My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
#11
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
And it always seems to be an Il. guy thats starts the let em walk threads. It sure would be easier to let a little guy walk if you KNEW you would be seeing more and bigger bucks. I've seen 5 bucks so far this year. One was a legal shooter. He was 100 yds away. Thats in east Texas. Letting them walk may have something to do with location too. I'm just sayin.....
#12
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
ORIGINAL: GregH
Wow! I'd like to hunt a place like that!
In my Ill spot I saw 12 bucks in 20 days and only 1 that went over 140" (so I shot it!).
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Rob told me he saw 8-9 bucks that would go over 140" in 9 days in IL. He's seen 3 in 27 yrs in PA.
He said he saw 40 bucks in 9 days in IL. He saw FIVE, all season, in PA.
How many trees are there out there?
I won't get into a "location" diatribe but.......oh nevermind.
They aren't behind every tree, but it's damn close.
They aren't behind every tree, but it's damn close.
He said he saw 40 bucks in 9 days in IL. He saw FIVE, all season, in PA.
How many trees are there out there?
In my Ill spot I saw 12 bucks in 20 days and only 1 that went over 140" (so I shot it!).
Bloodcrick, don't know about Matt's but my 50 yard Glendale buck was leaning hard. Something hit it! [8D]
They are not behind every tree, we hunted dark to dark every day but, I like my chances in IL over PA.
#13
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
The Crown Jewel of the trip ILLINOIS:
You guys who live and hunt there and only there have no idea how good you have it. Greg and I hunt PUBLIC land in an out of the way "not known for big bucks" section of the state WITH pressure ,and it's STILL better than any PRIVATE land I've ever seen in PA.
You guys who live and hunt there and only there have no idea how good you have it. Greg and I hunt PUBLIC land in an out of the way "not known for big bucks" section of the state WITH pressure ,and it's STILL better than any PRIVATE land I've ever seen in PA.
Why do you think I travel 5 hours south to hunt.
And even worse.. most out of staters don't realize how much land that area of the state has in outfitters.. and can't be hunted by the average joe.[>:][:@] (most of it).
And Matt.. If you were hunting in Green co. or Jersey co. Ill. well then.. you are in a trophy area (despite what somebody told you).. just not in one of the counties with 10,000 outfitters running around.
I KNOW location matters.. but what out of staters don't realize is the greatest struggle for Illinois bowhunters is access. ALL private land dominates the state.. and outfitter land is second because of out of staters and their willing-ness to pay big money. And most of that land is ran by some joe-shmo outfitter.
And.. hunting an outfitter land is sometimes comparable to a forest preserve.. only with less a population and a 140" size restriction.. so of course you'lll see more older deer. Duh..
It's not like that in well over half of the state. Trust me. You can't even find deer through the cornbelt..
But I will agree.. that area that lays next to the Mississippi is magical. Unfortunately.. thanks to the outfitters and large private land owners..[&:]
#14
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Greg, it's true except it was 41 sightings, probably 25 different deer with 8-9 going over 140 and this was from the same tree! I had a wonderful time! !
ORIGINAL: GregH
Wow! I'd like to hunt a place like that!
In my Ill spot I saw 12 bucks in 20 days and only 1 that went over 140" (so I shot it!).
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Rob told me he saw 8-9 bucks that would go over 140" in 9 days in IL. He's seen 3 in 27 yrs in PA.
He said he saw 40 bucks in 9 days in IL. He saw FIVE, all season, in PA.
How many trees are there out there?
I won't get into a "location" diatribe but.......oh nevermind.
They aren't behind every tree, but it's damn close.
They aren't behind every tree, but it's damn close.
He said he saw 40 bucks in 9 days in IL. He saw FIVE, all season, in PA.
How many trees are there out there?
In my Ill spot I saw 12 bucks in 20 days and only 1 that went over 140" (so I shot it!).
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Memphis TN USA
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RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
I can't even imagine how many big deer I would have on my walls if I lived in the mid-west. I am not trying to pat my self on the back BUT I have spent 5 days in the mindwest on hunts over a 4 year period and killed 4 P&Y bucks and this is all non guided hunting.On 2 of the hunts I tagged out on the first morning of the hunt HOWEVER I have stayed in a tree and either filmed or doe hunted on each of these trips. The five days counts the start of each hunt until I tagged my buck on each hunt. On each of these trips I have seen more total deer, more bucks, and more big bucks than I have in anySEASON of hunting NE Arkansas and SE Missouri (oh and SE Missouri is a deer hunting meca compared to NE Arkansas) Not to knock any of the guys here that hunt the midwest. There are some EXCELLENT hunters that frequent this sight HOWEVER I don't find it as impressive, as some others do, to consistently kill big bucks in the mid-west. I am not saying it's easy either but with the success I've had with the limited amount of time I've had to hunt the midwest, I can't imagine what my trophy room would look like, If I had hunted there for the last 20 years.
#16
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
Take back that crap you are talking about Illinois!! We do not have that many big bucks!! It is guys like you that give us a bad name just to get the guys out of your state so you can have all those deer to yourself!!
Glad you had a good trip Matt. Maybe next time you can drive about 45 minutes out of your way and I can drive 45 minutes and we can have some dinner or something!!
Glad you had a good trip Matt. Maybe next time you can drive about 45 minutes out of your way and I can drive 45 minutes and we can have some dinner or something!!
#20
RE: My Trip back home: Observations and Silly Generalizations
ORIGINAL: buckeye
Who in the heck would avoid the O-H to go through WV and MD instead?
Who in the heck would avoid the O-H to go through WV and MD instead?