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    NoDak Trip

    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...
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    Duck abuse?

    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...
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    Does DNR cater more to farmers than hunters/fishermen?

    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...
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    Duck abuse?

    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...
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    Does DNR cater more to farmers than hunters/fishermen?

    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...
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    Duck abuse?

    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.
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    My First Geese!

    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...
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    Does DNR cater more to farmers than hunters/fishermen?

    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...
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    Ohio Rabbit hunting

    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...
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    How to identify a meth lab in the woods

    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...
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    Wildlife Officers...exactly what is it they do here in Ohio?

    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...
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    Delaware pheasant "hunting"

    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...
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    Conserving Does... Is It In Vain?

    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.
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    Wildlife Officers...exactly what is it they do here in Ohio?

    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...
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    Wildlife Officers...exactly what is it they do here in Ohio?

    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...
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    Delaware pheasant "hunting"

    The next closest place to me is Pleasant Valley...which is about a 2 hour drive. I live in Fredericktown, Ohio, right next to Kokosing Wildlife Area, but they don't really pay any attention to that place at all in any way other than planting a few patches of sunflowers every year...big whoop...
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    Delaware pheasant "hunting"

    Got out to Delaware this morning for the released pheasants...and as a previous poster told me it would be, it was packed to the gills with people. Met and talked to some cool people, sure, but overall it was a complete shit-show out there. I couldn't walk 100 ft. without running into another...
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    Pheasant releases at Delaware State Park today

    Crap...thanks for the info Wmiller...I don't know if any of you have experienced this, but it seems like when I check the "season dates and bag limits" on my phone versus my actual computer, I get conflicting info. I don't know why this is...maybe the phone is pulling up old info or something...
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    Conserving Does... Is It In Vain?

    Well I am from Missouri...where they have classified people like this pretty well. In my opinion, a hick is someone without class, respect for others, and without money, that happens to live in a rural place. In Missouri we would likely call you a "Hoosier"...which is what I am...and is...
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    Conserving Does... Is It In Vain?

    Hell...at Kokosing Wildlife Area...the hicks and the Amish just shoot does for pure shits and giggles, and leave them whole and dead in the parking lot--stinking, rotting, and just promoting more buzzards than anything else. THEY DON'T EVEN TAKE THE MEAT! It's getting pretty ridiculous out...