Offering 4 and 5 Day bow hunts, 4 day fire arm / muzzle loader hunts on private land in  Brown, Pike, and Schuyler counties.  Illinois Connection was one of the most successful outfitters of the 2001 through 2006 season.  Unlike most outfitters, others begin their seasons on October 1, we at Illinois Connection do not book the first hunter until late October.  We offer only rut hunts and we only operate 7 weeks out of the entire season. 

    This years weeks are October through December.  Offering exciting archery and firearm hunts with the inclusion of lodging, meals, guides, stands, game preparation, and the hunt of a life time.  We also have an easy payment plan throughout the year to help with financial needs. 

     Our hunting package includes cooked meals and an elaborate and brand new 5,500 square foot lodge with custom interior, large bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, double washer and dryers, large deck with a wonderful scenic view of the Illinois farmland countryside, separate equipment room away from any foreign smells, internet access, pool table, open bar, etc.  To say the least, we have anything the hunter needs and/or could think of.

   Our management practices involved the use of approximately 8,000 acres.  Our acreage is enhanced with numerous food plots offering standing corn, standing soy beans, cut crops, whitetail select, 9 types of clover, alfalfa, biologic, buck forage oats, and other brassicas and legunes.  At Illinois Connection, our trophy minimum is 130 inches and on several of our larger tracks we carry a 150 inch minimum.   Bucks are considered shooters when they have a minimum of 8 points or better, spread will be outside the ears with good tine length that usually falls into the P&Y 130 class as a minimum.  We have at least 350 stand sites at any given week for our hunters use.  (Lock on stands and ladder stands)

     Most stands are approximately 16-22 feet high using easy climb steps to allow one to climb safely and efficiently.  At Illinois Connection we use Non-Typical,  Lone Wolf, Summit, Gorilla, and North Star lock-ons.  Our ladder stands are Millenniums.  Our stands are large and meet and/or exceed stand weight requirements.  One thing contributing to our success is all of our farms are foot travel only.  The only 4 wheeler usage is for harvesting or retrieving, stand movement or the clients first arrival to show farms.  Otherwise, 4 wheelers are strictly forbidden.    

     The ground that you will be hunting is privately owned  and operated.  The farms are located in the Mid-West portion of the state of with rolling hills and acres of beautiful hardwoods.  Most of the stands placement will be located in or around great sources of agriculture with a rotation of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, food plots, and winter wheat.  Other stands will be in natural funnels, creek drainages, bottle necks, and ground in the CRP program.

     Our success ratio again for 2006 was 35% with over 30% for a sixth year in a row.  Our farms in operation offer excellent opportunities for that once of a life time buck. 

    The success ratio is misleading with some 19 bucks missed, 7 wounded, 27 passed (130 minimum), and 29 harvested in 2006.  Monster bucks have been seen lately and we are looking forward to offering you possibly the hunt of a lifetime.

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