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spencer rifle said:
One site is partway to Auburn, and the other is up in Butler.
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Nice. Well when you get to Ohio keep that crossbow good and tuned up and put away those rifles, for our nine days of select firearms and 4 for muzzleloader.........I'm joking around but not joking, welcome though....
 
Living next to and traveling in Indiana almost daily around ft Wayne and the surrounding areas, I'm glad we didn't have 30 days of gun seasons like you Hoosiers back in the late 90s and the 2000s and ability to tag countless does county to county. Itd be nice if they'd add a few more for crappy weather and end some desperation moves hunters take to get their deer with short seasons.....
 
md1 said:
Living next to and traveling in Indiana almost daily around ft Wayne and the surrounding areas, I'm glad we didn't have 30 days of gun seasons like you Hoosiers back in the late 90s and the 2000s and ability to tag countless does county to county. Itd be nice if they'd add a few more for crappy weather and end some desperation moves hunters take to get their deer with short seasons.....
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Yeah, not looking forward to the shorter and later seasons in OH. My beautifully tuned Tikka T3x in .308 and Fierce Fury in 300WM will have to be relegated to LD target, and I will have to kit out and accuratize the crossbow and 10mm carbine. Still not convinced I need to go back to shotgun (all we had in IN before the rifle revolution.)

Unless I read the regs wrong, it looks to be legal to shoot over bait in OH. Strictly no-no here in Hoosier land.
 
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spencer rifle said:
Yeah, not looking forward to the shorter and later seasons in OH. My beautifully tuned Tikka T3x in .308 and Fierce Fury in 300WM will have to be relegated to LD target, and I will have to kit out and accuratize the crossbow and 10mm carbine. Still not convinced I need to go back to shotgun (all we had in IN before the rifle revolution.)

Unless I read the regs wrong, it looks to be legal to shoot over bait in OH. Strictly no-no here in Hoosier land.
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Legal as of now…..
 
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spencer rifle said:
Yeah, not looking forward to the shorter and later seasons in OH. My beautifully tuned Tikka T3x in .308 and Fierce Fury in 300WM will have to be relegated to LD target, and I will have to kit out and accuratize the crossbow and 10mm carbine. Still not convinced I need to go back to shotgun (all we had in IN before the rifle revolution.)

Unless I read the regs wrong, it looks to be legal to shoot over bait in OH. Strictly no-no here in Hoosier land.
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I think not baiting is the main reason Indiana still compares to surrounding states for trophy deer, but Hunting with rifles alot of the rut might equal that out....
 
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spencer rifle said:
Yeah, not looking forward to the shorter and later seasons in OH. My beautifully tuned Tikka T3x in .308 and Fierce Fury in 300WM will have to be relegated to LD target, and I will have to kit out and accuratize the crossbow and 10mm carbine. Still not convinced I need to go back to shotgun (all we had in IN before the rifle revolution.)

Unless I read the regs wrong, it looks to be legal to shoot over bait in OH. Strictly no-no here in Hoosier land.
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Why would you abandon your hunting g spots in IN? I would keep them! That state is very affordable to hunt for NR.
 
5Cent said:
11 total....bonus weekend mid Dec.
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I didn't understand why you would correct me for lumping bonus and 7 day season together since they're with the same equipment, and you said 11 total, not 11 total seasonal days leaving it vague. Adhd some dislexia and kindergarten math it can be a hell of a combo for me sometimes sorry.
 
md1 said:
I didn't understand why you would correct me for lumping bonus and 7 day season together since they're with the same equipment, and you said 11 total, not 11 total seasonal days leaving it vague. Adhd some dislexia and kindergarten math it can be a hell of a combo for me sometimes sorry.
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Because I cant add. I was thinking 5 day regular gun (not 7) + 2 day bonus + 4day ML🤣
 
5Cent said:
Because I cant add. I was thinking 5 day regular gun (not 7) + 2 day bonus + 4day ML🤣
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I went and picked kids up and on the way home thought wait a minute did we actually have a nine day season now and I didn't check the book? Or did I just use very poor grammer again....either way I wasted to much time counting fingers and doubting myself.
 
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