Let’s do this! Ohio 2022 Opener

[Axis II]

Gun week opens tomorrow morning. I’ll be at a little honey hole sitting on the ground watching a giant thicket they cut through to get bedding. I’ve not had a time where I didn’t see deer so this should be good tomorrow. There has always been lots of buck sign so I may hold off for a buck. The Marlin 1895 wearing a 2-7 Leupold, shooting 300gr HP is ready to roll, got rain gear, butt pad and some snacks and I’ll be out all day. First sit of the season so i’m excited.

 

[beagler]

Be safe everyone. I’ll be thinking about y’all when I’m at work. Hopefully I can get out sometime.

 

[Axis II]

Well today didn’t go so well. Got in 45min before legal light and bumped one walking in. I sat until lunch and didn’t see a single deer. I thought that was weird for that area so I went to lunch and decided to try the evening. I kept bouncing back and forth between trees I wanted to sit against and figure watching the field would be more ideal instead of the main trail leading from bedding to the thicket, field and nut trees. I took a couple short naps and just happen to glance at the trail coming down the hill from the bedding area and I see a giant body and nice rack coming. I had to second guess myself it was real and sure enough I got eyes on him with Binoculars. He stopped in the thicket and I should have had a good wind. He began walking away from and I lost him. I text my buddy and he asked if I could still see it. I began glassing again to my NW where I lost him and he was standing right in front of me about 40yards away. He blew and proceeded to mow down anything in his way on the way out. I grunted and did get him to stop hard quartering away so I passed. I would put $500 on it this deer would dress close to 200lbs and probably go 120”. My brother calls he downed one and needed help and Mother Nature was calling me so I stand up and there is 2 white tails where the buck came down the hill and they are bouncing away. I will say 45-70 does a number on a deer. Found my brothers doe and this was the result.

 

[H&Hhunter]

Well today didn’t go so well. Got in 45min before legal light and bumped one walking in. I sat until lunch and didn’t see a single deer. I thought that was weird for that area so I went to lunch and decided to try the evening. I kept bouncing back and forth between trees I wanted to sit against and figure watching the field would be more ideal instead of the main trail leading from bedding to the thicket, field and nut trees. I took a couple short naps and just happen to glance at the trail coming down the hill from the bedding area and I see a giant body and nice rack coming. I had to second guess myself it was real and sure enough I got eyes on him with Binoculars. He stopped in the thicket and I should have had a good wind. He began walking away from and I lost him. I text my buddy and he asked if I could still see it. I began glassing again to my NW where I lost him and he was standing right in front of me about 40yards away. He blew and proceeded to mow down anything in his way on the way out. I grunted and did get him to stop hard quartering away so I passed. I would put $500 on it this deer would dress close to 200lbs and probably go 120”. My brother calls he downed one and needed help and Mother Nature was calling me so I stand up and there is 2 white tails where the buck came down the hill and they are bouncing away. I will say 45-70 does a number on a deer. Found my brothers doe and this was the result.

I’d say you’ve got enough gun!