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As a avid hunter having had the opportunity and pleasure
hunting Newfoundland to British Columbia, Wyoming to South Carolina and every
state and province in between as well as Africa, I know that no matter what
part of the country one may reside that you are blessed with local and
regional game that many would cherish to call their own. But...when it comes
to whitetails the most sought after TROPHY animal in America, the facts are
pure and simple. The TOP Pope and Young whitetail states are: #1 Illinois and
#2 Iowa.
Furthermore, of the top ten counties in Illinois six (6)
are located in my Northern Illinois Territory: Lake, McHenry, LaSalle,
JoDaviess (my home county), Kane and Will counties. In Iowa, nine (9) of the
top ten counties are found in my Eastern Iowa Territory: Allamakee, Dubuque,
Van Buren, Winneshiek, Appanoose, Linn, Marion, DesMoines and Monroe! This is
not to say that the other top states or your own home state are anything
short of spectacular too.
Irrespective of the newest camo pattern, food plots or
the most expensive new equipment money can buy, although these things help us
become better hunters, if you want to improve your chances of harvesting free
range, mature trophy whitetails you have to hunt where they live as well as
letting the immature ones walk. Period.
Next to owning your own hunting property, leasing is the
best thing going. Get together with a couple of your hunting partners and
leasing will also be the most cost effective means of obtaining access to a
number of good properties. You can do this all through the Hunting Lease
Network. You may find a property with my assistance that fits your needs. You
may also have the opportunity of leasing your dream property for many years
to come as well as the possibility of harvesting mature trophy whitetails
year after year, as I do. I am entering the fifth year in a leased property
myself.
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