I applied for the toledo metropark archery deer hunt this year...This is their 2nd year of the deer management program...after reading through all the information from last year, contacting the park and finding out how successful the program was last year (22 deer harvested out of 96 hunters), I decided to try and participate...And I finally got drawn for something other than a doe bleat can at a wildgame dinner!
Every hunter gets a specific parcel assigned to them and a 3 week window to scout and hunt that parcel...these are corridor properties that the metropark has purchased over the years and I believe are not currently open to the public. My 3 week window happens to be primetime around here Nov.8th -28th!!!
They sent me a package of information with all the rules and a tag to hang on my rearview mirror when I park there to hunt. In the packet, is a hunt log sheet to record my observations when I'm out at the property and a qualification sheet which I have to take to basspro or clelands and put 4 consectutive arrows inside an 8" diameter target at 20yds.
I hope this will be a positive experience. After looking at the aerial of the area it appears to be a great spot, but I am left wondering what the hunting pressure will be like on the surrounding private properties.
With November 8th being my start date, I believe I NEED to just pick a good spot based on aerial map and head out in the morning and set up and see what happens...that is not the time of the year that I want to be out walking around looking for a spot when I could disturb deer or worse, ruin someone adjacent to me hunting.
Also, wondered if any TOOzer's applied and got selected?
Every hunter gets a specific parcel assigned to them and a 3 week window to scout and hunt that parcel...these are corridor properties that the metropark has purchased over the years and I believe are not currently open to the public. My 3 week window happens to be primetime around here Nov.8th -28th!!!
They sent me a package of information with all the rules and a tag to hang on my rearview mirror when I park there to hunt. In the packet, is a hunt log sheet to record my observations when I'm out at the property and a qualification sheet which I have to take to basspro or clelands and put 4 consectutive arrows inside an 8" diameter target at 20yds.
I hope this will be a positive experience. After looking at the aerial of the area it appears to be a great spot, but I am left wondering what the hunting pressure will be like on the surrounding private properties.
With November 8th being my start date, I believe I NEED to just pick a good spot based on aerial map and head out in the morning and set up and see what happens...that is not the time of the year that I want to be out walking around looking for a spot when I could disturb deer or worse, ruin someone adjacent to me hunting.
Also, wondered if any TOOzer's applied and got selected?