Illinois advice?

[Bigbucky]

Any good men or women have any outstanding advice for a Newbie hunting Illinois?

thanks,

BB

 

[Nick87]

What part of the state?

 

[Dave N]

Archery or firearm?

 

[seeth07]

Yeah do it before the state takes your firearms

 

[Bigbucky]

What part of the state?

Southern Illinois. Both gun and bow!

 

[Bigbucky]

Yeah do it before the state takes your firearms

very true

 

[DouglasR]

Sit until it’s dark

 

[DouglasR]

If it’s cold, do not position your tree stand into the wind.

 

[Bigbucky]

If it’s cold, do not position your tree stand into the wind.

 

[Bigbucky]

Sit until it’s dark

Sound wisdom….I like it!

 

[TheGreek]

If it’s cold, do not position your tree stand into the wind.

Be careful what biscuits and gravy from Casey's can do to your guts while on stand.

 

[Nick87]

Be careful what biscuits and gravy from Casey's can do to your guts while on stand.

Or the breakfast pizza.

 

[perma]

I miss that part of IL. The normal people who hunt rather than the ones who try to steal your truck at a college campus in Cicero. The public lands there are so underrated it’s insane.

My only regret before leaving the Midwest is not tagging a Midwest whitetail. That one haunts me more than anything. That phantom in Iowa crosses my mind from time to time.

 

[Bigbucky]

Be careful what biscuits and gravy from Casey's can do to your guts while on stand.

I’ll definitely remember to be cautious….

 

[Steiny77]

Toughest thing about any midwest hunting is getting good property to hunt. Then it usually takes a couple years to figure out the best stand locations, wind directions, etc.
I own a couple farms and lease some ground in southern IL and have hunted the area for over 25 years. There is pretty good deer hunting in my backyard and home state of IN but I've found the top end quality of bucks to be a bit better in IL, probably largely due to the way they structure firearms hunting -vs- IN. IN is a one buck state, so it's nice to hunt a neighboring state and be able to pick up another. I jump back and forth all season.

Best advice I could give you is to spend as much time on stand as possible from Halloween thru Thanksgiving.
Good luck and ask away if you have anything specific.

 

[Gellar]

Or the breakfast pizza.

I love Casey’s pizza, I just wish it lived me back. That stuff tears me apart.

 

[Nick87]

I love Casey’s pizza, I just wish it lived me back. That stuff tears me apart.

Same

 

[Dave N]

Never did the breakfast pizza but we get a pizza from Casey's about once a month or so.

 

[Nick87]

Never did the breakfast pizza but we get a pizza from Casey's about once a month or so.

For a gas station there pizza isn't too bad imo.

 

[Dave N]

For a gas station there pizza isn't too bad imo.

Closest place to us and for the price it's not bad.