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Fisher · December 30, 2013, 07:22 PM

Like most states public land is a little tougher to hunt then private. I hunted Wayne National Forest for almost 30 years. I took my fair share of deer during that time. Did I take one every year, no I didn't. I would say my average was one every three years. You also have to take into consideration that there are some years that you pass up deer for one reason or another. For instance I have no problem shoot a doe, but I do have a size limit on them. I also started hunting with a pistol about 15 years ago. That means I select my shots very carefully and pass up a few opportunities.

These days I hunt on private land. It is about 100 acres in the Central Ohio area. My odds have improved and the bucks are bigger. Then again I am not sharing the area with thousands of hunters and I don't have to find that perfect spot in a 250 thousand acres area.

Jim

December 30, 2013, 07:22 PM	#7
Fisher Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 1999 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 329	Like most states public land is a little tougher to hunt then private. I hunted Wayne National Forest for almost 30 years. I took my fair share of deer during that time. Did I take one every year, no I didn't. I would say my average was one every three years. You also have to take into consideration that there are some years that you pass up deer for one reason or another. For instance I have no problem shoot a doe, but I do have a size limit on them. I also started hunting with a pistol about 15 years ago. That means I select my shots very carefully and pass up a few opportunities. These days I hunt on private land. It is about 100 acres in the Central Ohio area. My odds have improved and the bucks are bigger. Then again I am not sharing the area with thousands of hunters and I don't have to find that perfect spot in a 250 thousand acres area. Jim __________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and passed on ... or we will spend our sunset years telling our children's children what it was like in the United States when men were free." ~ Ronald Reagan