7/15/2010

I have sent out all the gun applications for everyone to complete and send back in to the state. The last day they will be accepted is August 16th. I have openings for the second gun for anyone who is interested and you have until August 16th to book that hunt. Also, they have leftover bow tags that will be going on salel August 3rd at 8:00 central standard time. I still have some bowhunts available for anyone who is interested.

I have all the bean food plots in and they are coming up good. I have been seeing many really good bucks and have seen more bucks this year then I have in a long time. So things are looking good and I can't wait for hunting season to get here. Hope everyone is having a great summer and see you in the fall.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitter

5/28/2010
Attention all bow hunters that have booked with us and those of you still looking to book. June 1st-30th is when you put in for your out of state bow tags. You can go to www.dnr.state.il.us ,deer hunting link, then nonresident bow tags, and it will tell you what to do. You can also call 1-888-673-7648 and you will talk to a person, let them know you want a nonresident Illinois bow tag and they will walk you through the process. Our outfitter number is DT0900316. I would do this early in case you have any problems.

Also we still have some rut and nonrut bow hunts still available. We also have some second gun hunts still available to anyone who is interested. Thinks are looking really good, the bucks are starting to get their racks and they are coming along really good. With all the land we have had for 3 years and all the great new land that we picked up this will not be a year that you will want to miss. All the corn got in the ground almost a month before it did last year so it should be out early. We will kill some absolute giants this year. Hope everyone is doing good and I will see you in the fall.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

05/03/2010

Anyone who has already reserved their spot for this season, you will be getting a letter describing how and when you will get your tags. This spring is really moving fast and we will be buying our permits next month! Look forward to my letter in your mailbox.

Thanks,
Chris Shores

02/16/2010

The hunting season is over and I just got back from the Eastern Sports Show. I have never seen so much snow in my life! I want to thank everyone who stopped by and talked. If anyone has any questions please, e-mail or call me anytime. I still have some rut and nonrut bow hunts available but they are booking up. I also have some gun hunts left. Things are looking good for next year we signed up some great new land and still got everything that we had the previous hunting seasons. We look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

01/11/2010

We are down to our last 4 days of bow season, we have 3 hunters hunting now and hopefully we will be able to get a couple bucks these last few days. Anyone who is interested in duck hunting, it is going to thaw out and get warm, that means the duck hunting will be hot this weekend until the end of the season. The season goes till the last day of January, I have some open dates for this year so give me a call and come down and kill yourself some ducks; it will be good. I am also booking for next season’s deer hunts, we still have alot of openings but some are filling up quickly. There are many gaints that made it through this season, with many young deer going to be mature next year. It should be a very good year. The weather can not be any worse than it was this year.
Hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

12/16/2009
We are through our late muzzleloader season, we've had 3 hunters, seen many good deer, and we killed a 135 1/8 10pt. Our hunting season is winding down, but there are still spots open for late bowseason. There are still many good bucks going to the food sources now and they are starting to get patternable again.
The ducks are in Arkansas, we just got back from there and we kill limits everyday with 9 guys. There are many ducks and the duck hunting is very hot. If you are looking to go duck hunting and be amazed give me a call. We still have many openings for this year, but they won't last long.
We are booking now for next deer season, some hunts are already almost full so don't wait get your hunt of a lifetime booked today.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/24/2009

We are through our first gun season, and temperatures were high like most of the rut, we killed 4 bucks and missed a few more. The biggest buck taken was Dennis Fisher's 140 6/8 inch 8pt. The weather is cooling down and they are getting all of the corn out, so the second gun season should be a good one. Also anyone who is wanting to come back and bow hunt the late season give me a call and let me know what dates you will be coming. If you have not hunted with us you can still get a tag for this year and come out, the late season should be really good with them just getting most of the corn out. I am starting to book for next season and some hunts are already getting full, so if you have your dates in mind please give me a call and we can get it booked for you.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/1/2009

It is the first of November and the bucks are starting to chase, we finally got it to stop raining and the temperature has cooled way down. These next couple weeks should be awesome. We killed a 162" main frame 8pt with kickers all over it last Tuesday, besides that buck, the week was pretty slow; with the hot weather and down pouring rain the deer movement was not so good.  We are looking forward to the next few weeks, last night we saw a couple giants so hopefully we will get their picture on the site soon. Look forward to seeing everyone that is coming in this year.

Thank you,
Chris Shores

10/21/2009

We are through the third week of hunting season but, we did not have any hunters this week. We did kill a 135 6/8 inch 9pt last week. The prerut is starting up and they should be getting the corn out if it will ever stop raining.  We have been seeing some really big deer, so we are excited about the hunts for the weeks ahead. We look forward to seeing everyone that will be coming out; make sure you bring your rubber boots because it is wet! If you will be coming out hunting and have any questions about items you may need to bring with you, please call and ask. We'll be waiting for your call..............

Thank you,
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters
(217) 491-3456

10/9/2009

It is the 9th of October and it has been raining for 2 days straight. We have had 6 to 7 inches of rain, but it is pushing out of here tonight and it is supposed to get cold. So these next few days should be very good. We have been seeing many good bucks and a couple giants. The first week we killed one 8 pt and missed an absolute giant, with a couple more opportunities. Things are looking good, the bucks are here we just need it to quit raining so they can get all of the crops out of the fields. We are looking forward to seeing everyone that is coming out this year, you will be in for a good hunt. Anyone that still wants to hunt this season, I have a few hunt openings available and you can still get a bow tag, call me at 217-491-3456 and I will let you know what needs to be done to get you out here hunting.

Thank you,
Chris Shores

9/30/2009

Bow season is upon us and things are looking good. The food plots are healthy and we are seeing some nice bucks moving between the acorns and food plots.
The beans are turning some more than others, which means we should have a progressive change in feed patterns over the next couple of weeks. Cool temperatures are bringing many of the bigger bucks to the hoof, which means it could be our best early season yet. We still have hunts available and NonResident archery tags are still available for Illinois, so don't delay on calling if you are considering a bowhunt this fall. Call us with any questions if you are coming out or would like information on booking a hunt with River to River Outfitters.

Thank you,
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters
(217) 491-3456

7/22/2009

Everyone that will be gun hunting with us should have recieved their application. Please fill the rest of it out and send it with a check as soon as possible. Also, anyone who still wants to bow hunt, you can still get a bow tag. August 11th at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time they go on sale again, to a first come first serve basis until they run out. The number to call is 1-888-673-7648. We still have some really good bow and gun hunts still available, but it is getting late.
We are starting to see some really good bucks! They are getting close to full growth but they are not there yet. We will get started scouting hard the end of August through September. If anyone is interested in booking a hunt or knows someone that is, you can call me anytime at 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

5/21/2009

All hunters that are bowhunting with River to River Outfitters this fall, it is about time to put in for your non-resident bowtag. June 1st-30th is when you will need to do this, I recommend doing this as soon as you can. You can do it one of two ways you can go online at www.dnr.state.il.us and go to the hunting section, then out of state hunting and it will tell you what to do. You need to tell them that you are hunting with an outfitter and our outfitter number is DT0900316. You can also call 1-888-673-7648, you will also need to tell them that you are hunting with an outfitter and our outfitter number is DT0900316. You will need your credit card and they will ask you a few questions that you will need to answer. If you have any questions or problems while doing this please call me at 217-491-3456. Hunters that have already booked with us I sent you all a letter in the mail stating this same thing.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

4/19/2009                                        Expired
              ***Buy one - get one free bowhunt***
Here's your chance to get a great hunt at super deal. For 2 weeks, starting April 20th, book a hunt with us and get one free for the following weeks. If you have been thinking of booking an archery hunt with us, the next 2 weeks is the time to call!!!!!

Hunt Dates:
OCT 8TH - 12TH
OCT 15TH - 19TH                                 
OCT 26TH - 30TH

These will be awarded on a first come first serve basis for the next 2 weeks. The last day to get in on this deal will be Sunday May 3rd at 7 PM Central time. Once the hunts are gone, they're gone.
Give us a call at (217) 491-3456 and get yourselves a great archery hunting deal.

Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

3/23/2009


               We are giving away a free Bowhunt.

On April 18th, at 8:00 a.m. (central time) , we will have the phone line open for your chance to be the 10th caller. The 10th person to contact us after 8:00 A.M., will receive a free bowhunt from October 26th -- 30th . This hunt will include meals and lodging. If you have a good hunting buddy, you could split costs, giving you both 1/2 off, or however you'd like to utilize your free hunt. Each caller can only try 1 time per hour.

(217) 491-3456

03/23/2009

Things are looking good here at River to River Outfitters, spring is here and we will get started planting our food plots soon. We still have many hunts still available, out of state hunters have until the end of June to book a bowhunt. We also now have 2 first gun spots open on a first come first serve basis. This is a
great hunt, being the first time that we hunt with a gun. These two spots will not last long, they just came available Saturday March 21st. We also have 5 spots open for the second gun season, which we have really good success too. For bow hunters we have Nov 1st -5th 5 spots, and Nov 13-17 3 spots open. Anyone who is looking for a nonrut hunt, which we have very high success rate, we have Oct 8th-12th open and
Oct 15th-19th open. Anyone that is intested please contact me as soon as possible.
My e-mail is chrisrshores@hotmail.com and my phone number is 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

01/28/2009

We are through our 08-09 hunting season, duck season in Arkansas just ended the 25th. We had a really good year, both deer hunting and duck hunting. In the deer hunting we ended up killing 14 bucks over 125" gross, with Pete Meleason's 161" buck being the biggest taken this year. We also shot 25 more times at trophy bucks, so we had over a 70% pull the trigger shot rate at trophy bucks. We are booking for the 2009-2010 deer season now. We still have many open rut and non-rut bow dates open and we still have some gun hunts open, so if anyone is interested please call me at 217-491-3456.

We also did very well with our first season of duck hunting in Arkansas, we ended up killing over 400 ducks and we did not get to hunt but half the duck season and many times, that we did hunt, only one pit out of five was being hunted. We are also booking for next duck season now; we have daily hunts available at $150 per person, or we are leasing out 2 pits for someone to be able to hunt anytime that they want.
People who are interested in this, please contact me as soon as possible, because these pits will not be available for long.

We will be getting all of our deer stands down as soon as this weather gets better and start looking for sheds. In a few months we will start on our food plots, we are going to plant alot of corn and beans this year and leave them standing. This will make our farms that much better.

If anyone has any questions with anything or would like to book a hunt please call
me at 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

12/23/2008

We are through all of our gun seasons and now we are late season bow hunting. We just killed a 130 2/8 in 7pt on Dec. 19th, it was really only a 6 pt with the 7th point only being an inch long. This was a really good deer, we are seeing many good deer right now. Late season bowhunting is some of the best hunting all year. If anyone still has a tag and would like to come out it is a very cheep hunt with good success.

This year was our best year for shots at trophy bucks. We had 54 hunters and we shot 39 times at trophy bucks, that is pulling the trigger 39 times, with many more opportunities. That is over a 70% pull the trigger shot rate. That is not saying that 39 different hunters shot, a couple hunters shot a couple times. We did end up killing 14 trophy bucks, the biggest one so far is a 161.

We are booking up for next year so if anyone is interested please give me a call so that we can get you the dates that you are looking for. Also we are running duck hunts in Northeast Arkansas, and it is getting really good. Anyone looking to duck hunt please give me a call, we have many openings for this year still, the season runs to January 25th. You can get you hunting licences at the Wal-mart in Jonesboro and you will be ready to hunt.

To contact me anytime my number is: 217-491-3456

Merry Christmas to everyone & Have a Happy New Year.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/24/2008

This past weekend was our first gun season, we had 11 hunters and we killed 6 bucks 125 plus, the biggest being a 161 3/8. We seen a few deer over 180 but not as many as we know that are out there. The big ones seemed not to move good this first gun season, the week before gun season bow hunting we seen many deer 170 plus but in gun season they seemed to be locked up. That just means that there are still many big ones out there. We also killed a 143 10pt Nov 20th with a bow. We have had 44 hunters so far this season and we have shot 34 times at shooter bucks and we have killed 12 of them. (This does not mean that 34 hunters shot, a few hunters shot more than once, but this is still a very good success rate on hunters pulling the trigger at shooter bucks). We don't have any hunters until the second gun season, I will let you know how that goes. I will be getting the pictures up of the bucks that we have killed very soon.

Thanks,
Chris Shores
~ River to River Outfitters

11/14/2008

It's November 14th and we are seeing many big bucks. We killed a 147" 10 pt November 8th and we shot & missed at least once a day every day since. We had 37 hunters so far and we have killed 5 shooter
bucks and shot & missed 14 more. We have pulled the trigger on 19 bucks and passed up many more. Yesterday we had 5 hunters hunting that saw11 different shooters, had 3 opportunities at them and shot and missed one. So the bucks are moving and we are getting shots at them. This weekend is suppose to get cold, so we should have some big ones on the ground, if we can hit them. I will keep you posted.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/08/2008

We are through the first week of November, we had 6 hunters. The temps were record high, but we still had multible chances at shooter bucks. We did kill a 130 inch 8pt on November 6th. We also shot and missed 4 more shooter bucks over 130 and we had 4 to 5 more opportunities to shoot. The weather is getting cold and the bucks are chasing does. This week should be a good one, I will let you know how things wrap up at the end of this week.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/4/2008

It is the 4th of November and the highs have been in the upper 70s. Although we have had these high temps over the last 2 1/2 days we have had 6 opportunities at shooters and 2 misses. All these opportunities were within 20 yards. The bucks are chasing does some early and late, it is just being in the right place when a hot doe comes by. I will let everyone know how we are doing in a few days.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

10/27/2008

We are through our third week of hunting; we have killed 2 bucks, a 142 inch 9pt and a 130 inch 8 pt. I will get those pictures on the website as soon as possible, the computer is broke. We have had 16 hunters; we have had 18 shot opportunities and 8 pulls of the trigger.
We killed two and missed 6 times at bucks all over 130. The bucks are starting to get up and move to check for does. I will get the pictures of the bucks that we harvested up shortly and let everyone know how we do the rest of this week.

--Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

10/21/2008

October the18th we killed our first buck, that was a 142 3/8 inch 9pt. We had hunters out last night and between 6 guys they saw 8 shooters and more deer than they could count. We also did miss a monster 8pt last night. We have had 12 opportunities , 6 shots and we have missed 5 times at trophy bucks. The bucks are really starting to move, we have a cold front coming in today so this should just help more. I will let you know how the rest of this week goes.......

Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

The second week of Bow Season has passed and we had three hunters that hunted 3 1/2 days. The weather was extra warm and some bad rain moved in. We did see 8 shooters and a hunter passed up a 125"-130" but we did not kill any bucks. This week we didn't schedule any hunts on the full moon. Good news may be right around the corner, since it is supposed to cool way down by the weekend, so things should start looking better.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

10/7/2008

We are through our first week of hunting; deer movement was average at best. We did see many shooters and a few giants but with all the crops still in the fields the deer numbers were down a little.
We had 8 hunters for a five day hunt we seen 615 deer, 111 bucks, 31 shooters and we shot and missed 3 times with 7 shot opportunities at shooter bucks.
So the opportunities were still there but no kills yet. The crops should be coming out of the fields anytime, so we are looking for things to really get going. We have 3 hunters this week and then we take a break until the 21st. I will let everyone know how we are doing and what is going on.

Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

9/8/08

Deer season is just about 3 weeks away and we are seeing some good bucks. We have
most of our stands up and we are scouting every night and morning. We are
really excited about this up coming season, it should be our best yet, even better
than last year where we had over 60% of our hunters pulling the trigger which is a great shot rate at 130 inch deer or bigger.

If anyone has any questions about your hunt or just any questions in general, please e-mail me at chrisrshores@hotmail.com, or call me at 217-491-3456 anytime.

We are also happy to announce a great new sponsor for River to River Outfitters - Streamlight Flashlights. We have just received their lights and they are unbelievable. These lights are very bright and will be very useful for our business. If anyone is interested in getting some of these lights, or checking out Streamlight products, you can click on there link on our website.
River to River stands by good products and this is one that you'll find us using because of the quality and usefulness. Be sure to check out the lights with green LED technology; they're great for hunting. All in all, we here at River to River Outfitters highly recommend these lights!

So, get ready for a great hunting season!
Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

7/18/08

Everyone that is gun hunting with River to River Outfitters I have sent you an
application, please fill it out and send it back in as soon as you recieve it. The
deadline is August 14th.

To all the bowhunters and people still wishing to book a bow hunt!!!!!!!
There is one more day that you will be able to get a tag and that is August 12th. You will need
to call 1-888-673-7648 and give them your information. Our outfitter number is DT0800316, and this will be the only other day that you will be able to get a bowtag.

If you have any questions please call me at 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

5/8/08

2008-09 bow tags go on sale June 1st. Everyone that is hunting with us will need to get their bowtags at this time. You can do it one of two ways. You can get it online at www.dnr.state.il.us and go to the direct online license sales and go to the out of state Illinois bow tags and it will show you what to do. You can also call it in at 1-888-673-7648 and you can do it that way. You will need to tell them that you are hunting with an outfitter and our number is DT0800316. They are only giving out 25,000 tags so please do this as soon as you can.

For everyone that has already booked I have sent you a letter telling you this same information. We still have some really good hunts still available if anyone is interested or knows of anyone that would be interested. Please call me or have them give me a call. When these tags are sold out there will be no other way to get a bow tag for this season. My number is 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

2/18/2008

The winner of the free hunt, from the Western Virginia Sports show, was Dennis Fisher of Waynesboro Virginia. We want to thank everyone that stopped by our booth this weekend, and if anyone is interested please contact me by phone or email and we can get something worked out.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

1/31/2008

River to River Outfitters now offers duck hunting in the most ideal area in the United States.
Northeast Arkansas is nationally known for its prime duck hunting and River to River Outfitters is now operating duck hunts there. We have 1500 continuous acres of prime flooded rice and bean fields. On these 1500 acres we have our own 100 acre refuge that holds more ducks than you can shake a Mossberg at. Our refuge, along with others nearby, creates an unbelievable duck hunting experience.

We are stepping up the duck hunting program here at River to River Outfitters. Now we're offering top-notch, duck hunting grounds for an unsurpassed hunting experience for every waterfowler that comes out with us. If you are planning your first duck hunt, or if you've been hunting for 50 years, you gotta come getcha some of this!

Get out here and hunt....we'll be waiting for ya.

--Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

1/25/2008
The deer season has come to an end; we ended up taking 16 bucks this season. We had 52 hunters and we killed 16 bucks -all scoring over 130". We had a 31% kill ratio this season, which is a good number considering there were 73 opportunities where the hunter elected not to shoot at bucks, even though they all scored an estimated 130” or more. Also, there were 15 times that the hunter shot and missed the deer.

So, in a nutshell, we had a 60% success rate actually pulling the triggers and a 100% opportunity rate after averaging all hunter statistics. Not to imply that every hunter had an opportunity at a buck, but almost every hunter had a very good hunt.

If you are interested in booking with River to River Outfitters we still have many Archery openings for the 08 season, but spots are starting to fill up. We do have the late muzzleloader season open for anyone that would like to come on a gun hunt.

You can book your hunt by calling me at 217-491-3456 or e-mailing me at
chrisrshores@hotmail.com

Look forward to hearing from you!
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

12/18/2007

Now that deer season is slowing down, we are really getting into the duck and goose hunting. The ducks and geese have made their way to Southern Illinois. You can still book a hunt for this season. It is a very inexpensive hunt with, $150 a day, and that includes fully guided hunt and lodging. This is the time to book your duck and goose hunt. They are really flyin good and we are getting good numbers every day. If you would like to book, we have many openings, you could call, and be hunting the next day. Just give me a call at 217-491-3456 and come on a hunt with River to River Outfitters.

Deer hunters you need to be booking your hunt for next year, we have many openings but they are filling up fast.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

12/5/07

We are through our second gun season, this past weekend we killed a 172” 9 pointer, it was a absolute giant. It will be posted on the website for everyone to see. We actually missed one that our hunter said was bigger than the 172” this same weekend. We also killed a 150 inch 10 pointer, the second gun season.

So far we had 46 different hunters for the fully guided hunts including bow and gun. We have killed 13 bucks, we had a total of 13 more shots that the hunters missed, and we have had a total of 79 shot opportunities at deer 130 or better, but elected not to shoot. We had one hunter pass up a deer opening day of gun season that was over 150, but he did see a deer that was over 200 inches.

If anyone is looking to book a hunt, we are booking up pretty fast we only have 2 more spots open for second gun, the first gun is full and we have some spots open for late muzzleloader. We have rut bow hunts still available, they are about half full. If you are interested please contact me at 217-491-3456 and we can book it up. You can look on the rates and dates page to see what dates we are hunting and what is open.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/20/2007

During the bow season before the first shotgun season, we had 31 hunters we killed 7 bucks all over 130”. We had 17 hunters shoot at deer that were 130 and above. We missed 10 more bucks. We had a 55 percent shot rate with a bow. We had 41 opportunities, we killed 7, shot and missed 10 and chose not to shoot 24 times. That is at deer 130 and above. We actually missed 4 deer that were over 170.

The first gun season we had 14 hunters and we killed 4 bucks. We missed 2 and chose not to shoot 15 more times. We killed a 165in 10pt, a 162in 10pt, a 143in 10pt and a 130in 8pt.

The semi guided first gun hunt: We had 6 hunters and they killed 2 bucks, a 140s 10pt and a 130s 8pt.

We have killed 14 bucks, the new pictures will be up on the website shortly.

If you are interested in booking a hunt, the spots are filling up quick with a lot of rebooks, but there are still many good rut and non-rut hunts still available for the 08 season.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

11/09/2007

From November 3rd through November 7th we had 9 hunters in camp and we killed 4 bucks all over 130 inches. These hunters produced 8 shots (4 misses and 4 kills). We also had 6 more oppurtunities at shooter bucks but did not shoot. This is the last week before the first gun season, the bucks are starting to chase pretty good, so check back later and see how things turn out!

-- Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters
217-491-3456

11/4/2007

We are starting the first week of November and the bucks are starting to look for hot does. They are chasing a little bit, but the big bucks are on their feet. We killed a 135in 8pt Nov. 3rd and missed 2 more on that same day. One which was over 170. We have had two missed shots, one kill and 6 more oppurtunities at deer 130+  since Halloween and now it is Nov. 3rd.

If you are interested in booking a 2008 hunt please contact me at 217-491-3456.
Spots are limited, we will only take 10-12 hunters a week. To find out the dates
that we are hunting for the 2008 season please go on the dates and rates page and
pick your week.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

10/25/2007

We are through the third week of bow season, and almost to the end of October. We got a 150 inch 8 pointer on the 20th of October. We did not have any hunters during this past week due to the October full moon. We are still seeing many bucks out scouting, but the weather has been pretty bad with very high winds and heavy rain. We are starting hunting again on the 27th. The bucks have started a little bit, but it is not real hot and heavy yet. This week they should really turn on through the gun season. I will let you know how things go.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

10/18/2007

We are through the second week of bow season, and the second week we still had the very high temps. and alot of wind. We still managed to see alot of deer and quite a few shooter bucks. We seen 26 shooters many that were over 150 inches. With 3 of them being over 170 and one that is in the mid 180s. I can't imagine what we will see when the weather gets right. We did kill a nice 133 inch 8 pointer. I will have it on the website as soon as I can. All the 08 rates and dates are up, so pick the time that you would like to come and give me a call.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters
217-491-3456

10/09/2007

Deer season has begun and we are already through the first week. Despite having record high temperatures, we still had some really good hunts. We had four people in camp and we seen 251 deer, 124 of them were bucks and 37 of them were shooters. We had 5 shot opportunities and we actually shot at three different shooters. We killed one which was a 146 3/8 inch 10pt and the other two were clean misses. The weather is starting to cool down and the bucks are starting to get more and more active, I will let you know what happens within the next two weeks.
The 08 hunt dates and rates are up, so book your hunt early because it will sell out fast. Just call me at 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters
217-491-3456

7/16/2007

I have sent everyone that is gun hunting with River to River Outfitters this year an
application and what exactly to do. If anyone has any questions please call me at
anytime and I will help you through it. Please when you get it get it filled out
and put the check in it and get it back to the state. They will not take any
applications after Aug. 14.

For people who are not hunting with River to River Outfitters this season, we can
start taking some reservations for the 08 season. I do save the spots for the
repeat customers if they want them but there will be some spots open. To book a
hunt with River to River Outfitters just call Chris Shores at 217-491-3456.

Thank you
Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters

5/15/2007

Permits go on sale June 1st- 30th !
Non resident bow tags go on sale June 1st- June 30th, any hunter that is bow hunting with River to River Outfitters will need to apply during these dates. We recommend that you do it as soon as possible. You can do it one of two ways you can call 1-888-6permit and do it over the phone or you can go to the DNR website which is www.dnr.state.il.us and go the the direct sales online out of state archery permits and it will show you what to do. Our outfitter number is DT0700316, you will want to say that you are hunting with an outfitter. If you have any questions please call me at 217-491-3456 and I will be able to help you through it.

5/17/2007

All is well here in Illinois, we have got all of our food plots in. We have planted many clover and alfalfa food plots that are already looking very good. Also we have some corn food plots that we will leave standing all year for the deer. We are looking forward to a great season and look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.

---Chris Shores
River to River Outfitters