Yeah, it's not like anyone involved with the state of Illinois Government would skim or something

The mail brought good news today. I received my replacement either-sex firearm permit. As the rut is timed for the first firearm season I will be running over to BassPro to pick up an additional either-sex permit. The OTC permits start on sale today. 1600+ either-sex permits available for my county and 800+ antlerless-only permits.

Hey Uncle Matt, I will let you know how that 1st tag fares out for you for they sent it to my house!!!! LOL!!!! I saw a STUD of a 10ptr on Sat eve already chasing a slick head. He wasn't full heartedly chasn, but was on her hot enuf to tickle me for the 1/2hr watching them. He got within 10yds of taking a ride on the GrimReaper Express for over 20mins. Stayed at about 40yds behind some brush eatn white oaks. Sounded like he was eating rocks!!!

Hey, welcome to Illinois where the state is broke and our governors make our license plates!!!!!

Well atleast he didn't know you were there so hopefully you can get another chance at him. Deer LOVE white oak acorns. They much prefer them over red oak acorns because those white oaks are sweeter. Taste them for yourself.

If I find a white oak dropping acorns I'll be dropping my butt nearby!

Yeah, me too. I saw the two older does that were around him and the 3 yearlings last night on the other side of the strip of timber. About 200yds away. I have left all slick heads alone for the past 3 yrs to let them get back on their feet after the hard fall off of 2012/13. I may take 1 last part of gun season or maybe end of bow season if I get the notion. Maybe and old grey muzzled swamp donkey to fill my dads freezer. He don't get to get out anymore so I know he would like to have it. I always teach in my Hunter Safety class that if you want a renewable resource, you have to leave the seed givers to do so. I havent seen any yearlings in the strip for 2 years. Now I have seen 3 in 4 days. Makes me feel like I made a difference hopefully.