willfish03

Its not the biggest buck but its a good a six point. but I'm not sure they will count all the points. This is the only picture i have and the points are not clear. I will be going out this weekend with the bow even though I have a firearm permit. I'm looking forward to hunting a archery park with firearms on the surrounding properties, hopefully the additional hunting pressure will get the deer up and moving.

I haven't been on here lately. this hunting season has been very difficult for me . I wasn't sure I would be able to even pull my bow. I cant remember if I mentioned that I had a bad break in my left shoulder in June. two weeks before bow season i couldn't even lift my bow. the first week end bow season i walked within 15 yards of a doe, by placing my bow on my knee i was able to draw, but holding it was hard and i missed by feet. after a meeting at my bow club i was able to borrow a youth bow to practice drawing, building my strength for my own bow. at our annual club hunt i had thought myself to shot left handed with my bow, but still had eye dominance problems. i wasn't able to even pull the youth bow and was getting disappointed but still i hunted. every weekend i found my self in a tree. than the last week in October on a Tuesday evening hunt i tried to pull my bow and to my relief i did it. now i looked forward to this weekends hunt. on November 1 this year i was bow hunter, at 5:30pm I harvested my first deer of the season a nice doe (pictures to follow) at 6:00pm my arrow my arrow had found its way to put down another. second deer went to needy family.

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hi everyone I'll be hunting Illinois this year also. hopefully I'll be able to hunt opening day. I had a bad shoulder break in June and I am still in therapy. shoulder is coming back but slower than i expected. i will be picking up my bow this week from the shop (having it cleaned and poundage set back to a lower setting.) i will try to keep active on this post. Its good to be on the board (Good doe) wishing everyone a good season and a safe time in the woods. GO TEAM

willfish03 44 oct 1-mid jan

well I'm off for another hunting adventure. this time its hunting open public land in the filth season. maybe i can find a bigger bird. wish me luck.

thanks for the info. i posted my bird today

for team 12(FFA) I hunted hard for 1 and a half days but this bird was a giveme . i walked up to a deer trail crossing a field of prairie grass and he jump up just 5 feet away and ran head high strait down the trail then rolled like a rabbit at 20

where are the rules i need a form to post my bird?

glad to be back, spent a week in the woods Wow!what a good time and as soon as i get my photos transfered. i got a good bird for the team 1" spurs and a 10 1/2" beard http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/willfish02/101_1838.jpg

sorry to hear flyerla. hopefully you can get your bird. I'm starting to pack, leaving next Sunday. the campers almost loaded. turkey vest is packed. I hope this rain stops soon i hate to camp in the rain.

the one thing i added is a jerk line. i loosened the stake nut, using a 2ft length of bunji cord attached to a tent stake on one end,an old fly line and reel to the other, attached it to the base of the breast with a 6 inch tag line. i also bring along a few landscape staples to keep the line close to the ground . it has worked very well for me. the fly reel stores easily in the body for easy carrying.

In Illinois we get to hunt till 1:00pm. I think the lottery was good in Illinois when a turkey was hard to find,now there every where. I hate that the state tells me where to hunt and when. there are turkeys on three different properties that i hunt on and i can never get the permits that i need to hunt those properties. i think its time for the state to start issuing a multi bird permit much like the fall archery tag(state wide). the biggest problem is the first lottery. do i apply for a special hunt area or a private area? if i get the special hunt than the counties i want to hunt are all gone in the second draw.which i must exclude my self because i have a permit from the first draw according to the (state) rules. sorry to rant, but i cant hunt where i want to.

My wife's and I will be celebrating our 25th this march 19th. what we have done for the last 5 years. We both take the day off from work, and we take a long hike in the woods. We look at all the wild life, and all the wild spring flowers (she has a book on them) sometimes we get to see some wild turkeys (where there going and where they have been). then we find a quiet little restaurant to have lunch. followed by a stroll through all the antique shops,the little towns in the area have offer. i think its the only day that my wife enjoys scouting with me and I enjoy shopping.

coffee to me WOW i got to have it . the first thing i do in the morning is get out of bed and make a pot. then i drink coffee till 11:00am and then I'm done. No more caffeine for the rest of the day.