BOWHUNTERCOP

Anyone apply yet for the NON-Resident ILLINOIS Archery Tags? I did yesterday

Matt / PA

Yep , I just went ahead and rolled the dice and bought the license and habitat stamp now too. $473 later. [:-]

BOWHUNTERCOP

I'll wait till I get my tags, then purchase the hunting license and habit stamp

Matt, what county are you hunting in? Will you be with a outfitter? when will you be out there?

Matt / PA

I'll be hunting in way southern IL (not sure of county)with Greg / MO again like we've done now for the last 2 years. (Gonna be the yearly ritual)
Depending on my job situation I might be out there the whole season. LOL
I think we're gonna try it a little earlier this year than the last 2. we hunt some public land and there is some other out of state pressure getting there before we do and messing things up a bit. We'll probably try the entire Pre-rut: Oct 25th or so until the end of the first week in NOV.
Right now I have a flexible schedule so we might get at it REAL hard depending upon if and when I need to get back to PA.

formula1

I took the plunge today!

Will be hunting in the same area as Matt and Greg apparently, though I'm sure not the same property. I will be in Union/Johnson counties.

jmbuckhunter

Yup, thanks for the reminder. Just got done with it.

OUCH THAT HURT!!
At least I get one for half price this year too, being a non-res landowner.

Rob/PA Bowyer

Is it time? I'm hunting in Jo Davies and/or Carrol counties come Nov 10th. I'm waiting to hear from our guy when to submit.

jmbuckhunter

Rob, if your hunting with an outfitter, I think he needs to apply for you. They allow a certain number of permits for outfitters only.

But yes it started June 1 and goes till the end of the month.

mobow

I was going to, but alas......I've decided that's just too much cash to dump on a deer tag...I just can't justify it. I surely was disappointed, I really wanted to this year, and a generous offer from a friend makes it even worse.....Wish I could, I just can't.

Matt / PA

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OUCH THAT HURT!!

You're not kidding that one hurts.........Probably not quite as bad for you guys who at least live within sight of IL.
Poor Greg lives closer to Illinois than I do to my main farm here and has to buy a non-resident license. LOL

But yeah.......$475 to hunt deer. Greg reminded me last night that a nonresident Colorado combo Bull/Cow ELK tagisonly $25 more than that.

At the rate of my success vs. cost of hunting there I figure in a couple of years I could have just gone on a fully guided Pike Co. hunt. We sure do have fun though trying to figure it out and hunting together.
I think this is our year though, if we just keep doing everything right sooner or later...........