2008 Illinois buck down
#21
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cedar Springs,MI
Posts: 89
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
I'm in Jasper county. It's located just west of Terra Haute, along I-70 then south of Casey, Il. This was the 2nd year I hunted this particular farm, finally putting the pieces together. Only problem I got is the farmers fields are all in picked soybeans, the property just to the north picked corn. The 2nd week of Nov., majority of the deer were in the picked corn along side a crp field for bedding. Supposed to be cold hopefully they are up and moving.
#22
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
ORIGINAL: 116Buck
I'm in Jasper county. It's located just west of Terra Haute, along I-70 then south of Casey, Il. This was the 2nd year I hunted this particular farm, finally putting the pieces together. Only problem I got is the farmers fields are all in picked soybeans, the property just to the north picked corn. The 2nd week of Nov., majority of the deer were in the picked corn along side a crp field for bedding. Supposed to be cold hopefully they are up and moving.
I'm in Jasper county. It's located just west of Terra Haute, along I-70 then south of Casey, Il. This was the 2nd year I hunted this particular farm, finally putting the pieces together. Only problem I got is the farmers fields are all in picked soybeans, the property just to the north picked corn. The 2nd week of Nov., majority of the deer were in the picked corn along side a crp field for bedding. Supposed to be cold hopefully they are up and moving.
The coyotes are thick down in that area too! We would hear them every morning and evening carrying-on......
Mark
#23
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cedar Springs,MI
Posts: 89
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
I feel your pain, I lost my 1st lease 2yrs ago.So I had to start all over and luckily found my current one. But it's frustrating starting over feltlike I was spinning my wheels trying to figure this new ground out. Ibowhunted from Nov 8- 16 and only saw 2 shooters.One that would have pushed 140" andanother 160. I will keep my ears open, I'm about 1/2hr from Martinsville.
#24
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
Wow you are about 1 1/2 north of us so it should still be good, I know we got 750 acres with a 150 acre picked corn field but all our deer are on pick beans.. Wellgood luck and shoot straight.. Walt
#25
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cedar Springs,MI
Posts: 89
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
Walt, my heart fluttered when you said they were in the picked beans!! If so I should be in for a good hunt. Going to do some glassing from the road tommorrow evening in preperation.
#27
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cedar Springs,MI
Posts: 89
RE: 2008 Illinois buck down
Well no luck! Saw just one buck before first light through the bino's.Very slow, the deer that I did see where in the corn to the north of mylease. I did however see a 150+ buck 3/4 of a mile to the north one afternoon while driving around the section. Also got a report from another local farmer that the 160 class 10 point that I had an encounter with during the archery season is still alive. So there is hope for next year, my fields will be in corn and should really help to hold the deer. Another year in the books for me in Illinois. Harvested 1 doe and passed 9 different bucks.