Any IL bow hunters
 

I was just wondering if there was any IL bow hunter on here and and do you hunt the late season after 2nd shotgun?

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im an Illinois bowhunter and plan to hunt up until the last day until i get one with my bow!

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Have you done good late season?

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I am an Illinois bowman, and have been for this my ninth straight year.
I hunt til the very last day. Have never taken anything but does during late season, but have seen most seasons largest deer during december. This holds especially true after a snow.

Its snowing right now:D:):D:);)

www.hunt-blog.com

RE: Any IL bow hunters
 

After I filled my bow tag here at home I was able to get over
to Illinois and hunt a few days before your 1st shotgun season.
I had several opportunities at some nice 2 1/2 year olds, but
they weren't what I was looking for.

I'll be heading back over after your 2nd shotgun season finishes
on Sunday. I'm afraid things are gonna be drastically different
than when I first came over a couple of weeks ago. Hope
the deer don't take too long to calm down and start hitting
the food sources before last-light.

Good Luck to you & Welcome to the board:)
TB

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this is my first year of bowhunting where i have actually really been into it. so no i have not done good in late season.

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I've got a friend that has some land and he said that I could hunt it after 2nd shotgun. Don't know how good it will be.

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Only one way to find out...;):)

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I always do some hunting after shotgun season. Like others have said it's not the same as before gun season but you can still connect on a deer. Last year I saw 11 deer one afternoon. 3 of which were P&Y bucks. All the deer were feeding in a wheat field. It takes them a little while to calm down after gun season but if you can figure out where they're feeding you'll see some deer. And you can't beat hunting in the snow.

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I'm in Madison county and will hunt until the very end.

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Mt Carmel?
i would be there in 1 hour if you said lets go! great late season hunting out there. :D plus thats the second rut! ;)

dukemichaels, where in round lake beach you at? im in Mchenry... we are practically neighbors! :D
you me and few other northern IL guys should hook up and shoot sometime! :)

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I have a late season spot that doesn't get hit at all by shotgun pressure. Actually the bow pressure is very small. I always see deer until the end of the season here. Oh yeah, it helps to have about 1 acre of biologic goin strong when the snow hits.

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I'll hunt til Jan 13th. Just knowing the long wait I have until Oct 1st will get me out there even though the freezer is full. I'm still after a wall hanger. This is my first year in Illinois so I'm looking forward to some snow for the late season. I had a nice doe in the yard yesterday and a small 8 pointer was in my woods this past weekend. There's not a lot of pressure where I hunt.

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absolutely hunt aftr 2nd shotgun season; still alot of good hunting time left; doesnt really get poor til end of december; it all depends on the weather.

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Daystalker, we'd love to shoot with you.

don't tell my team though!

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I have access to an acre of standing corn for late season. I love late season hunting. I hunt strictly for a mature buck up until January, then drop the first does I see to fill my tags... Find a good food source and it's like you have the world and deer to yourself...

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Heck yeah, wouldn't miss it.....if you can find a food source, there will be deer near there. I am either going to take another Mature buck, or a doe this late season, one thing to remember dress for the weather.

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I love to shoot. I hunt alone most of the time because my friends workends. I don't like to because I had climber stand break and was hanging in the tree luckly I had a friend with me.

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im in pike county illinois, griggsville-perry area.

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We'll see if stupid imagestation is working today.

To answer your question, here's the one I took on December 26th this past season in Southern Illinois. Late enough for ya? ;)

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Hun till the end... there are always deer... you justhave to be more patient..

tim