Originally Posted by
excalibur43
Well, I probably am exaggerating on " Most" of the land, but I know there are over 250 outfitters in Ohio leasing land and that adds up to thousands of acres that the regular joe can't hunt anymore. Public land hunting does not make up the difference in harvest numbers. I know personally of 2 outfitters that lease over 10,000 acres EACH! So, with thousands of acres leased that are now off limits to the regular joe, and figuring these folks are not paying to shoot does, how does the harvest number keep increasing? Please explain.
I absoultly hear what your saying. Yet, I also have to say that if you want land you have to buy it or pay the leasing fee. It might be more affordable than you think to buy. Its sad its come to this though.
I will say that I think Ohio needs to jack up their out of state tags. I used to live in Ohio now i live in Missouri. It is so cheap to hunt in Ohio. I think the Hunting license is priced right, but the tags need to double or triple. Doing so will free up "some" hunting land and bring some lease prices down. IMO.