November is an ideal time to hunt monster whitetails! Late November can even be a better time for a larger than average buck to come within bow range. Granted you may not see as many bucks but the chances a monster will walk by your stand could be better the last week of November than [...]
One month and a week to go until opening day of deer hunting in Illinois! Can you feel it! Woo! This time of year happens every year and for me it’s like going to Cabelas with an unlimited budget. No matter how the year has went so far, everything fades away when the thought [...]
Its hard to believe that we will start upland bird hunting in a few weeks! The summer has gone by so fast! But with cooler days we have been having, its starting to feel like hunting season again.
We have been busy getting ready for the upcoming upland hunting season. We are very excited about some new property [...]
We have a few spots open during the peak of the rut! These hunts are normally sold out as far as one or two years in advance!
Our preseason scouting has shown that there are a lot of nice bucks out there. We have seen nice bachelor groups with good age structure feeding in the soy bean fields. [...]
We have acquired a new upland hunting farm! Our preseason scouting shows that it is full of wild quail! The property is approximately 7 miles east of the lodge. This hunting land contains rolling native grassland with milo food plots. Small strips of timber separates the different fields.
Accessing the property couldn’t be easier. An acesss road [...]
The Department of Natural Resources for the state of Illinois is releasing 7500 non resident archery tags for the 2008 season. August 12th, at 8 am, you are going to be able to apply for the remaining non resident archery tags. They are going to be a first come first serve basis and when [...]
I am looking forward to a great year here in west central Illinois, and with all of the issues that surround the hectic life styles of the modern world, including the ever pressing gas prices, I can’t help but look to this year’s deer season to relief. You know, a whitetail deer hunter is truly [...]
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