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Ohio Whitetail Deer Hunting Guides and Outfitters

More than 15 years of experimenting and documenting success stories has taught us that having fewer hunters generally leads to more mature bucks on the meat pole. In our desire to remain Ohio's premier outfitter, we've taken that to heart. We might not be the cheapest operation in the Buckeye State, but we are absolutely the BEST. Not only do we strive to provide unsurpassed meals, lodging, equipment and guides, but we're also proud of the caliber of deer our clients see and shoot.

Ohio offers some of the best whitetail deer hunting in the country. When you’re on the hunt for trophy big bucks it doesn’t get any better than Brushy Fork Outfitters.

Ours are fair-chase, fully guided deer hunts for some of the largest free-ranging deer on the planet. Despite our best efforts and yours, there are no guarantees.

We take great pride in our success rate. Over the past several seasons, approximately 75% of our hunters had shot opportunities at P&Y-caliber bucks during our five-day hunts.

We recognize that deer hunters, like deer, are not created equal. Yet, while individual standards can vary considerably, our goal for clients is to harvest MATURE bucks. With this, a 140-inch antler minimum is implemented and enforced on all of our farms.

Shooting a substandard buck will result in a $1,000 fine. Only by BFO’s discretion will some leeway be considered. This fine is not about making money and alienating customers; it’s about growing the kind of bucks our customers want to shoot. We’d be happiest if nobody were fined, period.

With that said, each year, many of our farms hold a few fully-mature bucks whose antlers do not reach the desired 140” requirement. Some are simply smart, old warriors who've survived over the years and are on the decline antlerwise. Others may be genetically inferior to our management goals. Most often, our guides will inform hunters of the presence of these management bucks, in which they are welcome to harvest without penalty. Again, a mature buck is the goal!

The exceptions: We do NOT impose antler restrictions for our youth hunters.

The terrain here runs the gamut. We have mature hardwoods, food plots, dense thickets and agricultural fields, all covered by a variety of stands and ground blinds. We have 15-foot ladder stands and ground blinds for hunters uncomfortable with heights and 20- to 30-foot-high Millennium (hang-on) Treestands with climbing sticks for those who aren’t. We also have over 25 maverick "six shooter" shooting towers for your comfort.

We feel that it is very important to keep you comfortable in the stand. After all, the longer you can sit and enjoy the hunt, the better your chances are of harvesting the big one.

We can accommodate handicapped hunters as well by having a variety of ground blind setups, as well as the ability to drive right to them on our UTVs. All stands and blinds are situated in proven areas.

We bait most of our stand locations with shelled corn, whether or not they’re near crops or food plots. We also feed our herd year round with Banks gravity feeders stocked with protein feed. This helps ensure that each hunter will see plenty of whitetail deer.

All meals, lodging and transportation to and from the stand are provided during your stay with us. We are located approximately one hour east of the Port Columbus International Airport, and we can easily arrange an airport pickup for our fly-in hunters.

We rotate farms each week to keep the pressure down in each hunting area. We also take a limited amount of hunters to make sure that we can consistently put hunters in productive areas. At BFO, we realize that you saved money all year for this hunt, that you may only have one week of vacation to burn, and that you’ve been daydreaming about harvesting that monster buck all year long. That is why we will do whatever it takes, within the law, to help you get your buck in the back of a truck.

The typical day begins with a light breakfast prior to being taken to a stand in a spacious Polaris Ranger Crew Cab. Hunters may sit all day (with a bagged lunch), or choose to be picked up at a certain time. People returning to camp for lunch will enjoy a warm bowl of soup or chili and hot sandwiches. A delicious home-cooked meal is served hot every evening. You definitely won’t go hungry at BFO!

We also offer professionally filmed hunts, which you may opt to have edited and made into a finished high-definition DVD. Ask us about our filmed hunt packages!

Reach out to us today and learn why so many top-notch hunting experts agree Brushy Fork Outfitters offers the finest whitetail deer hunting available in Ohio.

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