LeRoy,

I have hunted in Morgan County right beside Muskingum County for the past 8 years. Most of the bow hunters I know hunt weeks before getting a shot at a buck. This is common as far as I know. I do not bow hunt (too many other hunting expenses), but I do gun hunt.

Our deer population is not as good as say Michigan, but we do have a pretty strong population here in Ohio. What types of areas are you hunting? Fields, woods, marshes? I personally have found the high agricultural area better for populations as the deer have more food there. The problem here though is most farmers are tilling under everything that they can get a blade in. If you can find some CRP land near a big cropland, you might do better.

You might also try Athens, Vinton or Meigs counties in southeastern Ohio. Big woods there and some nice deer populations. Good luck

Good Luck with the Duck!