Illinois Slug season
 

im just curious to how many of you on here slug hunt in Illinois? Plus i cant sleep and am bored, but I figured out there is only 439 more hours till legal shooting time! (i told you i was bored)

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I'll be out there during the IL Firearm season, but I'll be carrying my T/C Encore Pro Hunter .50

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Yes here

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absolutely i'll be out there!

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Me too, with my first muzzleloader and a shotgun as backup........not to carry at the same time.

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Launchin'slugs in Morgan county.

Each of the past 3-4 seasons I've been wanting to buy a muzzleloader, but always wait around too long and run out of time to get one properly 'tuned in'...Guess there's always next year...

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IL coyote

you took the words out of my mouth, i to am still without a muzzleloader![:@] and i sound like a cub fan saying "there is always next year":D:D:D i will be firing slugs in Edgar county!

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I have been thinking about a muzzleloader as well. Howver, the money for archery really drains the pockets.

I will be out opening morning carrying a Mossberg 500 shooting Sabots!

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I'll be prowling the creek bottoms of White County with my CVA Optima Pro .50 cal Muzzleloader.

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i will be also.....T/C omega!

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I'll be out in crawford county with an older knight .50 cal.
Should be a good season (say that every year :) ). Cant beat them oil pumps for ground blinds.:D

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Would really like to stick one with a bow, butjust in case I will be out with my 870....

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I will be safely sitting out this gun season. It seems everytime I go during slug season I get walked in on, and or totally frustrated with the ethics of the other hunters. So good luck, but I'll stick to my sticks and strings. By the way, where are all of the Illinois boys from.

P.S. If you hunt with an outfitter or are an outfitter in Illinois, I don't care where you hunt, so don't tell me.

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i use to live just outside of chicago bout 25 miles, now im down in carbondale for college. i hunt in edgar county though! out of curiosity, hwere you hunting on public land when people where walking in on you? what county do you live in? i know some people in a couple different counties that own land, and i might be able to help you out. (im not an outfiter, nor do i know were any are in illinois)

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Andy,
No, this is on private ground, and I'm sure they had permission to hunt it, but it is just common courtesy to not park behind somebody else's truck and hunt there, especially on 20A. I graduated from SIU last May in Agri-Business, I hunted a little in Giant City. In fact, I'm coming down tomarrow for Halloween with my friends. Oh, I'm from Edwards county, and thanks for the offer, but I think I'm set on hunting ground right now, that is until it get's leased up. Don't get me on my outfitting rant, I hate them!

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Same 4 me, except jealously i admit I only have the encore, not the pro hunter, but it barks just as well!!! I am pretty excited but can't get my mind off of bowhunting right now!!!

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meant to quote IL-Cornfed in my last post!

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Splitear Leland,
coming here tomorrow huh! just incase you where unaware, it is almost dry here! they outlawed all sales of kegs from the 20th of october till thursday! so if you where planning on hitting up a house, well it might not be all you remember!!!! (i have only heard the way it use to be);) Agri-business huh, thats what i plan on minoring in! is hunting in Giant City any good? i was trying to find someone to let me hunt on there land but so far i have had bum luck![:@] well have fun tomorrow!!!!

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I will be hunting in woodford county this season. I also hunt fulton county.

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Andy,
Yeah, they have put a tight grip on Halloween down there, but it's still alot of fun. Giant City kind of sucks compared to hunting private ground, but it was still nice to hunt down there. I live about two hours north of C-Dale, so I got to come home on the weekends and hunt alot. If you're looking for a place to party tonite come over to Copper. See ya later.

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Guys,

Unless I'm mistaken (it wouldn't surprise me if I was) that you cannot use a muzzleloader for the 1st gun season, but you can use either a shotgun or Muzzleloader during the second season. Someone correct me please if I'm wrong. Now during the Muzzleloader season you can use the ole smoke poles but not the shotguns.

Anyway for both seasons I plan on being out in Macoupin Co.

Paul

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You can use muzzleloader, handgun, or shotgun 1st, 2nd, and late firearm season(the old handgun season). Muzzleloader season the week after 2nd firearm season is for muzzleloaders only.

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In case anyone hasent heard! illinois lengthened the hunting day, for this year! we have an extra half hour, at the end of the day! it ended at half an hour after sunset before but now it ends an hour after sunset! Extra half hour!!!!!!

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I will be in Clark Co. with 80 acres all to myself:DUsing the trusty 12 ga. pump. I am from Champaign. Good Luck to you guys....and as Andy mentioned, I believe that extra 30 minutes will cause some MONSTERS to be taken this year across the entire state....watch and see.

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newhunter1atwork,
You can use shotgun, handgun, or a muzzleloader during the two firearms seasons. You could carry all three if you wanted to do so. Where you might be confused is that you can use a muzzleloader only permit to hunt the 2nd firearms season, with only an ML of course!

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Anybody using 12 ga Hornady SST sabots this year?

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My brother is using the Hornady SST! he uses them through his remington 870! they shoot a sweet patern for him! they dont shoot near as well through mine though! but if you are going touse them and havent sighted in your gun yet, i highly suggest purchasing WOLF's they shoot bout the same (up to 50 yards, and dont travel quite as fast) but gives you a really good starting point! then once you get a good pattern shoot the Hornadys and fine tune it! saves tons of money!

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Greene Co. for me...watchin a funnel with standing rows of corn and beans on each side if the winds right.