Guest SRAII Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 does anyone want to let me hunt their Illinois ground? ......probably not.....but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask...........i hunted public ground over there this past fall...wasn't bad, but private is what i like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubie Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 No. but I got some ocean front property in South Dakota you can buy.... Seriously though, if you ever wanted to hunt Manitoba I could hook you up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Finding private land to hunt in Illinois is no easy task. I've lived here 37 years and never had a decent private farm to hunt on until 2 years ago. Even now there are a couple other hunters that hunt there, but thankfully only on weekends. I'm always keeping my eyes and ears open. Posting here might help. You might try looking at Pyramid State Park (public, but pretty good). They have regulations stating that bucks have to have at least 4 points on one side. I've seen some big deer come out of there and from what I hear it's not overhunted (at least not during the archery season). The park is in Southern Illinois and it's pleanty big enough (16,000 acres). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have to agree with you flyerla. Private hunting land in Illinois is getting harder and harder to find. Outfitters are beginning to buy up any land that goes on auction and they're driving up land prices so high, you have to be rich to own your own piece of hunting property nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Horton4life Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 no where is easy to find private land.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Horton4life Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 luckily i have family that owns quite a bit... but 90% of people who have land wont let others hunt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 does anyone want to let me hunt their Illinois ground? ......probably not.....but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask...........i hunted public ground over there this past fall...wasn't bad, but private is what i like... Good Luck with that one! Like the others said, be ready to "Pony Up" for the privilege! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 yeah its definately a hard task to find private land here in illinois, best place to find it is in southern illinois, up where i am ive been in and out of private land and public land, if i had a spot for ya you would be more than welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 My dad, brother, and I recently acquired bowhunting-only access to some private land just a few miles form my parents' house and to our knowledge, hasn't been hunted in years. We saw three very good bucks together on the property this past summer. The owner is a older farmer who we've known for quite awhile who doesn't hunt. We've asked for permission to hunt the property each year for the last few years and were finally granted permission. We've had moderate success gaining access to private ground using this system or trading wildgame meat we take for hunting access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 In addition to providing deer meat to the land owner, I also offer my assistance on his farm. I don't know a lot about farming but I have a strong back and have told him to give me a call anytime he needs help on the farm. He's yet to take me up on my offer. (He does accept the deer sausage). Another thing you might try is start out by asking landowners if you could go shed hunting (Feb., March). Then after getting to know the owner you might later gain access for hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 i wanted to add also....I was born and raised in Illinois and even tho i know a ton of people I still have trouble maintaining a spot to hunt. The area i shotgun hunt wont allow bowhunters until after season and the area i bowhunt is about 7 acres in total and on the edge of town. I still think i am blessed in the areas that i hunt as of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubie Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Reading posts like this makes me realy glad I don't have to deal with that too often. The one thing my family has is land. And even if I didn't have that, I can dissapear so far into public lands I could go a year without seeing another human... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOYTnMUZZYboy Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good luck finding private land in Illinois to hunt. The guys that have it do all they can to keep it. Iv never hunted public land in Illinois. We own some big timber in Hancock county and have some leases in northern illinois. Always said I wouldn't pay to hunt but money talks i guess. It's really a shame but seems like anymore an outfitter owns it or its leased out already, or the landowner is fed up with all the crap. Good luck finding private property to hunt. I have been burned to many times and even been kicked out of some great spots beacuse some people just dont listen or they think its always better on the other side of the fence. Guess im just kinda sour on putting my hand out and havin it filled full of... well yea you get the picture. Not saying anyone here would do that, but the weekend warriors and people that don't appreciate what they have ruin it for us guys that care and respect what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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