Deer hunting in Ohio

[Dave Berg]

Thinking back and even now, I wonder what the reasoning is behind shooting a 437.5 grain slug to kill a 100 plus pound aniimal.

Because that's what was available when the laws were originally written. First the round lead "punkin ball" then the Foster slug and then the Brenneke slug. BRI came out with the saboted slug which was originally made of steel and designed as a law enforcement round that would penetrate an engine block and someone thought "Ya know, you could shoot deer with one of these". Others followed, the range increased but was still more limited than a modern rifle bullet. And the farmers like that. Many farmers, probably the majority, are hunters and shooters too so it's not like you can easily slip something past them.

The Ohio Farm Bureau has a lot of influence on which hunting laws pass and which don't. As much as they'd like to see the deer population reduced there have been unfortunate incidents where farmers were killed by a stray bullet. If a law they don't like gets through, with Ohio's very restrictive landowner permit laws, the farmers can just shut it down.

Several years ago the Ohio DNR wanted to start a statewide two day, antlerless only muzzleloader season on the second weekend in October in an effort to reduce the doe population before the rut started. The Farm Bureau opposed this because (1) the modern muzzleloader is essentially a single shot rifle with equivalent effective range (2) the trees are still full of leaves making the edges of crop fields a particularly attractive place to hunt and (3) early October is the peak of crop harvest when the farmers are likely to be in those fields. I don't know how this ended but the attitude of the farmers I know was if it did pass to not permit any hunting at that time. If your landowner permit doesn't say you can be in a certain place doing a certain thing you can be in deep doo-doo. The DNR has a sample blank permit but the landowner can make it as restrictive as they choose.

 

[GSPV]

I’m likely to be armed with a BBQ sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and a diet cherry coke.

Gun season in OH is crazy. Unless you have a substantial spread and good neighbors, you are better off sitting on the couch.

 

[KMart]

I’m likely to be armed with a BBQ sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and a diet cherry coke.

Gun season in OH is crazy. Unless you have a substantial spread and good neighbors, you are better off sitting on the couch.

You were doing fine until you got to the diet cherry coke.

 

[GSPV]

You were doing fine until you got to the diet cherry coke.

Can’t do sweet tea anymore.

 

[KMart]

Can’t do sweet tea anymore.

I feel for you. Sweet tea is just about the national drink of Texas.

 

[GSPV]

I feel for you. Sweet tea is just about the national drink of Texas.

I was born and raised in Mt Juliet, TN. Then 5 years in Ft Worth. Then 14 in Montgomery, AL. “Sweet Tea” was one word.

 

[pirate ammo]

I’m likely to be armed with a BBQ sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and a diet cherry coke.

Gun season in OH is crazy. Unless you have a substantial spread and good neighbors, you are better off sitting on the couch.

speaking of BBQ, that is what I'll be doing tonight, 40 lbs. of meat and 30 teachers to feed lunch to tomorrow, another long night,12 hrs. on the smoker,,

 

[GSPV]

I spent many nights sleeping in a lawn chair by the pits at the little league park in Mt Juliet when the Masonic Lodge had their BBQs.

These days, I cheat and use an electric with a thermostat and an electronic meat thermometer.

 

[pirate ammo]

I spent many nights sleeping in a lawn chair by the pits at the little league park in Mt Juliet when the Masonic Lodge had their BBQs.

These days, I cheat and use an electric with a thermostat and an electronic meat thermometer.

not much time to sleep, got to watch temp.,post oak or hickory only way to go,,they paid for the meat, I get all the grunt work for no charge,,

 

[1shot]

In a couple of weeks I'll be in your shoes @pirate ammo.
Every year, our club has a memorial match that is free with the trustees furnishing the food afterwards. I did pulled pork, smoked bacon baked beans and coleslaw for 60 shooters. It's looking like 75-80 for this year. I'll have two smokers running all night with little cat naps for me, then shoot all day.

Lloyd

 

[pirate ammo]

In a couple of weeks I'll be in your shoes @pirate ammo.
Every year, our club has a memorial match that is free with the trustees furnishing the food afterwards. I did pulled pork, smoked bacon baked beans and coleslaw for 60 shooters. It's looking like 75-80 for this year. I'll have two smokers running all night with little cat naps for me, then shoot all day.

Lloyd

been up all night, 5 hours on the pit so far, about 6 more to go,,it seems like I'm always doing something for the local schools close by.before the start of school last year my wife had me
painting her room. durn teachers, bad part is I got TWO in the house, wife and daughter, their killing me ,,,

 

[msinc]

......Can anyone explain the thought, or lack there of, that goes into this law? You can only shoot deer with a shotgun or a rifle that shoots a round that has a straight wall case.
Yet, you can hunt groundhogs, with anything short of an artillery round at any distance.

Some things make no sense to me.

These kinds of laws generally revolve around two things...one is the population density of the area and the other is communist liberal left wing tree hugging democrats.
My state is over run by them unfortunately, and we have the same laws. You can only hunt deer with a shotgun, but you can hunt woodchucks and squirrels with a 338 Lapua magnum {or a 50BMG} Like dems themselves, it is absolutely senseless. Hunt deer with a pop gun...hunt squirrels with a Barrett and have to pay for sending illegal alien MS-13 members to college.

 

[GSPV]

Ohio is a red state. GOP has 62 of 99 House districts and 23 of 33 Senate districts.

 

[people]

Ohio is a red state. GOP has 62 of 99 House districts and 23 of 33 Senate districts.

There are too many RINOs in most of our states. Just look at OK. It is a red state to the point they should have the ability to do anything but the RINOs are stopping everything good from happening.

That is part of the reason how you get these odd laws from getting put in place. Then you have the "blue" laws that stop some from hunting on Sunday.

The easiest way to put it is "politics."

 

[snert]

Ohio is a red state. GOP has 62 of 99 House districts and 23 of 33 Senate districts.

I am NOT being harsh but for a red state Ohio (and PA) seem to be swing states a lot more than they should...

 

[GSPV]

In general presidential elections. I’m only addressing the immediate question of the party that makes Ohio laws. With control of both houses and the governors office, it is solidly GOP.

I’m not going to knock anyone, of any party, for voting their conscience. That’s democracy.