Ohio early muzzleloader antlerless only weekend- thanks for nothing!
10-15-2013, 11:09 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 34
Ohio early muzzleloader antlerless only weekend- thanks for nothing!
This year Ohio added an early muzzleloader, antlerless only season this past weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend also prevented bowhunters from harvesting a buck as it was antlerless only, regardless of whether you were using a muzzleloader or not. As someone who is an avid bowhunter and spends countless hours throughout the year prepping for the season, I thought this was rather ridiculous seeing that they were taking away one of the few weekends bowhunters get to harvest a buck before gun season. Since I had the time, I decided to sit Sunday night thinking it may be a good opportunity to harvest a doe, and believing the odds of getting a crack at a decent buck would be slim. Unfortunately, I had this buck at 30 yards for 5 minutes and had to sit there and watch him walk. Thanks Ohio DNR for nothing. I hope the doe harvest was way down this past weekend and you realize that many bowhunters refused to even go out due to your insane new regulations.
10-15-2013, 11:34 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 1,260
I do understand your frustration. Sounds like WI DNR when I lived there. They were always adding youth hunts or anterless only weekends during bow season. It was very frustrating. Looking at your seasons though you have a long bow season though. I'm sure you'll get another chance.
10-15-2013, 04:40 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hardin County Ohio
Posts: 191
Not to piss you off but this is exactly why I decided not to go out. I did not want to have to go thru what you did. I am very proud that you were man enough to watch it walk because I'm sure some would had shot and not told anyone.
10-15-2013, 10:57 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Dover, Ohio.
Posts: 1,434
I am right with you wardam and I did not go out at all. I also let the ODNR how stupid this is. Obviously my small voice didn't matter to them though cause they did it anyways. I also have a property I pretty must just take doe off of and I can't remember a time where I did not see at least one doe. I went out Monday morning and evening and guess what happened. Yep, not a single sighting. Thanks ODNR for screwing over your best commodity, bow hunters!!!!!
10-16-2013, 03:37 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Posts: 197
We have a similiar type of muzzleloader season here in MD coming up. This weekend of Oct 17-19 is buck or doe with muzzleloader but then the following week of Oct 21-26 is doe only with the muzzleloader. However we are allowed to hunt with a bow during the doe only period and kill a buck as long as its with your bow. I feel your frustration as it would really get me heated up to if I didnt at least have the choice to decide how I wanted to hunt that week. The biggest problem I have with MD and their way is that the law book is very vague in this area and I actually had to spend several days and 10 attempts to reach someone in the DNR office until they would pick up and answer my question if it was ok to take a buck with your bow. Good luck and maybe if enough people complain they will consider some changes.
