Originally Posted by jdhunter2011
I have never been but Im going this year. Im looking at 1st week of October, then if I dont tag going back Thanksgiving. Watching this thread closely. Matt what you think about those weeks?

I killed a real nice buck in Illinois 10/4 one year. I hunted acorns between ag fields. I saw more deer that week than most of my rut hunts up there. Deer aren’t pressured and if you can get on a food source you’ll kill a deer.