Chango county mcdonough state park
 

I like to here from any one that hunts the park ?
I was thinking in trying for opening day with the rifle.
I like to double check is that area is rifle i know some time back it was shotgun area only?
I been up around there a few times scouting seen a lot of deer sign and buck scrapes i wonder how the heards are up in that area?

I have to say we all saw deer on sat: up in the park maybe 10 guys covered the park truck trail.The only one to take a deer was my son everyone did see a lot of does, buck no large bucks came out of the park area.
I have to say with the warm weather and not many hunters at all the deer would bed down and not move.
The deer sign was out standing i came across some buck rubs over 4ft. tall
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I think the weather and some snow on the ground will start moving them

I was hunting McDonough State Forest opening morning, saw alot of does and a spike - it was hit hard by lots of hunters.

I heard 100+ shots - saw many hunters, people camped on the truck trail, etc

I had spooked deer running past me all morning, even a wounded doe that I tried to finish off - a group of about 6 guys came by tracking it later on - was that your group?

Oh, there was a 10 point and an 8 point taken from McDonough State Forest on opening day - and another 8 I saw taken on Monday -

you guys must of been on the otherside of Rt220 I was in the park truck trail there must of been 8 guys total hunting all saw does,My son had seen a small 4 pointer at 8 am with 3 does but could not get the shot.He did take a huge 2 year old doe that went more then 150 on the hoof.
I have to say lots of deer sign rubs,scrapes;I seen one scrape well over 5 ft. tall on some thin saplings

I was told a 10 ptr got taken on the north side of Route 220 - real close the where the remnants of the old building are at the entrance to the truck trail - it's just a chimney now -

Yes, I was on the south side of 220 - there were many hunters on the south side -