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Ohio Hunters
Harvest more than 186,000 Deer
In Darke County 731 deer harvested; 679 in previous year
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 186,247 white-tailed deer throughout
Ohio’s 2017-2018 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, 182,169 deer were checked during
the 2016-2017 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 three 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.
Editor’s Note: A list of all white-tailed deer checked by hunters
during the 2017-2018 deer season is shown below. The first number
following the county’s name shows the harvest number for the 2017-2018
season, and the 2016-2017 season number is in parentheses.
Adams: 3,231 (3,272); Allen: 979 (1,039); Ashland: 3,254 (2,954);
Ashtabula: 5,076 (5,040); Athens: 3,732 (3,646); Auglaize: 848 (751);
Belmont: 2,931 (3,236); Brown: 2,521 (2,448); Butler: 1,401 (1,231);
Carroll: 3,935 (3,586); Champaign: 1,197 (1,118); Clark: 685 (661);
Clermont: 2,471 (2,343); Clinton: 810 (719); Columbiana: 3,257 (3,189);
Coshocton: 6,559 (5,929); Crawford: 1,222 (1,113); Cuyahoga: 1,033
(1,124); Darke: 731 (679); Defiance: 1,600 (1,675); Delaware: 1,574
(1,527); Erie: 1,119 (868); Fairfield: 1,969 (1,800); Fayette: 353
(312); Franklin: 788 (837); Fulton: 745 (826); Gallia: 2,599 (2,720);
Geauga: 1,818 (1,871); Greene: 778 (816); Guernsey: 4,753 (4,565);
Hamilton: 1,639 (1,589); Hancock: 1,228 (1,179); Hardin: 1,253 (1,220);
Harrison: 3,674 (3,763); Henry: 733 (708); Highland: 2,668 (2,587);
Hocking: 3,321 (3,275); Holmes: 4,108 (3,731); Huron: 2,377 (2,279);
Jackson: 2,984 (2,870); Jefferson: 1,903 (2,800); Knox: 4,658 (4,495);
Lake: 883 (961); Lawrence: 1,784 (1,942); Licking: 5,009 (4,971);
Logan: 2,055 (1,919); Lorain: 2,255 (2,511); Lucas: 748 (755); Madison:
511 (482); Mahoning: 2,032 (1,933); Marion: 893 (886); Medina: 2,012
(2,109); Meigs: 3,115 (3,476); Mercer: 677 (661); Miami: 787 (774);
Monroe: 2,618 (2,571); Montgomery: 704 (591); Morgan: 3,278 (2,992);
Morrow: 1,544 (1,486); Muskingum: 5,274 (5,118); Noble: 3,036 (2,855);
Ottawa: 482 (450); Paulding: 1,022 (954); Perry: 2,769 (2,787);
Pickaway: 822 (724); Pike: 1,934 (2,083); Portage: 2,289 (2,211);
Preble: 969 (847); Putnam: 781 (709); Richland: 3,505 (3,246); Ross:
3,053 (3,029); Sandusky: 904 (862); Scioto: 2,326 (2,479); Seneca:
1,895 (1,842); Shelby: 983 (961); Stark: 2,880 (2,778); Summit: 1,474
(1,572); Trumbull: 3,640 (3,699); Tuscarawas: 5,722 (5,039); Union: 939
(842); Van Wert: 499 (458); Vinton: 2,802 (2,668); Warren: 1,186
(1,095); Washington: 3,327 (3,402); Wayne: 2,226 (2,020); Williams:
1,598 (1,687); Wood: 931 (857); Wyandot: 1,559 (1,484). Total: 186,247
(182,169).
Find more information about deer hunting in the Ohio 2017-2018 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.
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