Welcome to TheOhioOutdoors
Wanting to join the rest of our members? Login or sign up today!
Login / Join

Fletch and BigSlams Illinois adventure

Fletch

Senior Member
Supporting Member
6,078
118
Great trip fellas! Guessing Rich will be waking up here shortly.

Dave....You hit the nail on the head with that comment... Rolled into my driveway at 3:15 am... Exactly 18 hours from the time we left Illinois... Long ass ride... But I do it several times a year, be back out there late Aug. to hang stands... Every trip is an adventure so the ride is well worth it... This trip was no different... It started out meeting Tall Chad and then Dustin and Chad... It was great meeting you guys... We arrived in Illinois sometime after 12am. After a short survey of beds in our lodge (its actually an office trailer that has been fixed up very nicely) we decided on one that the squatch would fit in... Sat. morning found us eating a big breakfast of corn beef hash made for us by my friend... Then it was off to the farm I hunt in Pike county, where we found a few sheds and I was happy to see a ton of fresh deer sign... Chad was overwhelmed with the beauty of this farm... We were pleased as we found some sheds and I found a spot to hang a new stand in Aug... I was telling Chad all morning how good the pizza was at the local Casey's out there ( This is a gas station similar to a Pilot station) however their pizza is kick ass... I think next time Chad visits Illinois that will be one of his first stops... As he woofed it down his comment was hmmmm GOOD... Sat. night we went out to a local eatery for dinner... Once again Chad was happy... I had prime rib and he had catfish fillets... Sun, found us walking the main farm and another further North of town... No sheds were found, but Chad explored some new ground, and we never even scratched all of our property... LOL. Sun. night Chads eyes lit up again as a big corned beef dinner with cabbage and red potatoes was served... :eek::eek: This was followed by him scoffing down 3 pieces of cheese cake that I made...:eek::eek: Love it when someone goes back for seconds after you make something... Must have been good... LOL
Besides the ride home that about sums the trip up... As far as sheds??? Who knows what happens to them... We had a ton of great bucks make it and next fall we'll have another great bunch of quality bucks to hunt... Happens every year... I'm baffled when it comes to sheds... But the trip was worth it as I met 3 great members of TOO and this made the trip a HUGE SUCCESS... Two things I learned out of this trip were that Chad fell in love with our properties and THAT BOY CAN EAT.....:eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
Great right up Rich I really enjoyed following you 2 on your trip. I think it is really cool when a couple of guys from TOO get together for an adventure. I hope maybe you and Chad can get together for a turkey hunt in one state or another.
Thanks both of you for keeping us along on your trip.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
 
  • Like
Reactions: Fletch

Fletch

Senior Member
Supporting Member
6,078
118
Don’t you act like I don’t know you have it either...sumbitch best not try and hold out on me. 😂

Hmmmm.... Dave no mention of the HONEY WHISKEY????? Might be holding out on you on that one... It was St. Paddys day weekend.... :LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 

giles

Cull buck specialist
Supporting Member
Hmmmm.... Dave no mention of the HONEY WHISKEY????? Might be holding out on you on that one... It was St. Paddys day weekend.... :LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
02F6E287-EE1C-48AD-A047-D2792FEF1ECB.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: Fletch

finelyshedded

You know what!!!
Supporting Member
31,855
260
SW Ohio
Great write up on your adventure Rich! Glad you guys had a blast and you met a few more TOO members along the way! Most of all glad you both made it back home to your loved ones. Something we all take for granted on long trips.

Lol Giles, the Frank doesn’t even come close to matching the beans bub...:ROFLMAO:
 

Fullbore

Senior Member
6,439
126
South Eastern Ohio
Awesome write up Rich! Thanks for sharing your trip with us. It was cool to follow you guys from the woods to the chow line. Lol
Glad to hear that y’all made it back home safely TOO.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Fletch