Post by rayancaleb on Jan 13, 2018 6:36:06 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
I'd like to take the time to write out a fair and honest review of my recent hunt with Southern Ohio Outfitters This hunt was booked in February of this year at the Great American Outdoors Show in Harrisburg, PA. My father and I were looking for a place to go on an archery hunt in Ohio and spoke to several Ohio based outfitters set up at the show. One of the nicest table setups we saw was that of Southern Ohio Outfitters. The owner, Dave Lusk, was present and spoke to us. He was polite, pleasant to speak to, and had all the right things to say. He described the hunt options (3 or 5 day), the lodges, and the general hunting itself. Dave told us that they have a rate of over 90% for shot opportunities on Pope & Young class bucks (125") but that they enforce a minimum of 130" for buck kills. He said that many hunters there pass up bucks of that caliber and hold out for 140"+ bucks because they hold many bucks of that size there, and that several Boone & Crockett class bucks had been taken on his properties. I asked about the number of hunters and Dave said that he has 3 lodges and a bunkhouse that can be rented instead of staying at the lodge. Dave said he liked to keep the number of hunters at no more than 10 per lodge so that they didn't get overcrowded and they didn't overpressure the deer. Dave described to us the amazing food plots and nice comfortable Millenium treestands that he was placing out for the upcoming season. Dave told us that they have tons of trail cameras running and that they place their clients where big bucks are showing up in daylight. Dave's operation sounded great to my father and I so we went ahead in placing a deposit and reserving our spots for a 5 day bowhunt from November 1st to November 5th, arriving on Halloween and leaving on November 6th. Dave said we would be contacted at a later time to tell us which lodge we were staying in and to give us further instructions.
Thanks!
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I'd like to take the time to write out a fair and honest review of my recent hunt with Southern Ohio Outfitters This hunt was booked in February of this year at the Great American Outdoors Show in Harrisburg, PA. My father and I were looking for a place to go on an archery hunt in Ohio and spoke to several Ohio based outfitters set up at the show. One of the nicest table setups we saw was that of Southern Ohio Outfitters. The owner, Dave Lusk, was present and spoke to us. He was polite, pleasant to speak to, and had all the right things to say. He described the hunt options (3 or 5 day), the lodges, and the general hunting itself. Dave told us that they have a rate of over 90% for shot opportunities on Pope & Young class bucks (125") but that they enforce a minimum of 130" for buck kills. He said that many hunters there pass up bucks of that caliber and hold out for 140"+ bucks because they hold many bucks of that size there, and that several Boone & Crockett class bucks had been taken on his properties. I asked about the number of hunters and Dave said that he has 3 lodges and a bunkhouse that can be rented instead of staying at the lodge. Dave said he liked to keep the number of hunters at no more than 10 per lodge so that they didn't get overcrowded and they didn't overpressure the deer. Dave described to us the amazing food plots and nice comfortable Millenium treestands that he was placing out for the upcoming season. Dave told us that they have tons of trail cameras running and that they place their clients where big bucks are showing up in daylight. Dave's operation sounded great to my father and I so we went ahead in placing a deposit and reserving our spots for a 5 day bowhunt from November 1st to November 5th, arriving on Halloween and leaving on November 6th. Dave said we would be contacted at a later time to tell us which lodge we were staying in and to give us further instructions.
Thanks!
For more details:
whiteboard animation video