ohio bowhunting

[beersndeer]

yes i am new to this forum and was wondering if i could get some info on an outfitter near Dresden. The outfitter is Muskingum Country Outfitters. I have seen a few things online but i am currently deployed to Iraq so my resources are limited. Any info would be greatly welcomed.

[coonskinner]

yes i am new to this forum and was wondering if i could get some info on an outfitter near Dresden. The outfitter is Muskingum Country Outfitters. I have seen a few things online but i am currently deployed to Iraq so my resources are limited. Any info would be greatly welcomed.

welcome,i know of no outfitters in ohio...sorry:mischeif:

[deerhunt45]

Welcome to the forum and thank you for your service in Iraq.

Sorry I can't recommend the outfitter you inquired about and I'm not from the area. They do have a website of sorts.

http://www.muskingumcountryoutfitters.com/

Hope this helps you out...be safe over there.

45

[BuckEyeCam]

Welcome to the forums. Haven't heard of that outfitter - sorry
Be safe over there :)

[Bucko]

Woodburyoutfitters,there web site is (www.ohiotrophybuck.com )I don't know much about them but they talk a good story.good luck and get home safe.Bucko

[coonskinner]

:nono: ...

[Bucko]

Coonskinner would that be a no go?I won't pay anymore other than a days work or 2 around the farm .never hunted anywhere but noble and morgan countysI saw there add and it looked like they were legit.Bucko

[coonskinner]

i know nuthin bout them...:mischeif:

[mullskinner]

thank you for your service !!!!!! :coolgleamA:
sorry never heard of a outfitter in ohio though ...:)

[hunter333]

Welcome but the site that 45 left you should help

[ruffhunter]

I think one of those outfitters mentioned, some guys had a pretty bad experience. I thought it was on this forum or huntingbbs.com (huntingnet). There were put on posted land, were confronted by land owners. Wouldn't show up half the time to pick them up for the hunt. Arrived in an OLD camero when he did. And kept their money. They later filed a report, I think with Muskingum S.O. and the outfitter had a lengthy felony history and many other hunter filed reports for fraud. Again, I'm not sure it was this outfitter, but it rings a bell in my memory. Someone on here should also remember.

[coonskinner]

I think one of those outfitters mentioned, some guys had a pretty bad experience. I thought it was on this forum or huntingbbs.com (huntingnet). There were put on posted land, were confronted by land owners. Wouldn't show up half the time to pick them up for the hunt. Arrived in an OLD camero when he did. And kept their money. They later filed a report, I think with Muskingum S.O. and the outfitter had a lengthy felony history and many other hunter filed reports for fraud. Again, I'm not sure it was this outfitter, but it rings a bell in my memory. Someone on here should also remember.

NOT SAYIN ITS THE SAME GUY BUT THIS DONT SURPRISE ME...NEED TUH LICENSE THESE GUYS LIKE THEY DO THE REAL OUTFITTERS OUT WEST...:D

[Fish-n-Fool]

They were mentioned in the "cuffs and collars" section in the OH Outdoor News also. It seems they put clients on property they do not have any business being on and some of their clients got ticketed for tresspassing.

The story circulating on the websites (was on more than one) was from a Wisconsin guy warning OH residents not to book with them. He got ticketed while on his hunt with Muskingum County Outfitters for being on private property and had an all around bad experience. When he filed a suit he came across the owners looooooooooooooooooooong list of runins with the law.

I would beware of this outfitter.

There is some real good overlooked public hunting if you know where to get started Bucko - post when you will be home on leave and you will get some info and maybe even an invite to hunt private ground. I know most folks really appreciate our service men/women and would be glad to help somebody who is helping us day in and day out.

[coonskinner]

They were mentioned in the "cuffs and collars" section in the OH Outdoor News also. It seems they put clients on property they do not have any business being on and some of their clients got ticketed for tresspassing.

The story circulating on the websites (was on more than one) was from a Wisconsin guy warning OH residents not to book with them. He got ticketed while on his hunt with Muskingum County Outfitters for being on private property and had an all around bad experience. When he filed a suit he came across the owners looooooooooooooooooooong list of runins with the law.

I would beware of this outfitter.

There is some real good overlooked public hunting if you know where to get started Bucko - post when you will be home on leave and you will get some info and maybe even an invite to hunt private ground. I know most folks really appreciate our service men/women and would be glad to help somebody who is helping us day in and day out.

i know a guy that will show him all around the wayne national forest...:D

[Bucko]

Where do you get cuffs and collars,I googled it and you should see the stuff that came up.Bucko

[OHbowguy]

A guy posted this back in November 2006 on huntingnet:

Avoid Ohio Monster Outfitters at all costs. We just returned from Ohio and got totally taken accross by this outfitter.

The owner / Operator Dustin Pierce has a RAP sheet a mile long. You can see some of it online by searching for his name at http://www.muskingumcountycourt.org/ (http://www.muskingumcountycourt.org/)
We booked a 5 day semi-guided hunt for the week of November 5th near Zanesville Ohio. Our trip was to consist of us staying in a Motor Home at a local campground (I have a motor home that we would be driving from PA) recommended by Dustin. He was to make all arrangements for us prior to arrival. We were then to be hunting on a 2000 acre farm as the only hunters for the year. We would be picked up each day via a truck by Dustin or one of his guides to be taken to a stand location. It was suggested that we bring our own stands “just in case” we found a better spot. We checked with 6 references and had several calls with Dustin before booking our trip. A deposit of 1000 was sent, 50% the cost of our hunt.

Instead here is what we got.

· Arrived in Zanesville Ohio at his address as directed. Only to find out he wasn’t there and no longer lived at the address.
· After leaving several phone messages, Dustin met us at a Tractor Supply parking lot near Zanesville. He then had us make reservations at Dillon state park as the place he planned on us staying was closed for the season. He never setup our camping arrangements as promised.
· On the way to Dillon we stopped at the 2000 acre farm. This farm is owned by a local Zanesville physician that is friends of the family. There was already someone hunting the property. We later found out that this farm was not leased, he just had permission to hunt there.
· Dustin picks us up Saturday to go scouting in a Chevy Camaro (Blue) with temporary license tags. He indicated his truck broke down.
· Saturday evening he takes us scouting to a housing development near Dillon called Stone Henge. He tells us that he is leasing the undeveloped land and that we do not need permission slips because we are hunting with an outfitter.
· We hunted Sunday from our own climbing stands as he did not have any stands for us in this area.
· At 4:30 in the afternoon (an all day sit) he comes and gets us telling us he lost his lease for this property and that we had to leave immediately. We later find out that hunting is NOT permitted on this property, someone called and filed a complaint.
· We then proceed to hunt several different properties over the next few days. Bells hog farm, which we later discover was not leased and allows anyone to hunt that asks. No exclusively leased land as promised.
· Dustin Was 40 minutes late picking us up Tuesday morning.
· Dustin ran out of gas on our way back to Dillon state park on Tuesday evening. We arrive back at the campground over an hour and a half later than before.
· Wednesday morning after waiting a half hour for him to show (5:30) am I called him. He claimed that his car would not start and that he did not have my number. However, he called me several times a day the days before.
· Dustin never picked us up in a truck. He drove us around in the Camaro that did not have room for two hunters, two treestands and all our gear.
After all this happened, we asked Dustin to meet us at the campground at 10:00 on Wednesday. When he arrived we told him this was just not working out. This was to be our dream hunt and was not even close. He asked us what he did wrong beyond the obvious. We gave him the list to start above as a starting point. We said that the best thing for us to do was to end our hunt. Upon doing this, we felt that a fair deal would be to get half our money back. He said 750 and we said half. He agreed, but asked to pay via check. I said no since I gave him cash. He then asked if he could have my bank account number and do a money transfer, I again said no and wanted cash. He then claimed his bank was 1 hour away and it would take him some time to get the cash. He requested that we meet him along the highway in 2 hours. We said no to that request and asked that he meet us at the campground at 12:30pm. We also warned him to not stiff us and to do the honorable thing.
12:30 came and went with no Dustin. We called him several times with our calls going straight to voicemail. After an additional two hours, we then called the local sheriffs’ department and Ohio DNR. We filled a report with the sheriffs’ office. According to them, this is not the first time for this behavior and we were told he would be jailed when caught.
We are still trying to contact / work with the DNR to see what we can do in respect to that.

Squid

Doesn't sound like the same outfitter to me.

[coonskinner]

no need for this when we have good public land that produces monster bucks yr. after yr...:D

[ohiobowhntr1]

I agree with you Coonie, there is way to much public land to pay someone to hunt Ohio. I met up with some Alabama boys about 4 years ago in Athens and they come up every year to hunt in my camp. Scouting is a important part of the whole hunting experience, why just show up and hunt where someone else picked out? I will never use an outfitter because hunting is the whole experience not just taking an animal!

[Bucko]

I am lucky enough to have a lot of vacation time (8 weeks)3 weeks I spend in Ohio and 1 in VT hunting the other 4 are family time .I am also lucky enough
to have a man in Marietta that lets me hunt his propertys ,we hunt a very large track over a 1000 acres in one plot,and others that are smaller we have not even checked out. If I am not in a tree am scouting the whole time I am there.
We will take a day or 2 and fix fence or other little things that need to be done just to help out.The owner will not take anything from us so we leave a little something at his church to do what ever with,makes us feel better.I would not trade hunting in SE ohio for anywhere in the states.Bucko