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Hunters Harvest
over 182,000 Deer
Darke County's Harvest was 679, compared to 738 the previous year
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters checked 182,169 white-tailed deer throughout
Ohio’s 2016-2017 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, 188,329 deer were checked during
the 2015-2016 season.
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.
Deer hunting regulations over the past two seasons have been designed
to allow for moderate herd growth throughout most of the state. Herd
growth is achieved by reducing harvest and protecting female deer.
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.
Find more information about deer hunting in the Ohio 2016-2017 Hunting
and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.gov.
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
during the 2016-2017 deer season is shown below. The first number
following the county’s name shows the harvest number for the 2016-2017
season, and the 2015-2016 season number is in parentheses.
Adams: 3,272 (4,157); Allen: 1,039 (1,102); Ashland: 2,954 (3,026);
Ashtabula: 5,040 (4,844); Athens: 3,646 (3,979); Auglaize: 751 (828);
Belmont: 3,236 (3,205); Brown: 2,448 (2,754); Butler: 1,231 (1,382);
Carroll: 3,586 (3,557); Champaign: 1,118 (1,242); Clark: 661 (759);
Clermont: 2,343 (2,821); Clinton: 719 (789); Columbiana: 3,189 (3,299);
Coshocton: 5,929 (5,700); Crawford: 1,113 (1,165); Cuyahoga: 1,124
(814); Darke: 679 (738); Defiance: 1,675 (1,767); Delaware: 1,527
(1,684); Erie: 868 (750); Fairfield: 1,800 (1,955); Fayette: 312 (310);
Franklin: 837 (817); Fulton: 826 (802); Gallia: 2,720 (2,914); Geauga:
1,871 (1,886); Greene: 816 (835); Guernsey: 4,565 (4,435); Hamilton:
1,589 (2,007); Hancock: 1,179 (1,185); Hardin: 1,220 (1,270); Harrison:
3,763 (3,787); Henry: 708 (684); Highland: 2,587 (2,919); Hocking:
3,275 (3,727); Holmes: 3,731 (3,717); Huron: 2,279 (2,204); Jackson:
2,870 (3,194); Jefferson: 2,800 (2,663); Knox: 4,495 (4,465); Lake: 961
(908); Lawrence: 1,942 (2,113); Licking: 4,971 (5,364); Logan: 1,919
(2,071); Lorain: 2,511 (2,458); Lucas: 755 (759); Madison: 482 (497);
Mahoning: 1,933 (1,835); Marion: 886 (892); Medina: 2,109 (1,872);
Meigs: 3,476 (3,592); Mercer: 661 (603); Miami: 774 (833); Monroe:
2,571 (2,598); Montgomery: 591 (684); Morgan: 2,992 (3,096); Morrow:
1,486 (1,437); Muskingum: 5,118 (4,966); Noble: 2,855 (2,970); Ottawa:
450 (424); Paulding: 954 (1,064); Perry: 2,787 (2,867); Pickaway: 724
(803); Pike: 2,083 (2,382); Portage: 2,211 (2,178); Preble: 847 (965);
Putnam: 709 (704); Richland: 3,246 (3,189); Ross: 3,029 (3,425);
Sandusky: 862 (874); Scioto: 2,479 (3,034); Seneca: 1,842 (1,785);
Shelby: 961 (1,050); Stark: 2,778 (2,760); Summit: 1,572 (1,487);
Trumbull: 3,699 (3,293); Tuscarawas: 5,039 (4,921); Union: 842 (932);
Van Wert: 458 (492); Vinton: 2,668 (3,059); Warren: 1,095 (1,266);
Washington: 3,402 (3,526); Wayne: 2,020 (1,971); Williams: 1,687
(1,836); Wood: 857 (841); Wyandot: 1,484 (1,515). Total: 182,169
(188,329).
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