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Tell me about Illinois
pre6422hornet
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Hey everyone. Rumor has it I might be taking over the Chicago territory as of July 1st, therefore the wife, daughter and I will be leaving our beloved Ohio to move to Illinois or Southern Wisconsin.
I tried to find some info on Public Hunting spots in Illinois, but I couldn't pin point anything... Maybe it was due to late night 'net surfing [:)]
Anyway, we are looking into the Rockford area or the Zion area.
Well as the thread says.. tell me about deerhunting in Illinois, or Wisconsin.
I tried to find some info on Public Hunting spots in Illinois, but I couldn't pin point anything... Maybe it was due to late night 'net surfing [:)]
Anyway, we are looking into the Rockford area or the Zion area.
Well as the thread says.. tell me about deerhunting in Illinois, or Wisconsin.
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Ben
Seems that houses are pretty reasonable there.
we have good hunting/fishing in illinois, but up north I'd bet the competition would be huge on public ground.
wisconsin has a healthier government...hell, right now illinois can't even afford to pay the highway dept to pick up road debris, and mow ditches.
Ben
I hear you on the traffic. We are really looking into the Rockford area. Seems you are far enough away from the city that housing is affordable and you actually have grass in your front yard. Besides, Iowa isn't to far away and it looks to be pretty rolling hills just west of Rockford.[:)]
West might be ok honestly I can't remember what the Freeport area is like. And working off memory here(which could be a bad thing) I think south west of Rockford might be an ok area. Still more populated than I like but thats just my personal preference. I remember it is rolling like you said and I think I recall lots of ag fields, dairy (the only reason I half way know the area) and some decent woods. I used to be up there once a month drawing blood on dairy herds. I remember the Mt. Carroll and Pearl city area had some good timber but that might be farther west than you wanna travel.
I am originally from Ohio.
Besides Cedar point, what will you even miss about the area? [:D]
I am originally from Ohio.
I will miss being away from our family. My whole family is within 30 minutes of us now, and my wifes is within 2 hours. My friends. I will miss being only 1.5 hours from my treestand/farm. In 14 years of bowhunting I have only been on stand once where I didn't see a deer, and I average 30-40 days of bowhunting a year. A very special and spectacular place to hunt.
I have only been to Cedar Point once in my life..( too many people for me)
I will miss being only 30 minutes from Lake Erie and some of the best smallmouth, walleye, perch fishing there is. My 18ft Tracker Targa will miss it. Although I am sure Lake Michigan is pretty good also.
honestly, if I was that far north, and it didn't have much affect on my commute, I'd be a resident of wisconsin.
we have good hunting/fishing in illinois, but up north I'd bet the competition would be huge on public ground.
wisconsin has a healthier government...hell, right now illinois can't even afford to pay the highway dept to pick up road debris, and mow ditches.
Ben
+1
lots of gay hunters from what I have seen[}:)][:D][:D]
That why you keep coming back to see us?[}:)]