Definitely some good places and techniques stated. There are some places and times everything is loaded with people but finding big deer in ohio is more about the deer, than where other hunters are, compared to other states/public IMO
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Looking for oaks on southern ohio public is as hard as finding your fingers. Learn topography and know that’s the key in the end. They roam big
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I went to a smokeless inline- have upgraded a couple times. Have similar limitations in states I hunt (inc ohio) but IF I take a gun, that in-line is it and my safe has a lot of nice rifles… most of which are near new.
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It’s always easier to point a finger than find a solution. The public guys that whine private has it so good haven’t driven themselves to find/pay for it and the private guys who compare swords expect too much of their financial/sweat engagement and someone who doesn’t hates their state should...
Zoom out on an aerial of your ground so it takes up 10-20% of the total area observed. Trend what it is around you (timber, cover, ag, etc). Make your 30 have as much edge as possible, whether subtle or dramatic….
The biggest improvement a fella can make to deer ground is stealth access and...
Breeds matter and dictate how to train. Join a local club, gets John Js books and come to realize it will hunting or a tracking dog… cause you can’t have both.
It all depends where in N America, the pressure, the total number of deer and at times the moon position. This isn’t a single answer is right based on area, the specifics and the year. Can be great and can be bust. Study the deer all the time and they’ll show you, internet scholars speak their...
The best advice you’ll ever get and it’s not meant to be rude-
Get out there and find out.
Others do not have your situation to operate in and will only screw up a beautiful fresh learning curve.
I’ve got a bunch of the calibers listed and a 257 wby, the 7s and 30s shared but my (smokeless) 45 ML is it. DRT from 5 to 400. Can ring steel at 650 but 400 from a bench rest is all I’m considering for deer shots.
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While I have nothing but the sincerest of support for environmental improvements- this lead consumption for hunters is grossly blown out of proportion. We need to be careful as a group because it would be easy to sway a crowd who loves kids and condors that all bullets need to be free of lead...
Hey man. I went through getting (the required) licensing in NY, have read John’s books and most other references. Sadly my dogs did not pan out; one with health another with a lack of effort.
Breeds matter as to the kind of training. Shouldn’t train a bloodhound like a retriever nor that of a...
Heard it was real bad from Oswego up to A Bay. I’d say it wasn’t bad here in the west (regions 8&9) but lost 5 of 6 bucks I had sheds of somehow/someway despite conditions that wouldn’t warrant that.
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