No worries epe. I have been hunting for 17yrs, and the largest buck I have ever seen puts this deer to shame. I saw him during a Ravenna youth hunt, and he was bedded down under a train deck on the side of a building in a restricted zone. I have also seen deer similiar in size to this in Plumbrook NASA (I grew up outside the fence on one of the dead end roads).
Don't you know there are monsters behind every tree in Ohio:smiley_clap:
I've hunted 25 years, and never seen one in the woods that I am aware of, seen some nice ones, but don't think they were booners.. Biggest one I've seen is the one in my pic, and he grossed 162 something... I forget is Ravenna fenced in? I know nasa is, and have heard of huge ones in there....
Yep, both Ravenna and NASA are fenced.
Jesse, you ready to plant that corn in the hollar next year? Same saying goes for the woman up here....you know when they're corn fed
Jesse, you ready to plant that corn in the hollar next year? Same saying goes for the woman up here....you know when they're corn fed
Sorry that it wasn't you that got him Adam, we were all pulling for you but like you and others have said, it just wasn't meant to be. It's tough to swallow sometimes but as long as he was killed legally we have to be happy and congratulate the fortunate hunter. There is a lot of luck evolved when big ones are killed, IMO.
Stay after em buddy and good luck!
Stay after em buddy and good luck!
Thanks Ric. I have no reason to believe this deer wasn't killed legally but I am curious about all the shooting that was going around the area that day. I posted in the live hunt thread about all the racket that morning, and Huck said the same thing. I checked to see if it was youth season there was that much.Curious if that also moved him out of his home range. I had this deer figured out, just had to match the time in the stand and my work schedule just didn't work out this year lol!
And correction on the scenario.
Kelly was in a different woods to the NW. These deer cruise between 7-10 different wood lots, but only a few are bedding areas. I miss the big woods of southern ohio.....
Kelly was in a different woods to the NW. These deer cruise between 7-10 different wood lots, but only a few are bedding areas. I miss the big woods of southern ohio.....
Adam I really respect your good attitude and not letting it get you down.
It funny - the deer are out there, and we're out there.....it's just a matter of our paths converging....we can do everything to increase the odds in our favor, but ultimately it's not in our hands.
It would be nice if we could hunt whenever we wanted.
It funny - the deer are out there, and we're out there.....it's just a matter of our paths converging....we can do everything to increase the odds in our favor, but ultimately it's not in our hands.
It would be nice if we could hunt whenever we wanted.