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Is it true we call in our deer on the phone instead of going to a checkin station this year? to me thats just dumb. people could say they shot a doe and really got a buck then go on to shoot another buck. And what about the deer pins? i always liked those lol. hope we dont have to pay for them like we do turkey pins now[:-]

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Here you go, pg.11/12 lower rt. corner in orange.
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/Digest/2005_digest.pdf

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Missouri started this last year for landowners, this year sounds like it will be for everyone. Was talking to a conservation officer last thursday, and she wanted to know what I thought of it. I told her pretty much the same, that it opens the door for illegal taken deer. She agreed, but didn't seem to bother her all that much. Maybe it's because of such a high population of deer here that their not all that worried about it.

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Yes, it's going to seem weird with no check stations! The boys all look forward to walking the line after dark and checking out the deer, hearing the stories, etc...

I think the phone in can tempt some into doing things they shouldn't. Like hunting where they please and then phoning it in. They could hunt in county or area they don't have a permit for and then phoning it in. Could be hundreds of miles away from where they're supposed to be.

Another thing is...........cell phone service down in southern IL really leaves alot to be desired.

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i think it is insanenot having them. i've posted about this many times on here before and am not going to write my huge page of reasons not liking it.

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You thought the lines at check stations were long!! Wait till opening day of gun season and try getting through on the phone lines!!:eek:

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I thought they were keeping check stations for the shotgun hunts.

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There will be checkstations for the counties that are monitoring CWD during shotgun season... Those will be the only ones this year.. Yep, the phone lines will be a disaster for the rest of the state during gun season, won't be partaking this year in shotgun most likely (Unless I do a landowner permit) since I declined to apply for any county since I might be relocating before hunting season...

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If you want a pin, I think you have to mail in a form.

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thats what i was not wanting to happen lol. do you know if we have to pay for them at all? we probably do with our governer we have[:@]Turkey pins are outa control i think i was 8$ for a little pin. Heck i pay that for the archery turkey permit itself!

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I can't say it bothers me too much. Just for the fact that their is one check in station in the county, and it take 45 min to drive their. I am just glad Blegojajoke didn't raise tag fees.

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Wild Things - Jeff Lampe Outdoors Sunday, July 10, 2005


Deer pins update: Hunters with Internet access can still receive free deer pins from the Department of Natural Resources.
Since 1978, pins have been allocated at check stations to hunters who harvest a deer. But since the state eliminated check stations effective this fall, hunters who want a pin will now need to visit the DNR Web site: dnr.state.il.us.
"For people who don't have a computer, we're hoping they can get a son or grandson or someone who has a computer to get online for them," said Chris Hill, systems and licenses manager. "We just couldn't handle the number of phone calls we'd need to take to do it that way."

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IL Rancher,

I used to hunt around Tiskilwa (north of there). Where you relocating to?? I love it around there, great hunting.

Don

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Where and if I am relocating too is the 6 million dollar question... Don't know yet. Have looked at a few places in Illinois and elsewhere just haven't figured out what we are going to do... I thought I would know in a week or two about 2 months ago but things are just crawling along... We shall see.. I'm hoping for one place in particular that would make a great cattle farm and at the same time be a terriffic hunting property. draws, oak trees, streams old orchards... Mostly pasture and hay... Just terrific...

Bureau county does have a lot of nice hunting, we are on the far western side of it... Turkey population is growing ever so slowly and the deer taken last year were great around here.. And the Sheds brought into the shop I frequent, oh my... Some bigguns...

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So for this great new call in system....................why don't they just send you a pin at the address you put on your applicaton if you call one in?

Duh? Wake up Govenor Weasel!

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Uncle Matt, you know what's up with that, another sweet over paid computer job the gov. can give to a family member or to someone that made a LARGE donation to Rod's campaign.

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This is ridiculous, Our state has gone mad. I personaly loved going to the check stations, and I know that noone that I know disliked it. I can't beleive that they are gonna take it away, this is exactly what the poachers have been waiting to hear, I garentee it. Check stations are part of tradition, and I see no valid reason for their departure. I personally will miss the check stations. And anyone who can finda good reason that check stations are bad, you let me know what the reason is, because im drawling a blank.
-DS-

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Money. The state will save a bunch doing this. Think of all the paper and man hours entering the data. Also, if you look in the new reg book they are also doing away with paper aplications. They will probably charge the fee like they do online applications. That could amount to a tag increase without legislation (if fees are charged).

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I was thinking the same thing i mean if you think about it the could shoot a buck and call it in as a doe and right the number on the tag and go out and shoot another buck. Around here they wouldnt get caught because we have only 2 dnr officers that come by and i havent seen or heard of them in two years.

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Money, hunting is allll about money. This state is so damn selfish, they don't care what the people want, its whats best for them.

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You would just wish that the saved money would be funneled back into land aquistion for hunting to preserve the sport for future genearations of Illinois hunters but it isn't. A lot of the money, or so I read on an Illinois site, is actually being directed towards Hunters for the Hungry or whatever that program is. What they don't tell you is a good portion of the meat is going to the Prison system in Cook county to decrease the budget of feeding inmates... Great... Just great, just a nice way for the DNR to fund ANOTHER bloated Illinois Bureacracy..

The check stations in general... I don't like them being gone because I believe it kept the borderline honest people honest. The tradition and all is nice and everything and it will probably hurt some businesses but the DNR and state don't really seem to care about the small business selling liscences (You know a place actually looses money if you buy a fishing liscence with a credit card and buy nothing else at the same time? A combo is a break even prop.) All they really care about.. I'm done, not going to rant any longer.

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if saving their money is what they are trying to do, then there thosands of other ways. as Wolfhound76 said, "doing away with the paper work." well now they are going to pay someone to take down the info. from the hunter...as before they didn't have to. so the person the are paying will be taking more money from the state when they dont even need those people to be working. also bwhunter501 said it right to. just because a person calls in a deer doesn't mean they have to put the tag on that deer. for all we know they wont tag it at all. poaching is going to a record high this year, and all of us know it. if they think having more conservation cops working during season will help, that there wastes more money yet. because where i hunt i dont think i have ever seen a con. cop around. its all going to hell... nothing we can do besides hunt with our own common sense and do what we know is right.

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http://www.dnr.state.il.us/pubaffairs/2005/August/deerpins.htm

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i think it is kinda dumb,because there are probally people out who will shoot a deer and not call it in,as for me only been to check station4 time,gun season 2years ago 2time during bowseason last year 1for me and 1for dad and gun season last year with father but will miss the stories,,like gun season last year we went to the check station and there was a guy who shoot a buck and when they got to the check station the antler where cut off of it and they had a doe tag on it say ing that it had no antlers when they shot it,,never heard any more about it after that,,we didnt want to be nose;);)

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Our esteemed DNR director Joel Brunsvold has said that the DNR has modernized our check-in system with the implementation of the phone-in check system. We'll see how it works. We'll see.

My question is...........How many other states (planets?) have a similar, phone-in systems & how have they worked out? Anyone have any idea?

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quite a few I beleive. and I wonder how down hill their stae has went ...(as in poaching) I can't wait to see how many deer DON'T get called in. This system is a HUGE mistake, and I am certain that there will be more problems then you can shake a stick at ... as it were.

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For me its a big lose because i hunt in the middle of no where so cell phone signals are few and far between. i might have to drive 15 or 20 miles just to get a signal! Yet our checkin station was only 10 minutes away but i guess that doesnt matter any more does it?[:-]

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like deerslayer said. the numbers will drop. i bet there will be about 500 less deer this year than last years total #. if this is the case, then that ought to be a sign to DNR.

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I know Colorado has a phone system that they use but they call you and ask if you harvested any of the animals that you had permits for. They do not call everyone they call a certain number of permit holders and in the end estimate the amount of animals killed. I for one think that the no check station idea is good I don't believe that we should have to haul our deer all over Gods creation just to check them in. As far as people not being truthful about what they kill, we probably had that before. With people just not checking in their deer. I am concerned about the amount of calls that there will be on the opening evening and how long it will take you to get through.

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I'm with DS. i like going to the check station. also, i know acquaintances that do things that i do not agree with. the only thing that kept them fairly honest, is having to check them in

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Amen george. Amen.

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There will still be (I think 6 or 7) counties with check stations. They are not all gone. These 6 or 7 counties are testing for CWD.

CWD IS NOT ANOTHER LONG DISTANCE PHONE COMPANY!

On the subject of diseases, CWD is here from the north and other disease (like blue tongue) are moving in (from the south). And I'm telling you guys RIGHT HERE AND NOW that when these things converge THERE'S GONNA BE BIG TROUBLE!!!!!

Be prepared to get on board because some folks practices of QDM are going to have to not be so focused on antlers.

Some folks think I'm full of it, but then I'll know they are either seriously misinformed or just ignorant of the situations.

Anyone intrested to bringing our deer herd back to depression levels?

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Yes iv heard that too uncle matt but also i think they are all in the northern part of the state[&:]

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I am in Mchenry County will I need to call or go to a check in station? I can not find this on their website. I just got my permit application in last week so I do not have all the paper work yet. When I called the DNR about the Permit they said my county had a lot left and that I should get a permit no problem. This is my first year of hunting so I am learning as I am going.

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bwhunter501, if we as the spine of the conservation community take the wrong "but" attitude, or not concern ourselves with things taking place in our state because they are not in our own personal backyards, we are bound to suffer. I think we, as a community, need to adopt a correct "but" attitude of "yes, this isn't in my backyard BUT I want to contribute to a solution or help find one however I can." I strongly feel that a good attitude from within our own ranks will be the best approach today, and in the very near future.

For veener, yes in mc henry you will have a check station. I want to wish you luck in both the permit and a wonderful deer season.

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Your right matt its just something that we all should learn to deal with whether we really like it or not. And also its kinda easier in a way for alot of people. The only thing im worried is how poaching will be affected...