RE: Southern Illinois Public Hunting Land?
 

Shawnee National Forest in Gallatin County hold big deer...hunted it once for Turkey but did find shed.No one ever hunts deer in there that I know.You should check it out.!!!

RE: Southern Illinois Public Hunting Land?
 

Look at Dolan Lake in Hamilton Co.
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RE: Southern Illinois Public Hunting Land?
 

Can you hunt Dolan's lake? I didn't think it was open to hunting. My in-laws live about 5 miles from there. I've seen some Huge deer driving out there to watch the lake fill up and eat at the restaurant. If you can hunt there, it would be awesome.