Recent content by Wingman

North and South Dakota...now that's REAL hunting. I sure miss living there. I went to Delaware for the pheasant release and just laughed at the pathetic excuse for hunting that it was that day. This poor pen-raised cock just sat there on the ground 15 feet away while I took my sweet time aiming...

It just gets a little old and frustrating when you email the DNR director about the trash and abuse and he promises to get back to you and never does...and when you call and email local mayors to try to get a group together to do a trash pickup at the wildlife area and never get a reply...and...

Maybe if DNR coincided sunflower maturity with the hunting dates, it would be more effective? Maybe that's why there are so few resident doves in Ohio anymore...at least where I live...because the dates are all wrong. And, yes...I've seen doves fly out of standing sunflowers and corn, but the...

My first thought was the Amish too...they run wild all over this place...as I've posted about before. They use this park as their rumspringa playground and shoot deer for shits and giggles and just leave the meat there every time. I see a few of you find this funny...which just shows you are...

Well first off, I had assumed that most animals didn't eat the soybeans...but since I don't really pay any attention to deer, maybe I missed that, my bad...and like GoetsTalon said, who the heck would want to eat any animal that consumed that Monsanto crap exclusively anyways? You know the...

I came across this guy today at Kokosing Wildlife Area while hunting for squirrel/rabbit...either someone left it there accidentally, which I doubt, or someone took it illegally and left it for waste...which really pisses me off. Too much of this.

Nice work! Were they resident or migrant? I've been out of the country for a few weeks and am seeing that the migrants are finally making their way down...extremely late! I just bought a huge food dehydrator and plan on trying to make some of my own goose jerky at some point. I hear that is one...

I've noticed at many state wildlife areas that farmers who lease lands on these properties are basically given carte blanche when it comes to their agricultural practices. The first thing I notice is the fact that they are allowed to grow soybeans, which are--as we all know--completely worthless...

Not sure about where you are...but here in central Ohio, the biodiversity really sucks, and the farmers have basically killed off a large majority of the habitat for animals like rabbits. Being that the biodiversity is so out of whack...birds of prey like hawks and eagles have doubled or even...

I posted this link on another thread and thought it would be a good idea to start a new one. I want to thank @Qback for bringing this issue up. We need to be aware of the items that might indicate a meth lab while we are out in the woods hunting, especially with children in tote...

That's pretty crazy Q...though having lived in both Missouri and Oregon, which are two very large meth-producing/consuming states...I know that is an issue. From what I can tell, heroin has become the new popular drug in Knox county...so needles are probably more of a concern here than anything...

Have you ever fired a shot that was a complete WTF!?! moment after it happened? That's what happened to me today at Delaware...thought I was going to get out early with two when I took a shot at a rooster on the ground (the farm-raised ones seem to prefer running over flying) from no further...

High-class hick...lol...Ted Nugent and Clint Eastwood are the first people who come to my mind. Or, we just call you Typical Republicans...he he.

Thanks for the info and comments...I have sent Mr. Zehringer, the director of DNR I guess, a long email detailing my concerns. I actually filled up two large trash bags with beer cans and bottles the other day that the Amish kids left in the woods...which I promptly dropped off at the closest...

I'm just curious as to what the context of a wildlife officers job is here in Ohio. I live in Knox County and there are two wildlife areas, Kokosing Reservoir and Knox Lake. The few times I have talked to the wildlife officer that covers the county, Michael Budd, about the concerns I have had...