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Author Topic: Illinois bow season opener!  (Read 411 times)

Online Archie

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2011, 02:12:00 PM »
I'm going to give it a whirl Saturday morning myself, opening day, just to get out and say I did it!  It'd sure be great to get a nice deer on opening day!

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2011, 03:26:00 PM »
I passed this buck up last year and now he looks even better this year. I'm sure his neck and body are much more bulky now. Mike
 

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2011, 04:18:00 PM »
Beauty there Mike. Good luck on him!
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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2011, 04:24:00 PM »
good luck fellas!!! I keep telling my wife, we should move to Illinois, or Iowa, but I dont think I could ever convince her???

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2011, 04:33:00 PM »
Yeah Baby!!   Good luck everyone.
"You can't get into a bar fight if you don't go to the bar" (Grandma was pretty wise)

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2011, 05:03:00 PM »
Good luck and have a safe hunting season.

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #26 on: September 30, 2011, 05:12:00 PM »
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Pick a spot and good hunting!  :thumbsup:

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #27 on: September 30, 2011, 05:23:00 PM »
I usually don't  get to worked up with the opener but with this cold front comeing through i can't wait to get out there tomorrow!
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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2011, 05:34:00 PM »
Wapiti & Herdbull,

Those are some giant bucks. Best of luck!

Dennis

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2011, 08:08:00 PM »
boy oh boy ......... cant wait to git my 80% let off compound thingy and my flip open cut-n-gut heads and my trigger thing and my lazer ranger  out to kill me one of them there big buks I been watchin all year on my satelite linked scout spy cam !!!!! .


 it feels good to "do it the hard way " with a stick and string  !!!!!


 teehee ............... 8^) ......... jus havin sum fun
"Pick a spot"

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #30 on: September 30, 2011, 08:30:00 PM »
It's finally here...good luck everybody.

Offline Bill Kissner

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #31 on: September 30, 2011, 10:59:00 PM »
You fellas don't kill 'em all. I am still stuck in AZ for another 3 weeks or so, then I'll be out there with you all.
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Offline Flt Rck Shtr

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #32 on: September 30, 2011, 11:10:00 PM »
Been in the garage all evening tuning and sharpening broadheads and gettin huntin clothes ready !! Can't believe it's here already !! Good luck to all..
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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #33 on: October 01, 2011, 02:38:00 AM »
Oh well. Guess I woke up a little too soon. Now got to try and get back to sleep for about 3hrs.

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #34 on: October 01, 2011, 06:37:00 AM »
Good luck everyone!  Hopefully this cold front will help all you guys out this morning. I'll be at work wishing I wasn't.

Pat
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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #35 on: October 01, 2011, 09:00:00 AM »
well, i was heading out and my dad needed me, so my opener be later, nephew got a doe where i told him where to sit

Offline Hoyt

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #36 on: October 02, 2011, 05:52:00 PM »
Lucked out on this doe opening morn, in Shawnee. Had 4 different little spikes,  4's, etc. come in and feed on the reds and white oaks didn't want to shoot them and never did see a doe till I got down and was getting my stuff together and she came trotting in to the acorns. I kneeled down and when she got what turned out to be 20 steps and behind a big oak I drew on her and shot as she came out. Went about 60yds. with good blood. Simmons Interceptor hit heart and then the off lower shoulder leg joint. Quinn Stallion 48lbs.

I had a trail cam at the spot I'd put up less than 2wks ago and when I got home and looked at the card it had 420pics. About 5 different bucks, but no big ones. Two are about 110" and the rest all skippers.
Lots of different doe and yrlings.

There's about a 100acre standing corn field about 250yds from this spot..but the acorns are really hitting the ground and they are tearing them up all around this area.

 

 

 

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #37 on: October 02, 2011, 06:29:00 PM »
I had to work yesterday morning but got out in the pm.  I missed a turkey!  Shot over her head about 2"
Had 2 barred owls land beneath me.  A good sit.

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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #38 on: October 02, 2011, 08:40:00 PM »
Got out yesterday and today.  Yesterday was passes, some does, one 150 class 10, too far,  and some wanna be bucks.  Today was does.  I was lazy and did not feel like cut, gut and drag....

We'll see what next week brings...
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Re: Illinois bow season opener!
« Reply #39 on: October 02, 2011, 08:48:00 PM »
Well done, Hoyt! Congrats and good luck to all.

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