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Ohio tries a new approach to bolster hunter access.

The Ohio dept of natural resources teamed up with the Ohio farm bureau to try a pilot program designed to help manage local deer herds and expand hunter access.
The two agencies are exploring the possibility of developing a web based deer hunter access program.

Through the program,landowners could review a searchable database of deer hunters and select hunters they want on there land.
A survey,which would be available on line at a later date would help determine deer hunters interest in participating.
To be involved in the program,hunters would have to complete an on line profile that could include the number of years hunting experience,willingness to harvest does and there preferred type of hunting.Archery included.

From July 2009 American hunter.
      NRA

[Urban Legend]

Interesting.  i better start studying.

[excal66]

hmmm...im not so sure about this

[Urban Legend]

I don't think any of the farmers I know would want to do this.

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Urban Legend said:

I don't think any of the farmers I know would want to do this.

That was my first thought.

[excal66]

most farmers arounds here let people they know hunt.....their friends or relatives friends etc....You will probably get people on there saying all this good stuff about them then they turn out to be irresponsible hunters.

[Hunter2]

just wants to have on file more info than they need. Thats true most farmers want to know the hunter, or know someone that will introduce you to them. It may be ok but Im skeptical. Hunter2

[Urban Legend]

It could be like some other state that give farmers a tax break or special incentives for opening up land to the public.  But with that kind of thing, it is just open to anyone, no survey to take.

[mideerslayer]

If you guys in Ohio need help with the deer, I am only a few hrs away, have gun and bow will travel

Rich

[buckeye dan]

One of the problems with living in Licking county is living in deer central. The cities are taking their own initiative to allow hunters to harvest deer to control overpopulation.

Granville and now Heath are starting to utilize local powers to arrange for controlled hunts. I am not exactly sure about Heath but Granville is village sanctioned. Loosely translated this means that the village holds certain powers over the harvesting process. It is ODNR sanctioned and all the rules apply as put forth by the ODNR but they get to add stuff.

For instance:
To participate you have to pass a criminal background check.
You must complete an archery proficiency exam.
In Granville they say 2 does must be harvested before a buck.

There is a whole lot of other stuff you have to go through in order to participate in these programs. But I would add a resident that wants to apply can apply. Crossbows are welcome.

If anyone wants more info on participating in either of these 2 programs or special urban permits PM me here. I have already done the leg work and I will help anyone that is interested. Sorry but these are reserved for OH residents only. If you wait to the end of August you might be waiting in line. Just a heads up.

The territories are limited in each program. The ultimate goal is to utilize archery (either bow or crossbow) in the most efficient manner. The goal is to rotate as many hunters through the program for the duration of the program with as many tags as possible. To further reduce the herds to a manageable level as quickly as possible with QDM in mind.

There will be many that will sit on their position for the duration of the program instead of tagging out and handing their spot to the next guy.  I don't expect anything can be said or done to prevent this. But the rest of us responsible crossbow hunters can share our locations with fellow hunters when we cannot attend?

More on this closer to August.

[excal66]

Thanks for the info Dan