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2012 IL Deer Hunt
« on: October 24, 2012, 12:45:13 PM »
 Blue tongue, drought, & crossbow talk aside, I'm starting to gear up for our IL deer hunt. My main gun will be my Knight M-L, but I may just see what my Browning Gold with a slug barrel & Hornady SSTs will do. We will be just a bit North of Peoria. I'd expect the harvest to be coming along early this year.

 I took it a little easy on the permits & have 2 anterless & one either sex. The trail cams had some good deer, but nothing in the true monster category. That's O.K., many years half the bucks never offer a picture 1st.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2012, 02:28:25 PM »
 I sighted in the Knight & Gold slug gun today. I'll be ready.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2012, 02:48:24 PM »
i'll down your way in Galva i have not made up my mind yet Encore 209 x50
or my Encore pistol in 454 casull may just bring both and switch off i need to
get the 454 blooded  have shot 6 with the 50 cal
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2012, 12:31:27 PM »
I'll be in Pomona. I'll pass the "hot spot" since my son can't hunt friday morning  :( . But I'll be be in a "out of the way corner it should be either BOOM or bust. I'm thinking BOOM from the H&R ultra just after sunrise. ;D
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2012, 01:22:43 AM »
 Looks like rather tranquil weather, 34/52 light winds & mostly sunny. Better than high winds & rain anyway, I would like a few more clouds. Here we come, about noon today. Good luck to all, be safe in those tree stands.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2012, 01:34:22 AM »
good luck to you all i go in 12 days hope we have a little snow by then 
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2012, 01:35:45 PM »
 I did see a good sized 10+, he was much to far 300+ yrds, for any M-L shot. He never did work my way. I took a doe to tide me over til next season. I did see a good amount of deer, no 'shooters' in range though.

 One guy got a nice 10 & the other a good 8. I did have a 9 ptr right under my stand, but he wasn't a shooter 9. One of the guys got 2 coyotes, the 2nd a buddy skinned for tanning. Over all a good hunt, easy weather & all went well.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2012, 02:42:32 AM »
I hunted down in Crawford county and took this buck early with the Super Black Hawk. The shot was right at 42 yds and the 240 gr XTP hollow point ahead of 24.2 gr of Win-296 Passed on through leaving perhaps a 3/4" exit hole. The deer, an 8 point, was not exactly a wall hanger but was a big thick bodied animal that easily hit the 200 lb mark.

 
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2012, 11:59:03 AM »
Hey Glancerblamm
well dun thats a nice buck you got there
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2012, 12:26:19 PM »
Glanceblamm:
 
Congratulations on a fine buck. 
 
I like the idea of the 44 punching an exit hole.  Was there much internal damage?
 
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2012, 06:33:27 AM »
Looks like second gun season will be the only opportunty I get this year. Congrats Randy and to all who connected and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2012, 04:54:51 AM »
 I'm packing up again. I may use the Browning Gold for the 1st day over the M-L. Nothing wrong with my Knight, just trying something different.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2012, 01:24:53 PM »
just got all packed up set to go shot my last deer with my M/L so 870 goes this time
will also bring Encore 454 with good luck to all be safe 
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2012, 01:48:53 PM »
 I only had the day & a half. Maybe it was the full moon but daytime activity was down for us. I took this 8+ pointer, the largest anyone saw for the time I was down. I used my Browning Gold, Hastings slug barrel & a Hornady SST, worked great for the 50 yrd shot.

  Another large coyote was bagged. They were skinning it when I left.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2012, 11:38:13 AM »
we didnt see one deer in the woods in 2 1/2 days full moon to warm ?
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2012, 11:56:24 PM »
 I've always said you have to hunt when able, maybe not always ideal conditions, rain, wind, full moon, whatever. Most of the deer we did see were milling about in thicker cover. Not the usual ones drifting across a field edge the 1st 1.5 hours of daylight & last 45 min of shooting light.  The moon was very bright.

  I may have just one day worked out for the M-L weekend coming up, the wife doesn't even know yet. That would be down Friday morning & return Sat after 2 hours on the stand. I have some details to work out before it can happen though.
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Re: 2012 IL Deer Hunt
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2012, 07:50:34 AM »
I took 2 does, one each firearm season with my NEF sidekick but nothing during the muzzleloader season
I am just north of Springfield
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