RE: Slow First Day in Ohio
I've hunted the N.W., central/east and southern portion of the state. In the past 4 years the numbers have dropped drasticly to the point that on a recent trip, my brother never saw a deer from his stand. Hunted in Gallia county yesterday, didn't see or hear one deer and this was a place were you couldn't enter without busting deer out of a few years ago.
The trip with my brother was in Coshocton. 4 years ago there were tracks on top of tracks, scrapes and rubs every where. This year there was very little sign of any kind. I don't know what's the reason for the decline. I think the future here in Ohio is dim. Untill the state allows the herd to reach a min. of 750,000 we'll never have a consistent herd. Other states smaller than ours have a good deal more and do just fine.
That's my take on it.