I think that it is safe to assume that if outfitters control several hundred thousand acres of land in Ohio that they have some impact on harvests. The magnitude of that impact is what I would question, as well as the impact of out-of state hunters in the greater scheme of things given the size of the state and the numbers of deer involved. Your original post spoke to the issue of continued high numbers for deer harvests and specifically referenced outfitters and their out of state clients. I'm simply telling you that when you have around 700K deer in the state of Ohio you are going to have very good harvest rates. I don't agree that most deer go nocturnal or move into land that is not hunted as soon as the gunfire starts the first day of firearm season. They might be harder to hunt, but they can certainly be killed. My land has been hunted regularly since midway thru bow season and first gun season and a person can still see bucks on it during the day if they put their time into it.

I'm not trying to defend outfitters, just trying to help answer your question about deer harvest rates. I think that if you check, you will find that your typical outfitter in Ohio has as many or more clients from Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc. as out of staters.