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Illinois just outright completely banned them on all state land last year. I am 65, broken down w/2 torn Achilles & a destroyed right meniscus. Have had a Rambo for 3 years. Last year every NR from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Michigan & Pennsylvania at the newly opened...

I also do about 40 applications/year. However, I have dropped out of several after burning points or devalued systems. I keep an Excel spreadsheet with all the deadlines and post dates. But my interest is fading due to the downward spiraling odds. It was soooooo much better...

WY averages points for group applications.

Our group applied for WY southern zone generals, but separately. I was USUC with 0 points, buddy was USUC with 4.5 points, and last guy drew with 0 points. I think his odds came out to 6%.

Anybody do any good in these draws? All posted Thurs/Fri. I cashed 27 points on a Utah Paunsagunt archery mule deer hunt. Dang, sure glad I got some preference points around, because the odds on the random side continue to plummet. Even in Nevada where my 25+ points are SQUARED, my odds decrease...

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Anybody do any good in these draws? All posted Thurs/Fri. I cashed 27 points on a Utah Paunsagunt archery mule deer hunt. Dang, sure glad I got some preference points around, because the odds on the random side continue to plummet. Even in Nevada where my 25+ points are SQUARED, my odds...

Well, I scheduled a business trip for a week in NE Missouri last month. Unfortunately, I booked three days to scout zone 5 Fri-today Sunday. Hot, hot & hotter. Multiple foot ailments & heart failure took a toll on me but tried my best. I’m guessing nobody else wasted their time this weekend...

The xgun was and continues to be a real scourge for hunter traffic on Illinois public. Indiana’s public is a complete lost cause. Definitely want to keep it out of Iowa that’s for sure. You’ve got the most to lose of any Midwest state. I just laugh when some dope says “It didn’t make any...

I’ve been going out West for 25 years from Indiana & Illinois. Taken six P&Y bulls 320”-350”. You don’t need a guide in most places. Just research to get in a decent unit. Search unit aerials for North facing slopes and water sources, streams & cattle tanks. Get some tips on hunting forums...

I do have 4 Iowa points, but got a good public spot in IL until the NR’s find it. I’ll save them until needed. It’s more I admire you guys being the last man standing up against Ravin and somehow beating them away. Nobody else has done it. Bravo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had to do something after reading demented thread after thread on my other bowhunting forums in support of crossguns and other bad deer management philosophies. Couldn’t take it anymore. This despite the fact I live in Indiana and primarily hunt Illinois where I have a LL. I support the work...

Crossguns were a game changer here in Indiana. It’s been 8 seasons now and there are no longer mature bucks to be seen on my September public land scouting trips. October is flooded with crossguns these days. Still after 8 years the number of gun hunters on public decreases each year, while the...

Based on my 30 years of hunting public, and in the last ten watching crossgun transitions in both Indiana & Illinois, the biggest impact is the sheer number of gun hunters gradually converting over filling especially the early seasons with people and degrading both the hunt and the buck quality...

Late season xguns today........... Tomorrow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Was only a matter of time. And as others have said, this is just a foot in the door. Deer management should be left up to the DNR, not greased politicians & special interest group lobbyists! Nine years of crossguns has totally ruined what was left of buck quality on Indians public land. And...

The same here in Indiana and is happening in Illinois. Crossgun poison has put hunting pressure on public through the roof. It’s gun hunters buying xguns. Especially early season through the rut. Both these states are now setting all time “archery” harvest highs, at the steep cost of buck...

I read this was the same case in Kansas back when their NR quota was basically eliminated. One lame duck legislator sponsored that bill prior to leaving office and entering the outfitting business on his family land. Strictly working in his own self interest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Best of luck. I moved from one sold out state (IL) to another (IN) last year. Both sold out to crossguns and IL sold out it’s NR tags ten years ago. As expected, public land quality has dropped like a rock over these years. Early season pressure is out of control with former gun hunters...

My favorite sleeper zone.