Deer hunting Wayne national forest pls help

[mrbb]

OKm some general info
the wayne is a BIG place, so always room to get away from people if you want to

the areas I have been about it , near athens area, is a good mix of flat very steep and hilly and bigger woods and farm lands, all depends on where you go on it

as for deer numbers and sizes , well, like most places, food cover and pressure determine that, so from spot t spot about the wayne it will vary, but there are BIG bucks killed on it every yr

My suggestion would be to go to the athens area and go to the main office there, they have free maps of the area, there are several
other public areas about that area as well if you like as you look about the general areas
but go to the main office and talk to some of the workers there, and ask about places to try, they would know the area best, in both deer numbers, pressure and well, might even get you near priivate lands that have deer problems, or just places that have deer numbers to your liking!

there are tons of places to stay in this area too, plus the rocky boot company store and such.

just a suggestion

[Whitetail Freak]

mrbb, thank you for the info we will be heading down there soon to look it over and talk with ppl that was good advise to talk to ppl down there id have never thought of the forest ppl to ask ty

[mrbb]

no problem
I have been about that area several yrs, and all the state workers I ever talked to were very friendly and helpful

the collage is so close by there and with so many students in the conservation end of schooling, they seems to deal with folks better than some other places
I have always seen many BIg bucks in this area as well, and there is TONS of great public lands in this area, more than you can cover in yrs of trying

its where I started hunting in Ohio(from PA) before I got access to a nice private lands in that area

still folks there that let people hunt by asking, but the public lands are very very good if you ask me

[Buckstrike138]

Another place for info would be the local bow shops. Ohio Valley Trading post has locations in Athens Nelsonville and Logan. Also in Logan is Downs Bait. I live in Logan so pm me when you are in the area andnI will help in any way I can.