a camp in unit 6 a bit south of highway 2. The compass is already among the stuff I'm beginning to pile up and a GPS is on it's way.
I'm still waiting for the authorization to "temporarily import a firearm" in order to be able to bring my rifle. My fiancee also applied for a FIOD which you need in Illinois to buy a firearm just in case I can't bring my rifle from Germany but she hasn't gotten any info or reply concerning that... Anyway - so far everything has worked out well and I'm sure we'll work something out. Otherwise we'll be hunting for good photogrpahs!

@ihookem1: I totally agree with you that hunting is going to be totally different up there from what it is in Germany. And as I said: most germans would only go on a hunting trip with one of the many outfitters around. But I definitely think that you have to "earn" what you hunt. And if we can't harvest any deer this season, well, then so be it. But we're surely going to have a great time.

@Dave and ihookem1: Both of you mentioned maps of the area. I found some on the web, but couldn't find any "printed" versions. Can you recommend a site where to order them?

How do you expect weather conditions to be up there? I'm asking, because we'll be up there with a Volvo XC70 which has 4WD but still it's no SUV or truck...

Greetings from Germany!