Who's Going Out for the 3 Day Early Gun Season?

[Bowhunter57]

I just read and caught something with the regulations that DOESN'T MATCH.
This is the online version:
MANDATORY SAMPLING FOR DEER HARVESTED
WITHIN THE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AREA (DSA)
 Mandatory sampling is required for ALL deer harvested Oct. 8-10, Nov. 5-6, and 12-13
as well as the entire seven-day gun season. Staffed sampling locations will ONLY be
available during the seven-day gun season and ONLY at the addresses below.
Hunters can utilize self-serve kiosks to drop their deer off for testing throughout
the deer season. Participation is voluntary outside of the 14 mandatory days noted
above. Kiosk locations and dates of operation are available at wildohio.gov and in-
structions for sample submission will be provided at the kiosk.

The Regulation Booklet does NOT state the Oct. 8-10 dates, but in the next paragraph, it says there are 14 mandatory dates, as mentioned above. If a person doesn't figure out there are 14 mandatory days and include the 8-10 days, there could be a violation issued.
Nutz!!!

 

[Johnny44]

Buddy just walked in to my classroom and asked if I wanted to go. I had no idea. Guess I'm going to be kissing some royal ass with the wife!

 

[Bowhunter57]

I just got off of the phone with the Hardin County GW. He says they are recommending that if the meat tests positive, that you dispose of it in a landfill. Testing results come back after 2 weeks. However, the Division Chief will issue you a free replacement deer tag. That's mighty white of them.

My thoughts are that the ODNR is using us to get more test results, at our expense. My hunting time, travel costs, finding a certified processor, paying for the processed meat...only to find that it has to be disposed of in a landfill.
I'll pass!!! I'll be hunting elsewhere.

He did tell me why Hardin County got "lumped in" with Wyandot and Marion counties. He said there were 3 townships inside Hardin County that had positive tested deer (road kills) and it was easier just to include the entire county vs. 3 townships within that county. Makes sense, but still sucks. I seen the same GW, on S.R. 117, checking a road killed deer, near Huntsville, on Tuesday.

 

[Tipmoose]

Yep. Calling the ODNR is the best way to get to the bottom of it. I can't fault them for leveraging hunters to collect data. It really is the most efficient method available to them from a cost and manpower perspective. I can also see why hunters might not want to go through all the hassle.

 

[giles]

We are the tool they have to use. All the other tools cost money and they make money off us. There is going to be hundreds of people without any problem at all.

 

[Bowhunter57]

One thing I must add:
Yesterday, when I shot my buck and started with the Game Check process. Because of my location in Hardin County, the Game Check system knew exactly where I was at and already added some red print that said, "You are in a DSA (Disease Surveillance Area. Your deer can not leave that area, unless you take it to a certified processor or taxidermist.")
I didn't think this would apply, unless it was within the 14 days that was specified in the regulations. Apparently, I was wrong. I made a phone call, found a processor and dropped off the deer. All is well.

 

[Jackalope]

I think the owners of that deer farm should be made to pay for every test, every tag, all of the processing, restitution for every positive animal, and every mitigation action required. It's complete BS that these places are still managed by the department of Ag and the animals are considered livestock.

 

[giles]

I think the owners of that deer farm should be made to pay for every test, every tag, all of the processing, restitution for every positive animal, and every mitigation action required. It's complete BS that these places are still managed by the department of Ag and the animals are considered livestock.

Then go after the department of Ag...

 

[Jackalope]

Then go after the department of Ag...

These big deer farms have farm bureau on their side and farm bureau all but owns the state legislature, especially the department of Ag. Farm bureau could give a shit less if every deer in the state gets it and dies. That would be a dream result for farm bureaus' founding company Nationwide.

Back when this first started a decade ago the DOW wanted to move deer farms under the DOW for permitting and monitoring. They received massive backlash from the deer farms and farm bureau, the dept of Ag raised a huge fit also.

 

[giles]

Mr. Deer "farmer" will just open under another name. No payments will be made. That was my point. These guys can't be touched.

 

[Jackalope]

Mr. Deer "farmer" will just open under another name. No payments will be made. That was my point. These guys can't be touched.

He'll have to do it on another farm. If I'm not mistaken the land isn't permitted to hold animals again. I don't know the time or cleanup requirements. I remember there was a huge stink about it when it first happened in Ohio. The DOW wanted all the animals killed and tested. The farmer and Farm Bureau played the poor farmer card styating that would destroy his livelihood. So they're responsible for "monitoring" the herd, because testing can only be done postmortem. But there were restrictions on sale and movement in or out, but I think that was only across state lines. It's been a while though and I'm sure things changed.

 

[giles]

I'm not sharp enough to remember details either. I do think something needs to be done though. And I don't think the farmer is the answer. Some pressure needs put on the organization. If we have learned anything from the left, we should know that we can be heard and make a difference. Facts or not.