Ohio!!

[Shawn Leonard]

Looks like I am going back again this year!! Just waiting on the word from Nomad88 my son-in-law. I passed some nice bucks last year and saw several over 140"s and one that was close to 170"s. Had him following a doe and he came with 80 yards before he chased a smaller buck off. Should be there the 2nd. week in Nov. for 9 days!! Shawn

[Bear Heart]

I will be out there the last of November beginning of December.  Dreaming of whitetail already.

[katman]

Drool drool, you guys should have a blast. Wish you good hunting.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Shawn, you will be there during a great period.  Best of luck!

PS, chase off all the little bucks before grand Daddy gets there!      :p

[Sean B]

Awesome bud, good luck and keep us posted!!

[glenbo]

Good for you Shawn. Nothing better than hunting with family. Hope all is well with you and Cindy and your family. Hope you have a great hunt.  Glen

[Jayrod]

I wanna see pics ...BEST OF LUCK TO YOU GUYS

[Big Ed]

Good luck !!!

[Sawpilot 75]

That's a good time to be in the buckeye state. Good luck!

Good Luck, Shawn!

Bisch

[Huntrdfk]

Good for , I am sure you'll have great time out there again. I had a ball there last year.

David

[myshootinstinks]

Born in Ohio, grew up out west. Ten to thirty years ago all my uncles, cousins, etc wanted to come out here to hunt. Now I'd like to try my native home for a hunt....funny how things change.

[oldskool]

I'll be in Ohio for the whole season

[cahaba]

A few years ago I hunted with a friend on the outskirts of Cincinnati and seen more bucks in 3 days than I have seen in 10 years here. Lot's of cornfields around.

[longbowben]

And ohio deer population is in bad shape compared to 5 years ago. Still has some big deer just not near as many. I hope the DNR pulls their heads out of their a$$ and stops the doe slaughtering nothing wrong with giving a doe tag out but every year we see way less deer than the year before, and the blue tongue has taken its toll also the last 2 years. We don't even shoot our does but everyone around us our killing everything they see. Good luck to everyone.

[longbowben]

You did pick the best rut time in your choice. My best time is the first week of the season because they are more in their core areas.I wish they would open the season two weeks earlier and close the season a month earlier to many deer getting killed with racks already dropped.

[Stixbowdrew]

X2 for what longbowben said, have a farm in the golden triangle of Ohio, Just outside of Zanesville and numbers are wayyyyy down! Granted I did have more opportunities at big bucks last year but that was in the first two weeks of October! Good luck ! Ohio just isn't the state that the magazines make it out to be!

[stick flipper]

I'm with longbowben as well.... Last few years have been nothing great. My next biggest gripe is leased land... I live in licking county which is a "top" county... But I have over the last few years lost multiple pieces of private property due to a leasing. I don't fault the landowners as its their land to do what they want.... But around my neck of the woods you either have to own land or have LOTS of money to hunt. Just venting... I'm a younger man and my career is not a big money maker, so I'm hoping to save up and hopefully afford a few acres for my family. Sorry for venting on your post Shawn..... Ohio is a great place to hunt and you are coming obviously at a great time! I just hope our numbers start getting back to normal and this doesn't turn into a rich mans "sport" like Europe is. Keep us posted on your trip and best of luck to you!

[Huntingnut]

Originally posted by longbowben:
And ohio deer population is in bad shape compared to 5 years ago. Still has some big deer just not near as many. I hope the DNR pulls their heads out of their a$$ and stops the doe slaughtering nothing wrong with giving a doe tag out but every year we see way less deer than the year before, and the blue tongue has taken its toll also the last 2 years. We don't even shoot our does but everyone around us our killing everything they see. Good luck to everyone.

I'll second that. The doe population needed to be reduced, but it is getting pretty bad in a lot of Ohio. Not sure what the DNR is thinking, plus adding the early muzzleloader season really stuck it to the bowhunters.

[Shawn Leonard]

I only hunted my lease last year and I did notice low deer numbers. Only saw a few adult does in 9 days during the rut. The county I was in has a low deer take and I should of researched it much better. I agree one doe tag is not so bad but 3-5 over the counter is an awful lot. This county has better deer take numbers and I hope we do well. Shawn