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More than
14,000 Deer Checked during Gun Hunting Season
Darke County had 48 compared to 19 in 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s hunters checked 14,115 white-tailed deer during
Ohio’s 2017 two-day deer-gun hunting season, Dec. 16-17, according to
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). During last year’s
two-day December deer-gun season, hunters faced less than ideal
conditions and harvested 9,228 deer.
Hunters still have opportunities to pursue deer this winter.
Muzzleloader season is Jan. 6-9, 2018, and archery season remains open
through Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Find more information about deer hunting
in the 2017-2018 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations or at
wildohio.gov.
Past year’s harvest summaries and weekly updated harvest reports can be
found at wildohio.gov/deerharvest.
The ODNR Division of Wildlife remains committed to properly managing
Ohio’s deer populations. The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is
to provide a deer population that maximizes recreational opportunities,
while minimizing conflicts with landowners and motorists.
Hunting Popularity
Ohio ranks fifth nationally in resident hunters and 11th in the number
of jobs associated with hunting-related industries. Hunting has a more
than $853 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of
equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more, according to the National
Shooting Sports Foundation’s Hunting in America: An Economic Force for
Conservation publication.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural
resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
Editor’s Note: A list of all white-tailed deer checked by hunters using
firearms during the 2017 two-day deer-gun hunting season is shown
below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest
numbers for 2017, and the 2016 numbers are in parentheses.
Adams: 203 (138); Allen: 61 (60); Ashland: 342 (138); Ashtabula: 483
(422); Athens: 246 (174); Auglaize: 55 (35); Belmont: 264 (226); Brown:
172 (124); Butler: 66 (29); Carroll: 412 (184); Champaign: 75 (39);
Clark: 48 (24); Clermont: 152 (85); Clinton: 58 (36); Columbiana: 367
(194); Coshocton: 512 (210); Crawford: 103 (57); Cuyahoga: 4 (3);
Darke: 48 (19); Defiance: 152 (118); Delaware: 78 (52); Erie: 53 (44);
Fairfield: 132 (89); Fayette: 22 (17); Franklin: 35 (23); Fulton: 60
(56); Gallia: 169 (139); Geauga: 111 (105); Greene: 51 (35); Guernsey:
307 (302); Hamilton: 55 (29); Hancock: 74 (58); Hardin: 110 (53);
Harrison: 336 (193); Henry: 55 (41); Highland: 191 (121); Hocking: 199
(153); Holmes: 343 (118); Huron: 236 (162); Jackson: 191 (149);
Jefferson: 197 (168); Knox: 382 (146); Lake: 40 (32); Lawrence: 91
(113); Licking: 340 (195); Logan: 169 (60); Lorain: 200 (169); Lucas:
13 (27); Madison: 52 (18); Mahoning: 194 (131); Marion: 79 (43);
Medina: 188 (147); Meigs: 200 (188); Mercer: 47 (32); Miami: 54 (26);
Monroe: 207 (156); Montgomery: 35 (16); Morgan: 214 (146); Morrow: 124
(70); Muskingum: 368 (256); Noble: 211 (138); Ottawa: 38 (31);
Paulding: 113 (64); Perry: 213 (173); Pickaway: 62 (42); Pike: 114
(104); Portage: 201 (136); Preble: 82 (50); Putnam: 34 (45); Richland:
306 (164); Ross: 177 (146); Sandusky: 82 (66); Scioto: 184 (137);
Seneca: 176 (100); Shelby: 75 (44); Stark: 287 (153); Summit: 41 (41);
Trumbull: 321 (266); Tuscarawas: 497 (260); Union: 64 (28); Van Wert:
49 (24); Vinton: 201 (125); Warren: 66 (42); Washington: 213 (140);
Wayne: 195 (92); Williams: 132 (127); Wood: 55 (37); Wyandot: 101 (60).
Total: 14,115 (9,228).
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