How is IL. season going

[Brianlocal3]

Great job fletcher!!

[ranger 3]

Went out yesterday morning and seen nothing but on the drive home a doe crossed the road in front of me with a small buck chasing her.

[Ceb]

Full moon seems to have slowed things a bit for me lately, however passed on a forky yesterday morning as I only have one buck tag left for the year. Saw 7 or 8 yesterday evening including one buck. I was particularly wanting a yearing doe, but before she got in position for a shot others worked in behind be and caught my wind. Oh well maybe next time.

[Hoyt]

Good shoot'n Fletcher. I haven't seen a deer in over a wk when I had 3 little bucks feed under me for a couple hrs.

I'm walking more than a mile back in these ridges of the National Forest so not hunting as much. Takes me about a day to rest up from one trip back in there..old.

Did find a fresh scrape where the dogs had messed up the closer in areas so maybe it'll get better closer to the house.

[J. Holden]

Headed to some public land that is opening up tomorrow a.m. for archery deer now.  Not sure why they wait till now...

Anyway, had a doe pick me off Friday night and just stood there stomping for few.  She eventually turned and left slowly, not quite spooked.

Hoping I get a shot at a deer or turkey tomorrow...

-Jeremy  

[Bowwild]

Will hunt IL for the first time ever this Tuesday-Thursday, near Camp Point.

[ranger 3]

I still haven't seen a deer from stand, had one blow this am but that's all

[Hoyt]

Been real slow around here in the Forest haven't hunted in a couple of days. Will get back at it tomorrow.

A few decent bucks are beginning to move a little just not when I'm in the spot they are. Did have this one come across the creek crossing I was hunting one afternoon last wk.  

He went up the ridge and I grunted him down to about 18yds broadside, but he was looking down right at me and I couldn't draw.

Several bucks using that same crossing last wk. only seen the one.

[SportHunter]

Looks like they are moving, counted 25 deer driving home from quail hunt.

[ranger 3]

Well after umpteen times out I finally see my first deer and it was a decent buck, I got so excited I MISSED at 18 yrds.

[meatCKR]

Sat in Mazonia-Braidwood south lot for 9 hours on this past Thursday.  Very windy and raw.  There are some good deer in there but only saw one mature doe all day.  Here is the scene from where I was sitting with my ground hunter seat up against a tree.  I had bushes on both sides of me so I was blinded in on both sides.  The pic is looking straight out in front of me.  The Doe came from those 4 little pines you see in the distance on the left.  She got to within about 40 yards but no closer.  I gave her a grunt and she trotted off like she wanted nothing to do with me. 40 yards is way too far for me to take an ethical shot so let her pass.  I will be back!

Steve

[Brianlocal3]

Beautiful

[Brianlocal3]

My set couple weeks ago. Had two does stay out in the CRP, not inside the wood line like they were suppose to lol, never fails, I hunt the edge and they are in the woods, I hunt 40 Yds in and they are on the edge

[Brianlocal3]

Today's "hunt" I decided on a still hunt. The lake is the lighter stuff straight ahead. A lone for ALL THE way across the lake, no chance I'd actually make it to her but I'm gonna try




I make it to the point, she has moved out into a poweline cut heading towards thicket, it's 7:30, my wife calls and says I need to rush home. She is keeled over. Hunts over and I take the wife to ER for kidney stones.

This entire year I've not got but maybe 2 decent sits.

[Brianlocal3]

 
Nothing saw this day

[ranger 3]

Great looking hunting area.