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Hunters Brave the
Elements on Day 1 of Deer-Gun Season
More than 13,000 deer harvested; 50 in Darke County
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 13,614 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov.
26, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
There is still time to get out and enjoy Ohio’s deer-gun season, which
remains open through Sunday, Dec. 2. Two additional days of deer-gun
season (Saturday, Dec. 15, and Sunday, Dec. 16) have been added to
increase the opportunity for people to hunt with firearms. Find more
information about deer hunting in the 2018-2019 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.
For the first time this year, Ohio resident hunters can purchase
multiyear and lifetime licenses at wildohio.gov and at hundreds of
participating agents throughout the state. License buyers can choose
from 3-year, 5-year, 10-year and lifetime hunting or fishing licenses.
All money generated from the sale of multiyear and lifetime licenses is
deposited into the Wildlife Fund, where it will be used to protect and
enhance Ohio’s wildlife populations.
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
during opening day of the 2018 deer-gun hunting season is shown below.
The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers
for opening day 2018, and the 2017 opening day harvest numbers are in
parentheses.
Adams: 187 (354); Allen: 45 (93); Ashland: 277 (432); Ashtabula: 488
(821); Athens: 281 (478); Auglaize: 60 (94); Belmont: 215 (362); Brown:
153 (292); Butler: 26 (85); Carroll: 339 (575); Champaign: 64 (121);
Clark: 38 (56); Clermont: 63 (179); Clinton: 43 (84); Columbiana: 269
(453); Coshocton: 587 (924); Crawford: 112 (177); Cuyahoga: 11 (15);
Darke: 50 (90); Defiance: 145 (252); Delaware: 72 (135); Erie: 41 (69);
Fairfield: 126 (213); Fayette: 13 (32); Franklin: 29 (45); Fulton: 77
(101); Gallia: 237 (396); Geauga: 113 (146); Greene: 34 (48); Guernsey:
402 (657); Hamilton: 20 (34); Hancock: 79 (133); Hardin: 91 (139);
Harrison: 285 (497); Henry: 59 (112); Highland: 183 (315); Hocking: 249
(426); Holmes: 386 (648); Huron: 204 (370); Jackson: 241 (358);
Jefferson: 152 (244); Knox: 424 (705); Lake: 35 (54); Lawrence: 152
(262); Licking: 395 (577); Logan: 137 (219); Lorain: 130 (200); Lucas:
24 (24); Madison: 22 (40); Mahoning: 144 (209); Marion: 86 (122);
Medina: 109 (153); Meigs: 229 (414); Mercer: 55 (86); Miami: 35 (72);
Monroe: 220 (406); Montgomery: 19 (35); Morgan: 274 (434); Morrow: 120
(228); Muskingum: 489 (780); Noble: 283 (445); Ottawa: 15 (39);
Paulding: 87 (129); Perry: 243 (359); Pickaway: 51 (96); Pike: 122
(199); Portage: 104 (142); Preble: 41 (74); Putnam: 59 (94); Richland:
261 (411); Ross: 186 (307); Sandusky: 48 (68); Scioto: 126 (206);
Seneca: 141 (244); Shelby: 65 (119); Stark: 184 (248); Summit: 23 (29);
Trumbull: 283 (487); Tuscarawas: 511 (768); Union: 56 (103); Van Wert:
43 (50); Vinton: 168 (322); Warren: 38 (62); Washington: 320 (476);
Wayne: 184 (265); Williams: 150 (251); Wood: 43 (74); Wyandot: 134
(224).
Total: 13,614 (22,366).
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