Beagles, Kids And Bunnies: A Fun Time!
There is hardly a better way to bring in the New Year than with a good old-fashioned rabbit hunt!
READ MORE ›Adventures: Ohio
Why Do Hunters Want To Shoot Only Big Bucks?
Roger S. from Ohio writes to ask about hunting the biggest bucks. “I like big bucks as much as the next guy, but don’t understand why some hunters will
only shoot the biggest bucks out there. What makes them so determined to only kill monster bucks?”
Where Did The Deer Go In Ohio?
John J. writes from Ohio to ask about this year’s deer season (2013). “What has happened to our deer? It was quiet in the areas I hunt in Ohio. The first day of
gun season I normally hear lots of shooting and see some bucks. This year it was quiet, and I just didn’t see deer. The same was true for my friends in other areas of Ohio.
What gives?”
Neighbors Baiting Draws Away Bucks
Stan P. from Ohio
wrote about happenings on his hunting lease the past few years. “Four of my
buddies and I have a 500-acre lease that is mostly forested. We’ve got
some areas that have been clear-cut and now they are thick, good bedding
areas. The best bedding site created was located close to the neighboring
property line. This area made for great hunting until two years ago when the neighboring
lease (an area that is about half woods and half cattle pasture) people started
baiting. Once they started baiting, they started shooting ‘our bucks.’ We’ve tried to set up between the bedding and bait sites, but to no
avail. We don’t want to bait. Any ideas how we can get our
good hunting back?”
DNA Tells The Fawn Predation Story
Jack M. from Ohio
writes to ask about fawn predation. “I keep reading these stories about
predators eating fawns. It seems to me that a big predator such as a mountain
lion or even coyotes would kill and eat the entire fawn within a very short
period of time. You could walk by the next day and never know that a fawn was
eaten in that area, so how do researchers know that the fawn was even there in
the first place?”
Fly Fishing Ohio’s Steelhead Alley
When the topic of fishing for the powerful steelhead trout arises, most fly fishers’ thoughts swing toward the wide rivers of America’s Northwest. An additional prime steelhead fishery has risen, however, but in the East! Ohio’s portion of “steelhead alley” consists of five primary rivers of the Northeast, which are
tributaries to Lake Erie. It is a great place to fish!
An Ohio Blockbuster Buck
Ohio hunter John Bennett sat in his treestand looking at a ton of does. He wondered where the big buck he had seen in archery season had gone. He was thinking, “Where’s that big buck?” Question asked, question answered. The buck he’d seen during archery season strutted out into the field. Moving deliberately, he stepped toward the herd of does.
READ MORE ›Trophy Steelhead? Ohio’s The Place
It is America’s least-used and most prolific steelhead trout fishery, with an average of eight pounds per fish, and at least one fish per angler per day! Good anglers will routinely hook a dozen fish in five or six hours! With the addition of the Vermilion, Ohio now has five steelhead rivers between Cleveland and the Pennsylvania line, plus a web of small tributaries which can be gold mines on a given day. Learn more about this great steelhead fishery.
READ MORE ›Best Way To Determine Bucks On Property
Chad C. from
wants to know about getting photos of bucks using trail cameras. “What is the
best approach to photograph as many of the adult bucks on my hunting property
as possible? Do I need lots of cameras?”