Hey guys, hunting every evening. Nothing but does last night. The good news is while at a Church dinner with mom I got to talk to a good friend of mine whom owns the property I was hunting that huge typical on. He told me the "Big Boy" was down by his house a couple days ago, I was so tickled to hear this. Hes still walking and with only bow hunting season open now I believe he will make it! I am gonna hunt his area this week and hope for the best. He's running a big area, probably over 1000 acres or more and I can only hunt about 320 of it..
thats cool to hear troy, I hope the good lord brings that deer bye you, you deserve him! I'll most likely be out this saturday hunting a spot with a good friend of mine. I think it would be cool to to add another trophy from the late season to go alomg with my pig I shot on the illinois opener. I hope a doe comes by more than anything! good luck everyone...
I haven't been out in a few weeks due to some family issues but I will be back at it for the next 5 days in a row! Been looking forward to this stretch of hunting all season. I am getting to hunt near my house in an area that I know has some nice deer! I will keep everyone posted!
Ryan and Ferg! good luck guys. Man it was dead tonight for me. Didnt see squat.. still great to be out there though.
I've only been out a couple times the last few weeks. I froze for 2 hours on stand last night. I did see 3 does though. Gonna hunt tomorrow morning and evening and then probably not again until January. I've got enough deer for my sausage, so not real motivated. I did kill my 161 incher on Dec 19th last year so I guess I shouldn't give up on a booner yet.
Well guys, I think I am finished. Season in the zones around my home are done. I doubt with what I have going on with my mother that I will travel out of state. I went right down to the wire last night with a great buck just out of range. I was glad to see he made the gun season. Never did see the big typical again, but happy to hear from the land owner that he saw him about 1 week ago. I hope to find his sheds. Shot a doe at last light.
Congrats on the doe, Troy! I think I am done hunting here in Illinois for the year. I'll be going hom for Christmas tomorrow after work and will hunt back home for a week. Probably do a little bow and a little muzzleloader. I'd like to take a doe off our property back home. This season went by way too fast! Good luck to everyone still out there!
No deer this weekend, but I did shoot my first coyote with a bow. Do we get any points for that? We should, they're crafty buggers.
Sheds on brain since I shot my buck and found shed same day! Here they are and a shed I found few days ago. BUT now we have the white stuff again!
Well guys, it's over! I must this of the three contests I have involved in, I enjoyed this the most. It was a blast keeping up with everyone's season and genuinely wishing everyone a succesful hunt. We had the lead there for about a week, but just ran out of steam! Well done team! Till next year!
