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Rumor Has it. No Ohio Baiting

matthewusmc8791

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NE Ohio
Hope everyone enjoyed their deer season and they all had fun.
Was talking to a couple friends tonight and rumor has it that Ohio is in discussion of banning bait during hunting season.
Also some crazy crap about limiting does etc only till 3rd day of gun season.

Has anyone else heard about this?

If there are posts about it, sorry for the redundancy...

will also do a couple quick Google searches too.
 

matthewusmc8791

Junior Member
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NE Ohio
went there 1st but the DNR page is now and have been trying to reload it for the past 25 minutes..
Once I get on it , i'll look it up and post what I find.
 

matthewusmc8791

Junior Member
288
46
NE Ohio
Ok fellas check the DNR finally.
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/wildlif...cil-receives-2016-2017-deer-hunting-proposals

Here is linked to the proposed deer bag limits
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/Portals...ulations and Ohio Waterfowl Hunting Zones.pdf


copied pasted article:

COLUMBUS, OH – Proposals for Ohio’s 2016-2017 deer season dates and bag limits to remain mostly unchanged were presented at Wednesday’s Ohio Wildlife Council meeting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

Among the noteworthy proposals was to move the two-day deer-gun season to Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 28-29.

Overview of proposed deer hunting seasons for 2016-2017:

• Deer archery: Sept. 24, 2016-Feb. 5, 2017 • Youth deer gun: Nov. 19-20, 2016 • Deer gun: Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2016; Dec. 28-29, 2016 • Deer muzzleloader: Jan. 14-17, 2017

The county bag limits were proposed to remain the same. The statewide bag limit was proposed to remain at six deer, only one deer may be antlered and a hunter cannot exceed a county bag limit.

In other proposals, the ODNR Division of Wildlife proposed to move the line which separates the north and south waterfowl hunting zones farther north. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows states to change their waterfowl zones once every five years. After public input from open houses, the waterfowl summit and waterfowl surveys, it was proposed to move the boundary line between the north and south waterfowl zones along a route similar to 2006-2010. The Lake Erie Marsh Zone is proposed to remain unchanged.

The Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on all proposals after receiving public input. Open houses to receive public comments about hunting, trapping and fishing regulations and wildlife issues will be held on Saturday, March 5. Open houses will be held at the ODNR Division of Wildlife District One, District Two, District Three and District Four offices and the Greene County Fish and Game Association clubhouse in Xenia. Directions to the open houses can be found at wildohio.gov or by calling 800-WILDLIFE (945-3543). Open houses give the public an opportunity to view and discuss proposed fishing, hunting and trapping regulations with the ODNR Division of Wildlife officials. For Ohioans who are unable to attend an open house, comments will be accepted online at wildohio.gov. The online form will be available until Sunday, March 6.

A statewide hearing on all of the proposed rules will be held at the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s District One office on Thursday, March 17, at 9 a.m. The office is located at 1500 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

The Ohio Wildlife Council is an eight-member board that approves all of the ODNR Division of Wildlife proposed rules and regulations. The council will vote on the proposed rules and season dates during its meeting on Wednesday, April 13, after considering public input. Small game, migratory bird and wild turkey hunting season dates were proposed at the January council meeting and will also be voted on by the council on April 13.

Council meetings are open to the public. Individuals who want to provide comments on a topic that is currently being considered by council are asked to register at least two days before the meeting by calling 614-265-6304. All comments are required to be three minutes or less.

ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
 

at1010

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I skimmed it and I don't see anything about baiting.

I enjoy using bait for trail cameras and late season. If they make it illegal, o well thats fine too. Just hate to have it where you have to worry about mineral licks and all that BS as well.
 

Jackalope

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They won't ban baiting. Who knows where this was heard.

Eventually they will. They've already done it on public land. Tonk told us a couple years ago they're just waiting on a good enough excuse. He mentioned the first case of CWD in the wild population would likely be the excuse.
 

Bigslam51

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Stark County
Eventually they will. They've already done it on public land. Tonk told us a couple years ago they're just waiting on a good enough excuse. He mentioned the first case of CWD in the wild population would likely be the excuse.
I figured they wouldn't do it because it would drop the kill numbers.
 

Jackalope

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I figured they wouldn't do it because it would drop the kill numbers.

Couple years ago I would agree. They're on the downhill coast for meeting population goals now though. What I mean by that is the numbers are so far down the regs are now designed so that we don't kill too many, vs before where the regs were designed so that we did.
 

Bigslam51

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Stark County
Couple years ago I would agree. They're on the downhill coast for meeting population goals now though. What I mean by that is the numbers are so far down the regs are now designed so that we don't kill too many, vs before where the regs were designed so that we did.
That's true
 

at1010

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Baiting or not. I'm not a huge fan of someone telling me what I can do on my own land.

I understand the argument is well what about making shine or drugs can't do that on your land. True but real reason for that is tax reasons.

Unless a case of cwd broke out and they truly thought the 40 lbs of corn in my feeder out back was gunna kill the deer, I'd like to keep it. I enjoy watching deer from my window every evening.
 

Carpn

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If they do find CWD in the wild deer herd they'll have to outlaw it . They won't have any choice . I don't see it changing otherwise tho .
It would sure rock a lot of peoples world who don't know how to hunt other than to sit over a baitpile .
People's trail cam pics would sure plummet without being able to dump corn or put out minerals .
 

xbowguy

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Licking Co. Ohio
I believe we will all just adapt to the situation if baiting becomes illegal. Cameras will not be as easy to run, but when we find the buck travel areas, we also have the stand site.
 

Spencie

Senior Member
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Constitution Ohio
I like the idea honestly. Let's go back to hunting deer, not baiting them.

I'm with Giles. I miss "hunting" deer. Their patterns have been altered by all the giant piles in every direction. I have gotten on the band wagon the last few seasons just so I can see deer again, but still don't hunt over it except for late season. I can't get past the "tainted" feeling of killing one over a corn pile.

99% of my mature buck pics are not over corn...set them up on scrapes. Not a problem there. If you don't have scrapes on your property get out there right now with a chainsaw, find some good licking branches and clear out the brush around them. Remove all sticks, logs, briars and rocks under them.
 

finelyshedded

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I talked to a farmer yesterday that I shed hunt on and we visited for an hour or so in his barn talking about a lot of stuff. He lost track of the number of tons of corn he sold to deer hunters this past season. He thought it was comical and he doesn't hunt. It was just one of the topics he brought up when I asked him if any of the hunters hunting on his 500 acres killed much this season. He said just 5 does were killed and no bucks and he's noticed the much lower deer numbers he's seen over the last 3 or so seasons. It was kinda refreshing hearing it come out of a farmers mouth for a change.
 

giles

Cull buck specialist
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I talked to a farmer yesterday that I shed hunt on and we visited for an hour or so in his barn talking about a lot of stuff. He lost track of the number of tons of corn he sold to deer hunters this past season. He thought it was comical and he doesn't hunt. It was just one of the topics he brought up when I asked him if any of the hunters hunting on his 500 acres killed much this season. He said just 5 does were killed and no bucks and he's noticed the much lower deer numbers he's seen over the last 3 or so seasons. It was kinda refreshing hearing it come out of a farmers mouth for a change.

That will be the major fighting factor IMO. These "poor farmers" will be missing out on selling corn to hunters, which has become a major business for many of them. And with the low fuel prices already pushing the ethanol production to slow down....I see farmer John putting up a hell of a fight.