Illinois Question unhunted land going to waste!

Squirrel · Dec 27, 2007

Here's my terrible situation, my boss who has way to much money has a couple hundred acres in Clark Co IL. I asked him what was on it and he said it's mostly just waste land with trees and ##### on it but a few crop fields here and there. He leases out the crops and noone has hunted it ( supposedly) for 10-15 yrs. I'm betting the locals hunt the hell out of it if it's any good and they know it's an absentee owner. I asked for my bonus in terms of hunting access not cash and he said ok. Now what?? How good of bucks live in Clark co.? Are all tags on a draw? can you hunt archery and rifle or just one? When is the rut - during which season? Does anyone have the link to the F&G Dept there.? I can't wait to give it a try next year!

Flatlandr · Dec 27, 2007

Squirrel, where abouts are you from? Clark County isn't too far from me. Tags should be OTC, here a link for ya,

http://dnr.state.il.us/

schmalts · Dec 27, 2007

best time to hunt is Holloween and after.

Squirrel · Dec 27, 2007

I'm from n-cent co. so it's quite a drive to go scout, about as far east as you can be and still be in Il. Looks like quite a few B&C entries from that county. My boss doesn't know squat except there are deer there and he's happy I want to hunt instead of $. I need to order a brochure for starters and get familiar with the basics of Il. He says there is mostly timber with alfalfa for crops.

Flatlandr · Dec 27, 2007

Squirrel,
sent ya a PM.

backpacker · Dec 29, 2007

Wish I had a boss like that!

cheeseheadinOHIO · Jan 14, 2008

How much does your boss want from someone to hunt there?

Squirrel · Feb 18, 2008

About 70 hrs. / week all summer long for $20/ hr! Need espanol lingo to function.

Don_K · Mar 11, 2008

LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-08 AT 07:11PM (MST)[p]Heres the link to the Illinois DNR

http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/index.htm

Archery tags for NR are done by phone. They consider it a lottery but everyone has gotten tags in the past with left overs. Just make sure you call during the timeframe. They do have doe only tags over the counter for a very cheap price for the NR too.

Gun tags are shotgun slug, or muzzleloader. There are no rifles allowed for deer in Illinois. This is done by lottery (online) and (I beleive) NR can not get in the first drawing but can get in the others.

Every county has a chance to get a good buck it just depends on what kind of pressure, and land you have to hunt. Monsters aren't around every corner but some nice bucks can be found.

Only drawback for a NR in Illinois is the cost of the tag is getting crazy..............

Don