Dodge Man
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Is there anybody else that got drawn for the Presidents Island hunt and is planning on going to hunt this weekend?
PI Hunt this weekend?
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Dodge Man
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I guess nobody else was drawn?
Crosshairy
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I was - see my thread where I asked this same question and got zero responses 
I'll be hunting Friday and Saturday morning. My dad will be hunting Saturday afternoon and Sunday (we were in a party application, but don't have any overlapping time availability).
Give me a shout if you need some help.
I'll be hunting Friday and Saturday morning. My dad will be hunting Saturday afternoon and Sunday (we were in a party application, but don't have any overlapping time availability).
Give me a shout if you need some help.
RiverBuck10
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I tried that hunt 2 years ago! IT WASNT fun! I got the spike/doe hunt and really only went because everyone said, "oh you will see a hundred deer and wait till you see the big ones out there". It was a long drive for us (4 got draw in a party) so I wasn't sure about going! Since I was told I would never see this many deer anywhere else (by tons of people) we all decided to go! I was more excited about bringing my video camera and getting some MONSTER deer footage than shooting a doe! Long story short I saw 0, yes 0 deer on three hunts and we all were headed back home Sunday morning!! I think 3 deer were killed all weekend!! I hope yall have better luck than we did!
Bobs8pt
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RiverBuck10..... Weather has a lot to do with deer movement. If it was too warm then the deer bed down and don't move. I have been hunting in ohio for the past 10 yrs and I have seen years where every time I turned my head another deer was coming thru and then there are yrs when it is too warm and you struggle to see one deer a day. I have just returned today from my ohio hunt and this year was one of those years with very little deer movement because of the warm weather. However I know they are there. My suggestion for you would be to give it another try. The deer are there and when you get to see the HUGE bucks you will want to go back year after year
Crosshairy
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I had several deer come through Saturday morning. The first group was just outside of range and never would stay inside of a shooting lane for me to even consider taking a shot.
The second group came through at about 30 yards, and the lead doe closed to about 20 yards. I ended up shooting her slightly forward (apparently) of where I wanted, and the arrow did not pass through due to the opposite shoulder.
After about 45 minutes, it begain to rain lightly, so I proceeded with trailing her to make sure I didn't lose the sign. I picked up the blood trail and followed for a couple hundred yards. I heard her jump up in a small thicket. I made sure she wasn't just thrashing around, and then exited the area for a while. I came back with my dad and another volunteer, and we scoured the area for several hours. Apparently she stopped bleeding when she laid down.
We finally ran out of time and had to give up the hunt. That was the first deer that I've lost in 18 years (and only the second one, ever). Pretty bummed about it, but I certainly learned a few lessons. I bet I've replayed that whole scenario from start to back about 200 times in the last 2 days.
The second group came through at about 30 yards, and the lead doe closed to about 20 yards. I ended up shooting her slightly forward (apparently) of where I wanted, and the arrow did not pass through due to the opposite shoulder.
After about 45 minutes, it begain to rain lightly, so I proceeded with trailing her to make sure I didn't lose the sign. I picked up the blood trail and followed for a couple hundred yards. I heard her jump up in a small thicket. I made sure she wasn't just thrashing around, and then exited the area for a while. I came back with my dad and another volunteer, and we scoured the area for several hours. Apparently she stopped bleeding when she laid down.
We finally ran out of time and had to give up the hunt. That was the first deer that I've lost in 18 years (and only the second one, ever). Pretty bummed about it, but I certainly learned a few lessons. I bet I've replayed that whole scenario from start to back about 200 times in the last 2 days.
