The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - What is big game hunting like in your area?

redneck · December 30, 2013, 06:59 PM

If you are in the flat farming regions of Ohio you have pretty goot odds. I have taken at least one deer a year for the last 3 years hunting in central Ohio. The biggest challenge is getting access to land to hunt and getting the deer in the right spot. My current spot is only 50 acres and bordered by lots of 5 acre lots where I don't have permission. I routinely see deer that are just across a property line making them off limits. Pretty much the whole county is divided this way so you have to pick your shots.

If you get down into the hills of southern ohio the number of deer per square mile seems to shrink significantly. Its mostly hardwood forests with smaller patches of farm ground so the deer are harder to find and usually smaller (on average, there are still monsters hiding out there)from what I have seen.

December 30, 2013, 06:59 PM	#6
redneck Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 364	If you are in the flat farming regions of Ohio you have pretty goot odds. I have taken at least one deer a year for the last 3 years hunting in central Ohio. The biggest challenge is getting access to land to hunt and getting the deer in the right spot. My current spot is only 50 acres and bordered by lots of 5 acre lots where I don't have permission. I routinely see deer that are just across a property line making them off limits. Pretty much the whole county is divided this way so you have to pick your shots. If you get down into the hills of southern ohio the number of deer per square mile seems to shrink significantly. Its mostly hardwood forests with smaller patches of farm ground so the deer are harder to find and usually smaller (on average, there are still monsters hiding out there)from what I have seen. __________________ Fix it right the first time... Use Baling Wire !