Author Topic: What all IL counties are represented here as far as hunting this season? (Read 2423 times)

cherokee75 · « **on:** August 31, 2008, 04:50:56 AM »

Henry Co.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2008, 08:36:39 AM »

I live in the Republik of Cook county, but I deer hunt in Johnson, Wayne, Jo Davies and I'm thinking of trying around Rockford but I'm not sure the county.

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2008, 09:23:49 AM »

Sangamon for the regular season and Crawford for the late.

jdinil · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2008, 01:35:33 PM »

Fulton County in W. Central Illinois.

Casull · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2008, 06:56:20 PM »

Pope.

Illhunter · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2008, 06:29:28 AM »

Jersey county will only bow hunt this yr though. no gun hunting.

sniper2u00 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2008, 02:54:20 PM »

Whiteside and some in Carroll here

BUGEYE · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 04:21:16 AM »

grimjim
I grew up in johnson county. went to elementary school in the little community of foreman. I've got paths wore all over johnson and pope county.
btw, foreman is 5 miles south of vienna.

Bill in IL · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2008, 01:26:06 PM »

Champaign and Cass Counties

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2008, 01:49:28 PM »

Quote from: BUGEYE on September 02, 2008, 04:21:16 AM

grimjim
I grew up in johnson county. went to elementary school in the little community of foreman. I've got paths wore all over johnson and pope county.
btw, foreman is 5 miles south of vienna.

Lotsa good hunting land there for sure. I spend nine days every Nov in Ferne Clyffe right ouside of Goreville.

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2008, 03:59:08 AM »

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I've got paths wore all over johnson and pope county

I just had to comment on this as it brings up good memory's about where we have been and what we have done. With the introduction of satellite imagery along with GPS mapping to include the topography software, you can track where you have been over the years. In my case, I was able to link up very large areas as I started hunting in 1969. Sadly we lose permissions and cant go back to some of these places and it is even more disastrous when a housing development breaks up the areas.
Back to the point though...based on personal experience (read success rates) and the current thoughts on the best hunting as suggested on the topographical elevations (read ridges and high ground for at least the travel paths) this data does seem to pan out as the higher ground contours can snake along for miles with one end being a lot higher (or lower) than the other.

I am done rambling now...was just being nostalgic but am always interested in improving your hunt if I can.

BUGEYE · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2008, 04:21:07 AM »

been to fern cliff many times. fished glendale lake. hunted on my cousins farm outside of golconda and another cousins farm in foreman. went to the one room school at foreman for my first 7 years. me and my brothers carried our rifles to school and would hunt the bottom for squirrels after school. (only 14 kids in the whole school) the greatest years of my life.

S.B. · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2008, 03:59:10 AM »

Livingston but, I hunt in LaSalle.

d_hiker · « **Reply #13 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:46:44 PM »

The last few years I have hunted in Marshall Co. but my friend sold the farm this summer and I haven't found another spot there. I might be hunting Woodford or Tazewell counties this year. I need to get out scouting. Not long until Oct 1

JBlk · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2008, 01:36:55 AM »

Fulton, right on the Knox and Peoria county lines.

PHATINJUN · « **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2008, 04:47:56 AM »

Winnebago/Stephenson

K.K · « **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2008, 03:02:46 PM »

Well, I live in Upstate NY, but have hunted Pike the last three years during the muzzleloader season. You sure have a great deer state! Last year's ice storm really put the damper on things, but we had a great time. Hunted a farm in a little town called Kiderhook.

K.K

cjclemens · « **Reply #17 on:** September 28, 2008, 07:06:19 PM »

Piatt here. Sometimes I hunt in Vermillion and Green as well.

jdwolf · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2008, 10:41:37 AM »

Jefferson County, Southern Illinois.

Cement Man · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2008, 07:37:52 PM »

Whiteside

Matt3357 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2008, 04:36:37 AM »

live in Jasper, hunt Cumberland

andyhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** October 17, 2008, 03:27:34 AM »

McHenry

TRAPnHUNT · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2008, 09:35:03 AM »

McHenry & Lake

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2008, 02:22:59 AM »

The quality is poorer than I thought it would be. Here is the link
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapil.htm

markymark · « **Reply #24 on:** November 04, 2008, 10:56:13 AM »

Adams county(deer heaven only second to Pike county)
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stevinator · « **Reply #25 on:** November 16, 2008, 06:14:53 PM »

Lee and Ogle

ilikemilitaria · « **Reply #26 on:** December 20, 2008, 06:03:44 AM »

PERRY COUNTY