IL antlerless season
#11
Opinion from Wisconsin.
Watch yourselves, and your DNR. At first the idea of numerous doe tags sounds great. However, when you do this for a few years you'll see a significant reduction in the numbers of deer that you see. Take this along with the rest of your DNR tactics, such as using snipers to reduce populations, and you have yourself a recipe for harder hunting.
When this happens, don't place all the blame on the DNR, because in the end, it is hunters that fill all those tags given out.
Watch yourselves, and your DNR. At first the idea of numerous doe tags sounds great. However, when you do this for a few years you'll see a significant reduction in the numbers of deer that you see. Take this along with the rest of your DNR tactics, such as using snipers to reduce populations, and you have yourself a recipe for harder hunting.
When this happens, don't place all the blame on the DNR, because in the end, it is hunters that fill all those tags given out.
#12
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 16
#13
http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/pdf/lat...ountiesmap.pdf
#14
#15
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 16
Having hunted here in Wisconsin for many years the one thing that I know is that this is exactly how the hunting has declined here. We now see fewer deer each year and our DNR is still pushing for us to kill more, all in the name of CWD.
So, regardless of what happens down there, you have history of what went wrong to look upon to prevent this from happening to you. Take it or leave it.
S
#16
So I was talking to another hunter from your state, and he told me about the increased doe tags, the DNR using "snipers" to reduce deer, and the increased number of doe tags being sold or given out.
Having hunted here in Wisconsin for many years the one thing that I know is that this is exactly how the hunting has declined here. We now see fewer deer each year and our DNR is still pushing for us to kill more, all in the name of CWD.
So, regardless of what happens down there, you have history of what went wrong to look upon to prevent this from happening to you. Take it or leave it.
S
Having hunted here in Wisconsin for many years the one thing that I know is that this is exactly how the hunting has declined here. We now see fewer deer each year and our DNR is still pushing for us to kill more, all in the name of CWD.
So, regardless of what happens down there, you have history of what went wrong to look upon to prevent this from happening to you. Take it or leave it.
S
I hear what your saying, but I dont think it will ever get to the point of it reducing our deer numbers enough for us to notice it.
#17
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 16
Yes it is easier to get tags. But most counties are 1 per person. Never heard of "snipers". Trust me, not many hunter participate. Opening day of our regular season sounded like Somalia in the movie Blackhawk Down...the meat locker had about 200 deer piled up. Opening day of late season I heard 5-6 shots and the meat locker had about 20-25 Doe.
I hear what your saying, but I dont think it will ever get to the point of it reducing our deer numbers enough for us to notice it.
I hear what your saying, but I dont think it will ever get to the point of it reducing our deer numbers enough for us to notice it.
#18
The majority of IL counties that allow late Antlerless-Only season are eforcing a 1 deer limit. Only 11 counties are approved for UNLIMITED.
I'm sure that the brutal sub zero temps kept the majority of hunters at home this weekend. I know we seen very few vehicles at any spots we passed this weekend and most friends that I asked about it said, "NO WAY"! lol !
That being said, we managed to get out and fill a few tags and the coolest thing was that both my sons (ages 9 & 10) were able to fill their last 2 tags on the 1st and 2nd evening. We found that the deer just couldn't resist our Buck Forage Oats plots! It was an great weekend in my opinion.
Here's one of my favorite pix from this weekend. MY 10 year old son, Nick, with his Muzzleloader Doe. One shot from 50 yards dropped her in her tracks.
I'm sure that the brutal sub zero temps kept the majority of hunters at home this weekend. I know we seen very few vehicles at any spots we passed this weekend and most friends that I asked about it said, "NO WAY"! lol !
That being said, we managed to get out and fill a few tags and the coolest thing was that both my sons (ages 9 & 10) were able to fill their last 2 tags on the 1st and 2nd evening. We found that the deer just couldn't resist our Buck Forage Oats plots! It was an great weekend in my opinion.
Here's one of my favorite pix from this weekend. MY 10 year old son, Nick, with his Muzzleloader Doe. One shot from 50 yards dropped her in her tracks.
#19
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Midwest
Posts: 275
Up in Jo Davies' county you are only allowed to shoot one more antlerless deer regardless of how many permits you have.
http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/pdf/lat...ountiesmap.pdf
http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/pdf/lat...ountiesmap.pdf
Last edited by cherokee75; 01-04-2010 at 09:50 AM.