Illinois is well-noted in the B&C and P&Y books as a perennial trophy producer. But 2007 has to have been one of the better seasons enjoyed by Prairie State whitetail hunters. The stars and the moon must have been aligned properly this year, judging from the size of the bucks in the photos I've been finding. Check them out in the slide show at left ... and are start checking your family tree for relatives who live in this slice of big-buck heaven! -Scott Bestul