OHIO hunters or those who hunt in ohio?

[bghunter777]

hey neighbors. im from Pa and am seriously considering hunting ohio next year. I have done some minimal research and am focusing on south eastern portion of the state Muskigum count area I have been looking at topos of the Tri Valley hunting area and it looks intriguing if any one has anything that mite point me in the rite direction or any basic info that would be greatly apreciated i will prob be out in late january to do some basic scouting w snow on the ground then possibly a shed hunt if i like what i see. I may even ask around w some of the local farmers. i am interested in primarily archery hunting. any help would be apreciated thank!

[OhioMatt]

Ohio is a great big buck state that often goes unrecognized. I've done quite a bit of hunting in south eastern ohio (coshocton county specifically) just north of Muskingum. The amount of deer is unreal but you have to do a little work to find the big ones as you do in any big buck situation. I strongly reccomend the area. As for asking farmers you may find some difficulty there considering a ton of people hunt in these areas. Personally I love the terrain in Eastern Ohio : rolling hills a great mix of hardwoods and agricultural land. It makes for perfect whitetail habitat. Were you planning on hunting some of the public land located in the area if your plan to ask around with farmers doesn't pan out? If you've got any specifics that you have questions about feel free to ask.

[Guest adrenaline_junky]

I killed my biggest buck in Ohio a 158 7/8 12 point. I killed him in a farm communitity by the name of Kinsman. The only problem i found with Ohio and of course i'm hunting the Northwestern part is it's hard to find places to hunt if you don't know any of the farmers. If you do finally get to hunt Ohio, i can personally tell you that it's much better hunting than PA is. The buck to doe ratio is much better and the bucks seem to grow a little bit older than what they do in Pa.

Good Luck

Anthony

[bghunter777]

ohio hunting

If the local farmers dont work out i was going to look into possibly hunting either the tri valley hunting area or the woodbury wildlife area in coshocta county i am wanting to come out for the 2nd rifle season december 15 i think it is and possibly for the late muzzloader season. this year is mainly just to get my feet wet get some topo maps see what ohio has to offer. maybe do a little hunting.

[Tominator]

i am wanting to come out for the 2nd rifle season december 15 i think it is .

Leave the rifle at home; they're illegal in Ohio. Shotgun, ML, or certain pistols only.

2nd gun season is the 15th and 16th, and the public areas you mentioned will have a fair amount of pressure. Good luck with the local farmers, I think the deer will still be a bit skiddish.

[bghunter777]

ohio hunting

yes i ment the shotgun season i will be taking My T/C encore thanks for the info guys any other information is very helpful as im just in the exloring stages of trying to hunt ohio the land that i used to love to gun hunt so much in Pa has changed ownership and although im allowed to hunt it still. its simply not the same the liberal doe seasons and the number of hunters has made the hunting difficult at best. Archery season i am still blessed to have permission to hunt a very prime piece of land for Pa. but they limit the rifle hunting to family only on that farm.