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Jared Washburn 2007 Misouri Whitetail
Tom Dial 2007 Elk
October 1, 2007, opening day of the Illinois archery Deer and Turkey season was dry and hot with no rain or cooler weather in the forecast. Extended dry and hot weather over the summer led to an early harvest for Illinois corn and soybean crops and much of the corn was already out of the field by the time the 2007 archery season opened. Knowing the locations of primary bedding areas and watering holes would be the key to a successful hunt in these conditions.
October 9, the thermometer hovers near 90 degrees at mid-day as Jon Washburn prepares for an evening hunt. Knowing that the deer will likely wait until the last minutes of daylight before they begin moving, Jon waits patiently in his stand. It would be one of those days when putting up with the heat and mosquitos would pay off. As the last minutes of daylight ticked away one of the largest bucks he had ever seen came into shooting range and in an instant Jon had harvested his biggest buck ever. The 18 point rack had a gross score of 186. Pictures of Jon with his deer are posted below.