Originally Posted by
cjclemens
Definitely - I would include any of the counties that border the Illinois or Mississippi rivers. I have a buddy who farms over in Greene county, and I've seen a bunch over there. I'm on the eastern side of the state. I think its too flat and wide open for any of the bigger cats to feel comfortable around here. We do have some timber, but its in smaller patches here and there.
It might have something to do with the releasing procedure. I hunt a farm in Adams more than anywhere else and have yet to see one there.