This hunting lease is leased and not available.
A remarkable property being offered for lease and lies in two different counties. There are 115-acres in Jackson County and 98-acres in Randolph County. The day I walked this property I found numerous rubs, scrapes, and heavily used trails that looked like cows had been walking them. Because of the topography there are numerous funnel and pinch-point locations.
The harvest photos and trail cam pictures from this farm will speak for the caliber of bucks that are call this property home. In fact, this is the first time this lease has come available in twelve years, as the same group of guys have hunted it. The power line that runs through this property is thick and over-grown. I found a lot of deer beds along this power line. There is a creek that runs through the property providing water year-round. Although this property does not have row crops do not let this be a deterrent, as the ground was just completely littered with acorns, plus from the aerial you can see that there are plenty of crops nearby. There is no doubt in my mind, based on the make-up and the cover of this property and the harvest history there are big bucks that continue to live here. Property had a select cut 25 years ago, a section was hit by a tornado approximately five to six years ago. These two events have provided thick cover for those mature Illinois bucks. There are over a thousand acres of the Shawnee Nation Forest that borders the east side of the property, giving you a lot more acreage to hunt. If I were to lease this, I would have guys draw a Jackson County tag and a couple of guys draw a Randolph tag for shot-gun season, as bow tags are statewide. I had intentions of splitting this tract into two different leases, but it just did not make good sense to split such a superb piece of property. I also know for a fact, there has been a 170 inch and a mid-160 harvested from this farm along with those bucks pictured.
*Lease runs from 1 March through 28 February
*ATVs allowed for stand placement and deer retrieval only - No joy riding
*The use of screw-in steps and nails are prohibited
*Open to all legal game
**Note** The green line on aerial photo shows the separation from Randolph and Jackson counites
