Originally Posted by
smitty0538
I'm from Illinois and they rape non residents also. Its $411 for archery that gives the hunter a buck and a doe tag , Gun tags are like $300 for a buck and $25 for a doe tag. I have really good deer hunting here in Illinois so I guess I will play here for whitetails . just cant see paying $550 for a whitetail tag,
Like I said earlier, supply and demand. I too live in Illinois (not much longer I don't think and thank God for that!) and this state rips EVERYONE off so it's not surprising at all to see higher than average NR tags for whitetail. But as most know, Illinois is known for, as is Kansas, a big rack producing state so the NR costs are naturally going to be geared towards the wealthier trophy hunters.