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Ohio Hunters Harvest more than 172,000 Deer
during 2018-2019 Season
Darke County 687, compared to 731 the previous season
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout
Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, 186,247 deer were checked during
the 2017-2018 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 four 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 2018-2019 deer season is shown below. The first number
following the county’s name shows the harvest number for the 2018-2019
season, and the 2017-2018 season number is in parentheses. Harvest
numbers below are raw data and subject to change.
Adams: 2,944 (3,231); Allen: 878 (979); Ashland: 2,953 (3,254);
Ashtabula: 4,884 (5,076); Athens: 3,442 (3,732); Auglaize: 824 (848);
Belmont: 2,615 (2,931); Brown: 2,267 (2,521); Butler: 1,270 (1,401);
Carroll: 3,465 (3,935); Champaign: 1,112 (1,197); Clark: 744 (685);
Clermont: 2,294 (2,471); Clinton: 702 (810); Columbiana: 2,787 (3,257);
Coshocton: 6,040 (6,559); Crawford: 1,122 (1,222); Cuyahoga: 929
(1,033); Darke: 687 (731); Defiance: 1,587 (1,600); Delaware: 1,406
(1,574); Erie: 1,017 (1,119); Fairfield: 1,793 (1,969); Fayette: 288
(353); Franklin: 733 (788); Fulton: 706 (745); Gallia: 2,487 (2,599);
Geauga: 1,849 (1,818); Greene: 804 (778); Guernsey: 4,288 (4,753);
Hamilton: 1,536 (1,639); Hancock: 1,142 (1,228); Hardin: 1,160 (1,253);
Harrison: 3,198 (3,674); Henry: 675 (733); Highland: 2,275 (2,668);
Hocking: 2,794 (3,321); Holmes: 3,916 (4,108); Huron: 2,100 (2,377);
Jackson: 2,838 (2,984); Jefferson: 1,678 (1,903); Knox: 4,257 (4,658);
Lake: 799 (883); Lawrence: 1,802 (1,784); Licking: 4,573 (5,009);
Logan: 1,943 (2,055); Lorain: 2,073 (2,255); Lucas: 721 (748); Madison:
480 (511); Mahoning: 1,897 (2,032); Marion: 787 (893); Medina: 2,081
(2,012); Meigs: 3,072 (3,115); Mercer: 673 (677); Miami: 735 (787);
Monroe: 2,276 (2,618); Montgomery: 699 (704); Morgan: 2,923 (3,278);
Morrow: 1,476 (1,544); Muskingum: 4,646 (5,274); Noble: 2,902 (3,036);
Ottawa: 474 (482); Paulding: 965 (1,022); Perry: 2,436 (2,769);
Pickaway: 727 (822); Pike: 1,870 (1,934); Portage: 2,289 (2,289);
Preble: 973 (969); Putnam: 695 (781); Richland: 3,254 (3,505); Ross:
2,749 (3,053); Sandusky: 829 (904); Scioto: 2,155 (2,326); Seneca:
1,770 (1,895); Shelby: 895 (983); Stark: 2,779 (2,880); Summit: 1,464
(1,474); Trumbull: 3,448 (3,640); Tuscarawas: 5,221 (5,722); Union: 921
(939); Van Wert: 492 (499); Vinton: 2,379 (2,802); Warren: 1,125
(1,186); Washington: 3,097 (3,327); Wayne: 2,081 (2,226); Williams:
1,555 (1,598); Wood: 905 (931); Wyandot: 1,448 (1,559). Total: 172,040
(186,247).
Find more information about deer hunting in the Ohio 2018-2019 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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