Recent content by brock ratcliff

What part of the state are you in? I love those things.

Snagged a few more.

Mason, his girlfriend and I picked a few last night. It was her first time finding them.

Krista and I have been in Kentucky since yesterday. Too busy to hunt yesterday but I gave it a try this morning. Only heard one gobbler and he was a long way off. I did call one up that came in silent but couldn’t tell if it was a gobbler or a Jake. I mistakenly let him get away. Not...

Mason went to Kentucky to get the ball rolling. I’ll probably go hunting Monday. I’m heading down there tomorrow to fool around a bit. He hunted public land that I used to deer hunt a couple decades ago. Said the parking lot was full but no one bothered him during his short hunt. He...

No. The first year was the year prior to the early muzzleloader season. I think it just worked out to be a good time to do it because the 4th weekend everyone wanted to be home to hunt the back yard.

Lunch today was worth doing.

He just recently bought the company.

I think you may be talking about Amish Mike.

I was nervous about using a spotlight at night to positively identify a deer. Our WO told me I had nothing to worry about. Still, in Ohio, it seems wrong to light up a deer. Technically, you’re not even supposed to shine your headlights on them. There are a lot of gray areas when it...

We have had this decoy sitting out there for a couple weeks. Apparently the rut is on.

My newest Widow and I are getting along well too! This was this morning. 28 yards. I took the picture because it is very rare that I stack a group that tight at that distance- but it is proof to me on bad days that it is possible.

I suggest you all look up Dr. Michael Chamberlain on YouTube. If you’re curious as to why turkey populations have dropped all across the range, he will answer it for you. I’m happy we have cut the t back to one bird. I wish the season dates were pushed back an additional two weeks.

Very cheap. I just looked briefly at another 68 acres. It had been on the market four days. I called my agent and told her to make an offer at asking price. It was already pending at nearly double the asking price! Nice piece of ground but only for hunting. Farm wise, not so much aside...

I saw this deer with buzzards on it in mid December. It’s on our farm. I didn’t want to walk down the hill to examine it back then as I was still hunting. I thought today would be a good time to see what it was… too late. Appears someone beat me to it. I suspect a neighbor shot the deer...