IL Hunters
 

Just wondering if anyother Illinois boys (and girls) are getting ready for bow hunting. Kind of sucks for me, I am at an out of state school so i wont be able to hunt very much this year (again). Good Luck to all.



Shoot Straight and shoot often

RE: IL Hunters
 

Trying to get ready. Done some scouting today, but those woods are thick with weeds. I' m kicking myself for not checking this spot out last winter.

RE: IL Hunters
 

I' ve been doing some scouting. And I' ve had my camera out a few weeks. I' m thinking about going and cheching it tomorrow if I can find the time and the rain holds off. I' m with Wrongway, the woods are really thick this year. A little thicker than usual it seems like. Maybe becuase of such a moist summer. I' m countin the days till the opener. Although I can' t go opening morning becuase I have class, I' ll be out on Oct. 2 before my 1230 class. Can' t wait!!!!

RE: IL Hunters
 

Im here in adams county. Been hanging remainder of stands. Pretty Wooly. Im not ready for season since its been so hot. Check out my deer pics. anybody from adams county?

RE: IL Hunters
 

Stands are in, Only a few tree steps left to put in at the farm.
Gonna scout the public land close to home for trips before work and i' ll be all dialed in. Its going to be an outstanding season, I can feel in my horns.

RE: IL Hunters
 

GOing to hang my last stand tomorrow some time. I am all geared up and waiting.

That is the one thing that stinks about going to Colorado in early Sept. You have to come back and wait for the season to open.

RE: IL Hunters
 

went today and cleared some shooting lanes doing the final hunt tune on the bow i will miss opening weekend due to elk hunt but thats a good reason and there are alot of hunt days

RE: IL Hunters
 

Not from Adams, but, hunt there every year, on river island and manage to fill tags on 1st hunt. Come down & try some Central Illinois hunting at Anderson Lake.

RE: IL Hunters
 

Yep; This girl is ready:), Ill be Bowhunting Brown and Pike Counties come Oct,16th on the yearly Womens Only Bowhunt at Hunting Unlimited Inc and Heartland Outfitters. Weve got a great bunch of ladies attending this Bowhunt this year.

Then its on to Bowhunting Champaign and Vermillion Illinois Counties;)

RE: IL Hunters
 

Saturday afternoon I finished hanging all of my local (Lake and McHenry County) stands.

Sunday I finished hanging my JoDaviess County stands. I scouted most of the property I hunt out there and found a LOT of awesome deer sign. My main stand setup is in a PERFECT spot this year. I can feel it. :D

Also - while my dad was finishing hanging his last stand he had a big 10 pt walk within 15 yards of his tree and just stand there looking at him. Hopefully he comes back in a few weeks when it' s hunting season!

RE: IL Hunters
 

im running behind this year>>>>way to many commitments. i' ll get it in gear later this week

RE: IL Hunters
 

I have all my ducks n order. stands are up, bow is ready, son is ready, I am ready. I am bustin my butt trying to get everything done at the house that needs done before winter, because once October gets here, nothing really gets done till tags are full. Good luck to everyone and be safe.

RE: IL Hunters
 

(union) (pulaski)
Went scouting this weekend watched a group of 5 (3) 8pt) (1) 6pt (1) 4pt bucks nothing big playing in a field getting ready for the rut jumped 2 bigger bucke one was a monster atleast 24 inch insude spread and tall. cat wait untill the first of november. most of the stands are up now All I have to do is wait to get back down to hunt T.j

RE: IL Hunters
 

(Lake)

Arrggghhhh.... you guys are killing me.

Just got the cast off of my arm last week and today was the first day I could get any time and go set up a new stand. Took 2 hours just to haul it in place and get it set-up.

I am going to let the area " rest" ' till Saturday.

My hunting land availability is very limited. I' m lucky that I even have this small 30ac parcel to hunt. I have some guys that hunt an 80ac parcel about 700 yards away that are not the most ethical...I always end up helping find the deer that was lost due to a poor shot or shooting so late they were not able to track it.

I' m hoping that they spook some deer my way this year.