Yes, there is a limit but its so many it is all but moot. Firearm tags are limited by county but Getting tags is not a problem. Bow tags are state wide.

Pretty much anybody that wants a pike county tag can get one barring legal reasons.

I would not suggest taking the chance but more than likely you could walk right into the pike county wal mart and buy a tag the day before deer season right over the counter.

finding a place to hunt....now that is a different story although there is a fair amount of prime public ground. The state just bought some land right in the heart of deer country a couple years ago. It is open to the public but as far as I know not a lot of people know about it yet. Those permits may be hard to get. "special hunt areas" I know the new farm very well as its about 2 miles from the house I grew up in and my gradma was the owners caretaker for years before he passed away and I mushroom hunted the property.

That is about all I know about it but if you are interested I wouldn't just assume its out of reach. Its called Ray Norbut--- Dutch creek unit in Rockport IL and it is +/- 400 acres. The other place is just called ray Norbut and it has 1,000 acres open to the public and sits on the Il river in Griggsville IL

I don't know exactly how these places are ran but it might be worth some research if you are interested.