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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2018 6:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by salt on Dec 5, 2018 6:56:03 GMT -5
The weather was terrible for the Ohio gun season this year.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 5, 2018 10:56:50 GMT -5
Perfect example of why short seasons are a bad idea. I used to hate Indiana's long firearm's season but as I've gotten older have changed my thinking for a few reasons. 1.) Longer season's provide hunter's with more days afield to enjoy the outdoors. 2.) Increased opportunity to harvest a deer or if desired be more selective in what you harvest. 3.) Prevents a weather event from having a major impact on deer harvest and helps control deer herd population. JMO
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 5, 2018 11:49:40 GMT -5
I agree with this; particularly the weather part
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 12:21:53 GMT -5
I was home and outside all day with the pole barn crew and we did not hear one shot. Gun hunting around my area is not huge, but there is always some. It was a nasty day.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 12:24:04 GMT -5
I'm not a member of any Ohio forums. Haven't found one like this one. All the Ohio forums that I've seen are nasty. So I don't have any input of what some are saying etc..
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Post by ukwil on Dec 5, 2018 15:56:46 GMT -5
Most of the guys I work with are complaining big time. I hate Ohios gun season due to the length. The deer are way more pressured than I've ever seen in Indiana.
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 5, 2018 16:37:48 GMT -5
Perfect example of why short seasons are a bad idea. I used to hate Indiana's long firearm's season but as I've gotten older have changed my thinking for a few reasons. 1.) Longer season's provide hunter's with more days afield to enjoy the outdoors. 2.) Increased opportunity to harvest a deer or if desired be more selective in what you harvest. 3.) Prevents a weather event from having a major impact on deer harvest and helps control deer herd population. JMO Do you hunt one of the better trophy managed areas of Switzerland county? Just asking, because not everyone does and has to deal with the aftermath of the long seasons and pressure. At least maybe qualify your statement. |
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 5, 2018 18:22:59 GMT -5
Perfect example of why short seasons are a bad idea. I used to hate Indiana's long firearm's season but as I've gotten older have changed my thinking for a few reasons. 1.) Longer season's provide hunter's with more days afield to enjoy the outdoors. 2.) Increased opportunity to harvest a deer or if desired be more selective in what you harvest. 3.) Prevents a weather event from having a major impact on deer harvest and helps control deer herd population. JMO Do you hunt one of the better trophy managed areas of Switzerland county? Just asking, because not everyone does and has to deal with the aftermath of the long seasons and pressure. At least maybe qualify your statement. I think I qualified my statement in the post?? Regardless of where you live we all deal with long seasons and hunting pressure. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 18:46:45 GMT -5
I always preferred gun hunting in Indiana versus Ohio. Better start date, more days, and better weather most years.
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Post by salt on Dec 5, 2018 18:59:58 GMT -5
Perfect example of why short seasons are a bad idea. I used to hate Indiana's long firearm's season but as I've gotten older have changed my thinking for a few reasons. 1.) Longer season's provide hunter's with more days afield to enjoy the outdoors. 2.) Increased opportunity to harvest a deer or if desired be more selective in what you harvest. 3.) Prevents a weather event from having a major impact on deer harvest and helps control deer herd population. JMO Let me start this post with a bit of background. I’m a lifelong Indiana resident. I’ve lived my entire life in Adams County. I am fortunate to have married a buckeye who’s family farms in Paulding County, Ohio. I’ve been hunting on my in-laws property the last 10 or so years. I haven’t hunted deer in Indiana for at least the last 5. At 42 years old, I’ve been hunting deer now for 27 years. I am no expert or professional. But, I do have quite a bit of experience hunting in both states. Aside from the privilege to hunt a large farm in Ohio, there are a number of reasons that has led me to give up all of my Indiana hunting ground and pay the out of state fees to drive 30 minutes one way even though there’s plenty of ground right outside my back door to hunt if I wanted to. I disagree with your opinion however, I’m not trying to start a argument. It’s hard to ignore the fact that Ohio has killed nearly 37,000 more deer than Indiana even though the number of “gun days” is 9 days fewer. It is hard for this Michigan (go Blue) fan to say this.... we could learn a lot from the buckeyes. I forgot to mention that their shorter gun season occurs after the rut! |
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 5, 2018 19:19:09 GMT -5
Do you hunt one of the better trophy managed areas of Switzerland county? Just asking, because not everyone does and has to deal with the aftermath of the long seasons and pressure. At least maybe qualify your statement. I think I qualified my statement in the post?? Regardless of where you live we all deal with long seasons and hunting pressure. I can tell you I dont deal with it and have worked damn hard to get myself in a couple areas where there is little to no pressure and almost no one kills small bucks. And, I can admit it.😀 |
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Post by treetop on Dec 5, 2018 19:21:40 GMT -5
I agree 100%. I live by salt and have ground I Rarely take deer on my ground as our deer numbers are down. I hope the drop in tags helps I know there are areas of the state can withstand our gun season but l also fill there’s areas that can’t
Nothing would make me happier than being able to take deer here and not have to travel to hunt. I’m blessed I have other ground I can hunt
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 5, 2018 19:21:55 GMT -5
LOL. No offense taken. And I certainly didn't post my thoughts to start arguements as well.
"Grass is always greener other side of fence".
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2018 19:23:31 GMT -5
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Post by treetop on Dec 5, 2018 19:28:28 GMT -5
I believe that trend has started with more guys buying x bows |
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 5, 2018 19:29:22 GMT -5
Woody I believe we are trending that direction with crossbow being a legal weapon now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 19:34:08 GMT -5
Both indiana and Ohio are great hunting states. That's why I hunt both and lived in both. I wish I had some roots in Kentucky for elk, but I don't. Let's see 1983 to present Indiana and 1992 to present Ohio years of deer hunting. Early years I did like Ohio big bucks, since Indiana joined Ohio with 1 buck rule both have big bucks. Both States have good years and bad years.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 6, 2018 9:11:59 GMT -5
Interesting statistic and I can see that happening here. (Know several firearms guys that have went to crossbows once they were made legal.) Possibly be part of reason firearms harvest has been trending downward? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 9:21:32 GMT -5
The biggest deal with Ohio is that majority of deer are taken by bow and not by gun. This is because of the late and short gun season. So when Indiana has a later gun season we must concentrate more on bow for the rut verses gun. So in 2019 with gun being the 16th the rut will look similar as this year. More to the end. Gun will be down and hopefully, bow will be up. A few days here and there does not effect Ohio that much. It's always past the peak rut.
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