A November to Remember

[wapiti792]

Thank you Tom! I love my job. Sometimes it is hard on the heart.

Kelly: you can kill 2 bucks total. If you have a gun tag and ML tag that's 2 with a gun. I don't gun hunt but have tags to keep bowhunting. It is a bit confusing but basically Illinois is a 2 buck state.

Appreciate the replies. Glad to share my hunt 

[Mighty Big Country]

Mike, well done!  Now, it's time to get the traps in the ground and thin the coyotes.

[David Flanrey]

Great Story

[darktater]

Congrats on two great buck! I'm glad you got the needed time off, and you sure made the most of it. Thanks for sharing so well

[beemann]

Congratulations what a great year.  Thanks for sharing....

[Dave Pagel]

Well done Mike.  Maybe we will share a camp again soon. I enjoyed our talks in Manitoba.  I will never forget coming in to get you and your buddy out of Determination!

D.P.

[Mighty Big Country]

Kelly, are you messing with Mike?  He has said (2) bucks total a season of any given combination whether that be gun, bow, or gun/bow = (2) bucks in total.  When you take (2) bucks in a given deer season, you cannot take anymore legally. 

[huckbuck]

Congrats Sir!  That's quite a season 

[Gun]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing. For future reference leave a sock or t-shirt out at last blood. I've never lost one to coyotes since.
If you can bait and snare coyotes weed them out. I've shot a few w both bow and rifle. But snaring is the way to go. After I took the trapping course and got a license, my first year I took out 42 coyotes on 4 properties. There's more around than you think.

[Joeabowhunter]

Congrats Mike, glad to see you had such a fantastic year. 

[MnFn]

Well done Mike!  Congratulations on a great deer.
I appreciated your comment about being alone with God and your buck as well.  You certainly put the time in.
Best to you, 
Gary

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats Mike.   You always seem to come through

[Kelly]

Kelly, are you messing with Mike?  He has said (2) bucks total a season of any given combination whether that be gun, bow, or gun/bow = (2) bucks in total.  When you take (2) bucks in a given deer season, you cannot take anymore legally.

No Mark, am not messing with Mike. I've only lived here in Illinois for 6 months and am only trying to understand the rules/regulations. When someone says two bucks with the bow or two with the gun I take that literally. I was pretty sure that when I read the rules/regulations it only says one buck with the bow(Archery Season) or one buck with the gun(shotgun/muzzleloader seasons).

Thanks Mike and congrats on your great bucks. Mark, when did you move to SD?

[wapiti792]

Kelly no offense taken. I sometimes get confused explaining things...ask my patients. For future reference look at the fact sheet from DNR on deer hunting. They will do better than me! Also shoot me a pm! I'd love to connect with another Trad hunter!

Appreciate all the nice replies. I am always happy to share here and so happy to hear from friends from the past and make new ones.

[wapiti792]

Well done Mike.  Maybe we will share a camp again soon. I enjoyed our talks in Manitoba.  I will never forget coming in to get you and your buddy out of Determination!

D.P.

Brother I have missed our talks. What a night on that bait eh? Hope you are well, lefty. Would love to share a campfire again!

[Hawkeye]

Kelly,

Here is a quote from the Illinois DNR website about harvest limits:

"BAG  LIMIT:
One  deer  per  legally  authorized  permit.  No  hunter, regardless of the quantity or type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than 2 antlered deer during a year, including the Youth, Archery, Muzzleloader and Firearm Seasons.

For purposes of this bag limit, deer seasons are considered to be in the same year if their opening dates fall within the same 12-month period that begins July 1. A hunter in possession of an either-sex permit after having harvested 2 antlered deer during a year may only use the permit to harvest an antlerless deer.

Subject to this restriction, an either-sex permit holder is allowed to take a deer with or without antlers during the legal season. An antlerless-only permit holder is allowed to take only a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long during the legal season."

I admit it is written in "Illinoisan", or at least Bureaucrat-ese, but I hope that helps clarify things a bit.

Daryl

[Quickblood]

Outstanding Mike!  Congratulations!

[Bernard Bjorklund]

Wow!  That is absolutely amazing!  Congratulations on your fantastic season!

Thank you for your work during this incredibly hard pandemic.  Health care workers demand our utmost respect as we struggle during this difficult time.

Bernie

[Wudstix]

I miss the IN bucks !!!

[cacciatore]

Congrats Mike!