I'll be handgunning in Pike Co. next weekend during the 3-day hunt. Anyone else going to be slingin' lead in Illy?

I'll be just accross the state line in Indiana on a handgun hunt next week.

shortgun

Good luck! Are you hunting close to Evansville? Ever been over the river to Shawneetown?

My son and I will be in Clark County on the eastern side of the state. We're holding three tags between us and the .44 will be on my hip. Good luck in Pike Co. King!

We will be in the Evansville area. I will be totin two Contenders...30-30AI and a 358 Bullberry,,,I have three tags and as I understand there are over the counter anterless tags availiable to out of state hunters.

shortgun

JohnK007, Where will you be in Clark county? We will be hunting at Don Stephens place for the Muzzleloader season. We have been hunting with bows.

King 460,

I'm in the county south of Pike, send me a PM if you want any more details.

Pike is the largest deer producing county in Illinois, so the odds are in your favor there.

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300magman wrote....JohnK007, Where will you be in Clark county? We will be hunting at Don Stephens place for the Muzzleloader season. We have been hunting with bows.

We hunted just north of Casey and east of Rt.49 (Shiver farm). My son got an 11 pointer on Sunday, and a nice doe on Saturday. He grunted the buck to within about 15 yards of his stand!! I couldn't believe it! His father, on the other hand, had a shot at a nice buck on Saturday and shot low and just plain missed it. Not sure if I'll be able to make the second season but no matter, thanks to the kid we have venison in the freezer. Met a couple guys from Florida who took, what I thought was, an average buck (6 pointer I think) and they were ecstatic. They said compared to the deer they see in Florida, ours were monsters. Never thought about that before, makes one appreciate what we have here.
Best of luck on your smoke pole hunt. There are a lot of deer still out there (including the one I missed )