The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

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11-21-2007, 07:56 PM

#21

PA Bow/Flinter

Nontypical Buck

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

Two very nice deer!! Congrats!!

11-21-2007, 07:57 PM

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Q2INWHITETAILS

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

I will be out in Illonois next year I hope I see one close to either of those beauties. Congrats to the both of you..

11-21-2007, 08:09 PM

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SouthDakotaHunter

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

WOW - those are some great deer!!

11-21-2007, 08:19 PM

#24

MichiganBirdman

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

Great Bucks.... I hunted IL public land a couple of years ago and was not to impressed. Lots of dinks and does everywhere not to mention dudes on every corner.

11-22-2007, 08:42 AM

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Jimimac

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

Great bucks!!! Sweet.

11-22-2007, 08:49 AM

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Jimimac

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RE: The long trip to Illinois paid off this year

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ORIGINAL: MichiganBirdman

Great Bucks.... I hunted IL public land a couple of years ago and was not to impressed. Lots of dinks and does everywhere not to mention dudes on every corner.

Try going to Southern Illinois and hunt the Shawnee National Forest if you want to get away from the crowds and have good deer to hunt. My partner and I never ran into a lothunting pressure problems there. The forest is big and can be intimidating trying to figure out where to hunt in those big woods, but there are places where the forest runs right up against private land. Concentrate your efforts there and you should be in the deer.