Big Illinois Buck
 

This is my first post after joining up yesterday. I thought I'd share my best buck ever with this hunting forum. 15 scorable points, 24 1/2 inside spread, 7" droptine. Greenscore is 201 4/8th's gross. It was taken opening day of the Illinois gun season.....enjoy.

RE: Big Illinois Buck
 

WOW! Great Buck and good hunting!

Welcome to the forum and Congrat's!

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I havent even sen a mount like that let alolne a kill confirmed! Good work! I got my first buck this year and in comparison to yours, it was pitiful. Great deer! EJ

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Here's a shot of the small 12 point I got with the bow. His rack fits inside the bigger one. I had a GREAT season!!!!!

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Welcome to the forum NWILLHUNTER!!
Those are some monster deer, I too hunt illinois....
what county did you harvest those beasts in, I hunt Livingston myself and took a 148 B&C this year, but nothing like that monster at the top. Congrats again!

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That second "small 12 point" is a once in a lifetime buck where I live. Some of the best hunters I know, hunted all their lives, and killed a ton of deer have nothing even close to that on their wall. Thats either abig deer to be proud of, or your gettin spoiled rotten!!!

two great bucks...congrats

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Thanks for the kind words guys. I hunt in a secret location in the rolling hills of JoDaviess County. No high fences...fair chase only.Been hunting the same property since 1980. My wife tells me I might as well give it up now...I'll never kill anything like that again.

RE: Big Illinois Buck
 

NWILLHUNTER - Congrats on both of those awesome bucks. I used to hunt JoDaviess County a few years back and there's definitely some monsters roaming the hills.

And if you're giving it up, I'm less than a 2 hour drive from you. Let me know when a good time to come check out my new hunting spot is. :D

RE: Big Illinois Buck
 

Those are some really nice deer congrats and welcome to the forum

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Id say u had a good year!!

Those are two nice IL brutes!