danmdevries
Master
Really, I have no idea where to start.
I've got a bow, got it from an estate sale with intention to resell as it was $40 but decided to hang on to it. I haven't ever shot it, the only place I can shoot my guns is a small indoor range, don't have anywhere for a bow. I've got a .22 rifle and a handful of handguns, no shotgun.
I've got a cousin that hunts every season for every game, enters the lotteries for the limited access hunts around here in NWI etc, but he spends TONS of money every year doing it. He also has 50+ acres that he hunts but won't allow other hunters to use, including myself. My friend's father in law also owns a large amount of land about an hour south of me in IL but I don't want to deal with having to transport weapons over the border and I doubt he would let me hunt there either.
Are there areas where there's public hunting?
I'd like to do small game if I can use a .22 and possibly deer this winter if school isn't too much of a chore.
I live right on the border of IL/IN and Lake Michigan. This area is pretty urban and its rare to see much wildlife other than birds rabbits and squirrels. My family got excited that there was a skunk in the yard last spring. So needless to say I can't ask around for someone who owns property nearby to hunt the land. How do people find hunting spots?
For the license/tagging how does that work? Do you buy the license and it comes with a tag? Do you have to contact the DNR before you take an animal?
Lots of dumb questions, but I haven't got a clue. Mind you I'm the first in my family to own any firearm and other than that one cousin, I know nobody that hunts.
I've got a bow, got it from an estate sale with intention to resell as it was $40 but decided to hang on to it. I haven't ever shot it, the only place I can shoot my guns is a small indoor range, don't have anywhere for a bow. I've got a .22 rifle and a handful of handguns, no shotgun.
I've got a cousin that hunts every season for every game, enters the lotteries for the limited access hunts around here in NWI etc, but he spends TONS of money every year doing it. He also has 50+ acres that he hunts but won't allow other hunters to use, including myself. My friend's father in law also owns a large amount of land about an hour south of me in IL but I don't want to deal with having to transport weapons over the border and I doubt he would let me hunt there either.
Are there areas where there's public hunting?
I'd like to do small game if I can use a .22 and possibly deer this winter if school isn't too much of a chore.
I live right on the border of IL/IN and Lake Michigan. This area is pretty urban and its rare to see much wildlife other than birds rabbits and squirrels. My family got excited that there was a skunk in the yard last spring. So needless to say I can't ask around for someone who owns property nearby to hunt the land. How do people find hunting spots?
For the license/tagging how does that work? Do you buy the license and it comes with a tag? Do you have to contact the DNR before you take an animal?
Lots of dumb questions, but I haven't got a clue. Mind you I'm the first in my family to own any firearm and other than that one cousin, I know nobody that hunts.