Big Illinois Buck
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 21
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.
#5
RE: Big Illinois Buck
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!
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!
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sugar Grove NC USA
Posts: 322
RE: Big Illinois Buck
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
two great bucks...congrats
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 21
RE: Big Illinois Buck
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.
#8
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.
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.