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EHD in Ohio?

MK111

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I really don't know. I saw one guy posted on the Club's FB page trying to recruit adults to drive deer for the kids for youth gun this weekend. Apparently this dude doesn't have a clue.

Just a simple thought of shooting what deer is left. Then probably complain in the coming years of too few deer.
 

Jackalope

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Just a simple thought of shooting what deer is left. Then probably complain in the coming years of too few deer.
It takes some people longer to realize they've been misled and lied to than others. Yet still there are also others who will never care as long as they can go back to work and say "i got my deer" even knowing it was the last one in the whole county. If only there was a managing body that hunters trusted to manage the deer population to a level acceptable by all and not just multi-billion dollar insurance companies.
 

MK111

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I believe the small minority of hunters who will pass on deer to leave the herd rebuild maybe only 15-20% on the high side. The other 80% will shoot deer until there are none. I also do believe TOO forum members are a cut above the average deer hunters and may not go along with this thinking. We do it and why can't everyone do it? It won't happen sorry to say. They just want a deer.
 

Jackalope

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I believe the small minority of hunters who will pass on deer to leave the herd rebuild maybe only 15-20% on the high side. The other 80% will shoot deer until there are none. I also do believe TOO forum members are a cut above the average deer hunters and may not go along with this thinking. We do it and why can't everyone do it? It won't happen sorry to say. They just want a deer.
Agree a million percent. And i too think thats on the high side. I can't tell you the number of people i have talked to over the years who told me their story about how deer numbers are way down in their area compared to years past. Usually its a conversation like "we used to have a ton of deer, but now there isn't, i hunted for 4 days in my one spot before i saw a deer this year." My question is always. "Did you shoot it" and 99% of the time the answer is yes. I just shake my head. Thats why I'm so adamant that the "self conservation" pitch is a pipe dream. It would be fantastic if enough people could see it and self police, but the reality of that is slim to none in any volume that would make a positive impact as a whole.
 

giles

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I was talking to one of the members of the board of directors for Mingo Sportsman the other day. There is talk of either putting serious antler restrictions on this year or possibly even shutting down deer season on club grounds this year. For the past 4 years it has been buck only, so this year will continue to be at least that.

Others I have talked to have continued to find several dead deer and they've made comments of how bad the woods smelled of death. Behind my house, although I only found one, I smelled more... just couldn't locate them.

I realize that EHD happens every year, but it's never been this bad in my area.
The area I hunt got shut down this year to hunting. How you guys doing?
 

giles

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It’s good to see people practicing what they believe is right and not waiting for ODNR to tell them what to do. Big change from 20 years ago. As much as it sucks that I lost a place, it’s for the better.
 
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bowhunter1023

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I had a conversation with a colleague last week regarding the current state of The State. His perspective is local government and economic development, mine is varied and I relayed what's transpired within "natural resources politics" that eventually lead to a phone call to Joe threatening our livelihoods if we didn't change the narrative. Generally speaking, Ohio is well known for having its bureaucracies co-opted by private enterprise at the expense of the greater good. That reputation is certainly supported by an examination of our wildlife management systems.

Grassroots is where it's at. 😎

#wethepeople
 
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cotty16

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Took another scouting ride to the club yesterday evening after the rain passed through and it cooled down. Figured it would be a good night for movement. Things started off slow, but ended up seeing quite a few young bucks, doe, and fawns. I didn't see a shooter, but I felt pretty good on the way home in regard to the population rebounding pretty quickly.