DUSTIN NIPPERT SCORES!

Although we don't have the full story in yet of just

 how things went down, we do know that Dustin

 Nippert put the Hoyt to work this evening on one of

 his great hit list bucks.  Dustin just sent the

 pictures from his phone of the buck he and Derik

 call "MOOSE BUCK".  All that we know at this

 point is that Dustin is one happy bowhunter!  We

 also know that he was waiting in his treestand, on

 probably the coldest day thus far this hunting season,

 and intercepted Moose Buck as he left his

 bedroom on route to the kitchen!  It's late season

 action at its finest!  Dustin and Derik have been

 watching this buck for the past few years and are

 extremely happy to finally put an end to the story.

  As we gather more information about the hunt we

 will pass it along to you.  You can be sure that

 you will see all the action on next week's show.  

All of us here at Midwest Whitetail would like to

 congratulate Dustin on an outstanding buck!  

What a way to kick off the new year!  

HERE IS A PICTURE OF 

MOOSE  BUCK FROM EARLIER

THIS SEASON.

THIS IS WHAT MOOSE BUCK

 LOOKED LIKE LAST YEAR.

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Statewide Muzzleloader Season Dates are January 7-10 

Governor John Kasich today issued an emergency rule reiterating that the statewide muzzleloader

 season for deer is January 7-10, as published in the 2011-12 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations

 booklet.

The emergency rule was requested by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division

 of Wildlife because the dates printed in the hunting regulations handbook were inconsistent with the

 Ohio Administrative Code.

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LATE SEASON - HERE WE GO!

With muzzleloader season kicking

off on Saturday, January 7, several

 of the Ohio Pro Staff are

 definitely excited.  The reason

 is....We still have buck tags!  It's

 been a season full of ups and downs

 for team Ohio.  Without a doubt,

 it's been our toughest season yet for

 knocking down mature

 whitetails on camera.  However,

 with that being said, the enthusiasm

 is peaking as we enter the late

 season action.  There's no question

 that late season can be one of the

 most deadly times of the year to

 kill a big buck.  Not only the bucks,

 but all deer are now on a winter feeding pattern.  If you can find  a late season food source and do a

 bit of thinking about where you need to be, then your odds of  tagging a buck will significantly

 increase.  It sounds simple but obviously the typical whitetail  variables always come into play and

 nothing is ever a sure thing when it comes to whitetails.   Our  Pro Staff still have several great  hit

list bucks roaming the woods of

 Ohio and are busy scheming and

 dreaming about how to put one

 down on camera.  When they do,

 we'll bring you the action.  The

 "holiday break" is over and we're

 going to be hitting it hard until the

 end of season.  Reports from the

 last few days indicate that the

 whitetails have been feeding

 heavily in the evenings on the

 Frigid  Forage Brassica based plots

 as well as in the standing corn and

 bean fields.  Obviously, that's not

 surprising but don't count out a

good hay field or really, the best available food source in any area.   We have also had several reports

 of bucks dropping their antlers already.  So, if you're managing

 for mature whitetails, you really should take a second look before pulling the trigger.  As for bitter

 cold temps and knee deep snow, we

 haven't seen much of that yet, at least not

 in Southeast Ohio.  

A few cold and snowy nights have visited

 us but for the most part, the rest of the

 week is supposed to  be fairly mild.

  Whatever the weather  offers us, we can

 guarantee that we'll be  out there.  

We wish  you all the best of luck during

 the  upcoming muzzleloader season.  

Please be safe.  

                                                  Good luck & God Bless!    

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