If you want decent information about most hunting in Illinois you can log on to siloutdoors.com. It is a website based on hunting in Southern Illinois, but the guys on there hunt all over the state. I'm from Mississippi but moved to Southern Illinois this year in April. The guys on the deer hunting ...

Got him with the old muzzleloader.

I finally got a shot at the deer from the game cam pic I posted on here a while back. Called him up with the can and a grunt call on 12/12 at 8:40 a.m.

Rough score: 134 1/8
13 inch inside spread
7 inch base on right side
6 1/8 in base on the left side
14 scorable points

Nikon Omega BDC on muzzleloader
Leupold VX-III 4x14 on rifle
Nikon monarch Bino

All three work great for the hunting I do.

Boy that story brings back some memories. Years ago when I was in high school, a buddy of mine called me on Christmas morning and said he had shot a pretty decent deer and couldnt find it. He said he made a good shot on the deer and needed some help. I left family Christmas not knowing the events ...

I went out to the place yesterday and looked around. That was the first time I really been out there in bout three or four weeks. After the beggining of bow season I decided to just leave the place alone until the rut cause I didn't want to mess up my chance at him. This may be the wrong thinking ...

Dont go down there and pull a Cox and just start slinging arrows at everything Jim.

Brett, been a while. this is J. Huff. Looks like you been layin'em down. congrats bud. holla at me when you head back Starkville way. got a few places we need to go hunt.

Thanks to all, hopefully he will walk in front of my bow and I will be able to find out for sure what he is.

Here is a deer I have several pictures of. I am trying to figure out what this deer might score but, am having a hard time with it. Any Ideas?