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A $500.00 Deposit (per hunter) is required at time of application! Please contact or email
Backwoods Whitetails to receive an application.
All non-resident hunters are to apply in the non-resident archery lottery for their permit. You can
apply online or by telephone and all Information is posted on the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources Web Site. Hunters should have ready before applying a Drivers License #, Social
Security #, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, Eye and Hair Color. Apply for a Illinois Non Resident
Archery Permit. The application period for 2007 will be June 1st to June 30th. The cost for a
2007 nonresident combination archery permit will be $366.00, a nonresident annual hunting
license $50.75 and a state habitat stamp $5.50. Those applying online will pay an additional
$10.18 convenience fee. Applicants applying for a permit with Backwoods Whitetails need to
apply under outfitter Backwoods Whitetails license #DT0700259. There is an equal opportunity
for a permit, even if you apply on the last day of the lottery. In the event that you are not
successful in the lottery, your deposit will be will not be refunded but will be rolled over to secure
a spot for the next years hunt only in the event that you are not successful in drawing a tag in the
lottery. Once the hunter has received notification he/she has succeeded in drawing a permit, the
hunter must submit 50% of the remaining balance due for the hunt by September 1st and the final
payment is due by October 1st. Any cancellations of hunts made before September 1st will
result in the Fee's for that years hunt to be rolled over to the next years hunt or the fee's paid
can be transferred to another hunter not already booked with Backwoods Whitetails, provided
they are successful in drawing a tag. Illinois Archery and firearm tags are
NON-TRANSFERABLE. Travel and flight information is available below!

2008 Archery Schedule

Pre Rut Archery
October 4th to October 10th - $1700.00
Peak Rut Archery
October 25th to October 30th - $2100.00
November 1st to November 6th - $2100.00
November 8th to November 13th - $2100.00
November 15th to November 20th - $2100.00
Firearm Schedule
November 21st,22nd & 23rd - $2100.00
December 4th to December 7th - $1800.00
Muzzle Loader Only December 12th,13th &14th $1600.00
Muzzleloader/Archery Combo
December 4th to December 14th - $2700.00
Seven days of Muzzle loader hunting w/ 4 days of Archery
6 Day Late Season Archery
January 3rd to January 9th - $1700.00

Send us an email at backwoodswhitetails@yahoo.com or give us a call at
309-224-2853 to reserve your spot and get a hunt application.
We accept Visa, Master Card and Discover!

Hello Hunters,
Welcome to Backwoods Whitetails. We want to thank you for taking the time to inquire about hunting with us.
Backwoods Whitetails is a State Licensed Outfitter that specializes in whitetail and spring wild turkey hunts. In
2007 we had a 45% success rate with opportunity rates of 100% on does, 100% on 1 /12 yr old bucks, 95% on 2 1/2
year old bucks and 85% on bucks 3 1/2 years or older. Some hunters even reported seeing up to 30+ deer in one
day. In 2007 we were reviewed by the Northeast Big Buck Club and received a rating higher than average of any
outfitter reviewed by the NBBC so far. Why? We feel it's because we schedule our whitetail hunts during the most
important weeks of the year, THE PEAK RUT! We encourage you to not waste your time and money booking a
hunt in early October when the weather is hot, deer movement is minimal, unpredictable and not to mention the
BIG boys are not yet on the prowl for a hot doe. By booking peak rut hunts, we feel that it helps to ensure
hunters of a fresh stand with heavy rutting activity from the first week of our hunting, right on through the
following weeks of the peak rut, right on through the firearm season. Remember that we only offer a limited
number of spots for the prime peak rut archery and firearm seasons. Currently we are only taking a maximum of
14 archery hunters per week, 12 - 1st season firearm hunters, 5 - 2nd season firearm and 5 muzzleloaders
hunters. All hunts are semi-guided hunts on approximately 5000 acres of privately leased farmland located in
Fulton, Schuyler and Warren Counties of West Central Illinois. A guide will always be available if needed but,
Hunters are allowed to move on their own to succeed. All properties are hunter managed to the capacity of the
land to help increase hunters success, increase opportunity rates, avoid over crowding and (most importantly),
help limit the negative effects of over hunting. An initial stand is set for each hunter in what we feel is a prime or
proven hunting spot. Hunters do not have to start out of our stands and everyone is to bring a self climber or a
climbing stick and portable stand. While hunting with Backwoods Whitetails, the use of scent elimination clothing
is MANDATORY to prevent the spread of human odor and to improve your opportunity and success. We feel this
gives the hunter that extra edge and the with freedom to make any strategic moves necessary to harvest that
illusive Illinois whitetail buck, your sure to have a great time hunting. Without the added human activity, hunting
pressure or any of the unwanted scent from additional people or guides stomping around your hunting area
moving your stand, hunters can look forward to an enjoyable vacation. There are guides that will be ready to help
out at the hunters request to move a stand, track, retrieve, field dress, drag out a deer or what ever the hunter
may need. We DO NOT impose antler minimums, trophy fines or charge trophy fee's. Understand that we do
encourage hunters to apply trophy management practices but, the opportunity to take home the buck of your
choice is what we provide. Each hunter is permitted to harvest one doe and one buck per hunt. Hunters are to
arrive in camp by 1 p.m. The day before their scheduled hunt is to begin. Hunters will check in with Backwoods
staff, record all license and permit information, go over the rules and regulations and complete any unfinished
paper work necessary. Hunters can then be taken to their assigned property and will be given and/or shown a
map of the property and its boundaries and hunters will be informed of the current whitetail activities to the best
of the guides knowledge. Most of the time we even allow hunters to have that night as a free night of hunting. At
Backwoods Whitetails we hope to provide hunters with a quality and memorable hunting experience and it is our
intention for everyone to harvest a whitetail of their dreams. But, most of all we want to build lasting friendships
with every client that comes to Illinois on an adventure with Backwoods Whitetails Outfitters.