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If you were to do a public land do it yourself hunt where wo

Unread postby BuckHunter1988 » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:20 pm

I started working in the gas and oil field right at the end of last season and this year I won't have a lot of time to hunt maybe only a day or two per month except for the last week of October and the first week of November because I will be using my pro days. So my question is this where would you go any state with a tag over the counter situation. I can't figure out where I wanna go but I allready have a couple states in mind so if anybody has any tips of really appreciate them

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Re: If you were to do a public land do it yourself hunt wher

Unread postby dan » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:35 pm

I would either hunt S.Western Wisconsin or ILLINOIS... I like the Edgar allen panther creek public area in Illinois, but I think non-residents have to apply for rut hunting there. Wisconsin is over the counter and some areas have no limits on how many bucks you can shoot and tags are much cheaper.
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Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:52 pm

Give me a ring.
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Unread postby BuckHunter1988 » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:16 pm

Ok thanks Dan and lance ill call ya right now lol

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Unread postby keb » Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:23 am

OTC as far as I know, ohio,indiana,kentucky,missouri,nebraksa,oklahoma (Archery). Kansas will have left over go on sale in a week or so, eastern half of the state. Not sure if Illinois does the left over thing.
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Unread postby Stanley » Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:58 am

Wisconsin or Missouri would be good choices. Minnesota or Illinois would also be worth looking at. Kind of keeping you closer to home.
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Unread postby keb » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:10 pm

If you decide on Missouri, get with me.

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Unread postby BuckHunter1988 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:59 pm

Thanks guys and ken ill let ya know I'm gonna try and get deerslayer to come for atleast a couple days cause I havnt seen him in a couple years and this year I wanna do some good hard hunting with some friends

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Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:12 pm

I think Missouri is very underated for archery.
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Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:19 pm

Missouri / Kentucky.

Real early season either MD or N. Dakota
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Unread postby gogebicbuckslayer » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:11 am

Southern Kentucky, there is some nice landlocked state land right along the Cumberland river. Bring a boat, I've seen some deer from this area and are quite impressive!! I might head there this year just all depends on how much my Michigan bear hunt costs and if I can get the time off from work good luck hunting.

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Unread postby BigHills BuckHunter » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:10 am

North Dakota Early Season
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Unread postby Bigb » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:44 pm

Shawnee National Forest in S. Illinois is a great spot. 1/4 of a Million acres to choose from plus a lot of other smaller state parks. I belong to another forum where a guy is a big photographer. He really concentrates a lot on public land photos down there and the bucks he captures are amazing.

Wisconsin and Missouri are really good to and it makes it a little better because the non-resident tags are a lot cheaper than Illinois.
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Unread postby PK_ » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:59 pm

Next door to Ohio...
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Re: If you were to do a public land do it yourself hunt wher

Unread postby Brad » Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:39 am

I shouldn't answer because I have not looked enough to know what is over the counter or not, but the states I intend to DIY public hunt in the next several years are North and South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma.

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