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Title: Ready for Illinois opener !!
Post by: vanishing point on September 24, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
October 1st the Illinois deer season starts. Today i bought my license and deer permit. I am ready to go ! Is anybody else hunting IL this year? I`m staying close to home in region 2. Where will you be hunting?    :archer:
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Post by: Fletcher on September 24, 2012, 10:30:00 PM
Regions 4 & 5   :campfire:
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Post by: Hot Hap on September 24, 2012, 10:57:00 PM
I'm good to go also. Regions 2-3-5. Good luck to all. Hap
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Post by: emt137 on September 24, 2012, 11:05:00 PM
Getting my tags Wednesday. This will be my first full season of hunting.

Good luck, & safe hunting!
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Post by: Archie on September 24, 2012, 11:12:00 PM
I'm hoping to get out and hunt a little.  I was planning on taking a few days to hunt early in the season in Shawnee NF, but alas, it looks like that will not come to pass.

I'll be hunting in the far northern edge of the state, smack in the middle.  I'm sure the deer will be trembling at the mere thought of my presence.  LOL!
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Post by: SportHunter on September 24, 2012, 11:29:00 PM
Region 4 for me, good luck all! The crisp mornings are here    :archer2:
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Post by: pintail_drake2004 on September 25, 2012, 02:29:00 AM
Good Luck ya'll. Wish I could join in the fun. Yall be safe!
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Post by: JEFF B on September 25, 2012, 04:12:00 AM
yup good luck everyone have a safe one
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Post by: Rick Richard on September 25, 2012, 06:30:00 AM
Going to be hunting out of the Joliet/Morris area come the first and second week of november.
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Post by: Brianlocal3 on September 25, 2012, 06:43:00 AM
I'll be hunting Region 4.  If I'm lucky I'll make a trip down to region 5
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Post by: Hoyt on September 25, 2012, 07:25:00 AM
I'll start off in Shawnee in Southern Region and may try a couple areas of private land down here also.

Looks like we got a wk of rain coming in..also I can't believe how bad the mosquitoes are this yr. Worse than I've ever seen them in Il. I'm having to use my Thermacell.

Would think after a yr of drought they wouldn't be a problem.
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Post by: adeeden on September 25, 2012, 07:35:00 AM
Region 3 for me! It's my youngest's first season and its going to be fun for sure!
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Post by: jmo on September 25, 2012, 08:11:00 AM
Clark county by the Wabash river for me and my PSA III
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Post by: BenM on September 25, 2012, 08:38:00 AM
I'll be close to home in region 2.  Might try shabbona a few times this year, never been there before.
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Post by: Rick Wiltshire on September 25, 2012, 09:07:00 AM
Mostly in Iroquois County for me.
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Post by: wapiti792 on September 25, 2012, 09:40:00 AM
Wayne and Hamilton Co for me. Gonna hunt fall turkey in the am of Oct and Whitetails in the afternoon! Good luck!
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Post by: doowop on September 25, 2012, 09:41:00 AM
St. Clair Co. for me. I usually don't start till about the third week of Oct.
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Post by: mark land on September 25, 2012, 11:19:00 AM
Massac Co for me will be there Sun evening watching the deer come out and dreaming of starting the season the next morning.
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Post by: Tom Leemans on September 25, 2012, 11:22:00 AM
I won't be hunting until mid October (big 50th birthday 2 week vacation with my wife starting Friday). I'm still working on getting a good place to hunt after months of asking around, but I have a lead or two. If not, I'll have to go public. I couldn't hunt due to a pinched nerve in my neck last year, so I'm chompin' at the bit. (most likely Rock Island County)
Title: Re: Ready for Illinois opener !!
Post by: toddster on September 27, 2012, 10:52:00 AM
just got home from yellowstone, got everything together, have a party to get through on saturday, then sharpen broadheads, sleep and hit shelbyville.
Title: Re: Ready for Illinois opener !!
Post by: ranger 3 on September 27, 2012, 06:11:00 PM
If hunting from a tree stand WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS
please
Title: Re: Ready for Illinois opener !!
Post by: Hot Hap on September 27, 2012, 09:08:00 PM
Adeeden-You going to start your boy out w/a Bob Lee? I keep looking at them and wondering. Good luck to him.
Hap