Woodbury Wildlife Area — Attraction in Bedford Township

We started out off of township rd 400. Walked back and down the hill a bit, once we had some flat land looking over the woods bottom we set up our blind, chairs, unloaded blabkets, food, and began our wait. By this time it's about 645-7 am. Started to flurry, heard some branches snapping through the day, but no luck. 1130, we packed up and went into town for lunch at Warsaw Ohio, the same town we are camping in, which is only 5 miles from the wildlife area to hunt.

After lunch it was time to head out again, by 2pm we went to a different location still on township rd 400. This location was located on the corner of a field uphill sitting on top of the woods in closed with a pond down bellow. Set up the blind with our backs facing the brush so we could see the two paths that go into the field clearly. Wait begins. We heard a lot more action around us, about 5pm we heard a branch snap right behind our blind. Quietly and carefully we peaked out the wide window and seen a large doe standing right behind us, with no shot for us to try and make. Got our guns ready, one on both sides of the window, still with no safe shot, we had to let her walk. Packed up about 545pm temps at 30 degrees and went back to camp.

Day 3 second morning of the hunt we decided to hunt off of township rd 70 before reaching TR 403. It was an uphill hike, we got settled in, not even an hour after we heard some gun shots, after 2 hours of not seeing anything we decided to move around by foot. Needless to say, we thought the location was around a funnel, but turned out to be thick brush and a lot of walking to make it around the huge circle. During the hike, we lost the muzzloder stick. It must have got caught or stuck and fell out with out us even noticing. After an hour hike, many thorns and rips, we made it back to the blind, packed up and headed out. We strongly suggest not this location due to the thick brush, however that's how we learn by exploring a new area.

Night 2, we decided to scout loctions off of 17 near a campground that a local suggested. My husband set up his tree stand while I took off about 100 yards to the right of him and set my blind up. We were ready to go at 230pm for the night hunt.

Plenty of nearby shots were fired, the location was a great spot. During the hunt we seen more squirrels then anything until about 515, to my right I heard a loud blow noise from a deer. Quietly peaked out my blind, seen it 20 yards to my right, but couldn't get a good shot since it was getting dark and she was standing behind two trees. Then she took off like something spooked her. 530 the husband showed up to help pack me up, I'm guessing she heard him coming.

Overall the location was great, many opportunities in that area. Even if four other trucks are parking by you, plenty of room to spread out and be plenty apart in a safe respect.

Last morning of the hunt, it's 430am 30 degrees out. Made some eggs and toast to hold off until lunch. Heading back to the same location as Last night however going to hunt the funnel off to the left of where I was yesterday.

Got everything all set up, now it's waiting time. No movement much and it's 8am. No shots nearby either. 10am, still no movement or luck. Time to head out back to camp.

Packing up camp, no deer shot this trip, however the enviroment, lands and area was beautiful and we plan to return yearly. Next year we plan to camp for free by our favorite  hunting location off of 17. Plenty of hunters were camping their and seem to be all keeping each other company and talking up game. I highly recommend this area for advanced and new hunters...

I went there turkey hunting when the pandemic hit and it was horrible. I did my pre-season scouting trips plus my OnX map scouting. Marked some potential roosting spots and there was one turkey gobbling on the roost during my scouting trip. Just one was all I heard. Then I went hunting weeks later on a Friday and there was a guy running his beagles. Almost every parking spot was vehicles. The parking areas that wasn’t occupied had tons of tire tracks and footprints. Never seen or heard a single turkey. Found some scratching. Kids walking down the roads carrying decoys, people parked all along the roads hitting locator calls. It was nuts. I won’t go back. I can’t understand how anyone can say it’s good turkey hunting. I couldn’t...

Came up here from Virginia wanted to try an harvest a Ohio giant whitetail deer like everyone’s dream right well very very over crowded and even on areas that you wouldnt think anyone would go best believe they are their an walking around with bows like trying to stalk deer …. Seen at least 3 people attempting to stalk deer every day around prime time in 4 different areas An also rabbit hunters running deer around with their rabbit dogs I did see a spike run by 90 mph being burned up by a pack of beagles I have been here 4 days hunting I have seen 4 deer an all from movement of hunting pressure does Ohio have big bucks absolutely but woodbury wma is not the place to go if your trying to...