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Darke S.W.C.D.
Many of Ohio's Archery Hunters Enjoying Early Season Success
Darke County 2020 harvest was 225, compared to an average 223 over the last three years.
COLUMBUS, Ohio ¬¬¬¬¬– Ohio’s white-tailed deer archery hunters have
taken 53,922 white-tailed deer through Sunday, Nov. 8, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Ohio’s archery season opened in September, and bow hunters are taking
advantage of excellent hunting conditions, including fantastic weather.
Ohio’s deer-archery season is open until Feb. 7, 2021.
The top 10 counties for deer taken by archery hunters so far in Ohio
include: Coshocton (2,000); Licking (1,629); Tuscarawas (1,600);
Ashtabula (1,558); Knox (1,430); Holmes (1,424); Trumbull (1,407);
Muskingum (1,267); Guernsey (1,163), and Richland (1,101).
Deer tend to be highly active during the first two weeks of November
because of the breeding season, making this period popular for many
Ohio bowhunters. Hunters in the 2020 season have so far taken a nearly
identical number of deer when compared to the average of the past three
years, which is 53,384. Deer permit sales have increased by 3% in 2020
when compared to this same time last year (245,739 permits in 2020;
238,552 permits in 2019).
Ohio offers many more opportunities for hunters of all ages to pursue
deer. Young hunters have a chance to harvest a deer during the
youth-only weekend, Nov. 21-22. The deer-gun season is Monday, Nov. 30,
through Sunday, Dec. 6, as well as Dec. 19-20. Deer-muzzleloader season
is Saturday, Jan. 2, through Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Find complete
details in the 2020-2021 Ohio Hunting Regulations or wildohio.gov. More
information on previous seasons can be found in the Deer Harvest
Summary.
Anyone interested in learning to hunt or becoming a mentor to a new
hunter can visit the Wild Ohio Harvest Community Page for information
on how to get started, hunting-related workshops, and special hunting
opportunities for mentors and new hunters.
For more information about hunting in Ohio download the HuntFish OH
mobile app or visit wildohio.gov. Follow the Your Wild Ohio Hunter
Facebook page for hunting tips and useful information as you get
outside this season.
The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve fish
and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and
appreciation by all. Visit wildohio.gov to find out more.
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 county list of all white-tailed deer checked by
archery hunters through Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 is shown below. The first
number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2020.
The number following in parentheses is the three-year average harvest
by archery hunters in 2016, 2017, and 2018 during the same time period.
A three-year average provides a better overall comparison to this
year’s harvest numbers, eliminating year-to-year variation because of
weather, misaligned season dates, crop harvest, and other unavoidable
factors. Harvest numbers below are raw data and subject to change.
Adams: 858 (962); Allen: 282 (342); Ashland: 955 (925); Ashtabula:
1,558 (1,451); Athens: 775 (938); Auglaize: 272 (282); Belmont: 587
(618); Brown: 690 (683); Butler: 510 (533); Carroll: 956 (874);
Champaign: 406 (400); Clark: 246 (274); Clermont: 841 (850); Clinton:
144 (226); Columbiana: 939 (831); Coshocton: 2,000 (1,991); Crawford:
351 (309); Cuyahoga: 491 (489); Darke: 225 (223); Defiance: 510 (403);
Delaware: 600 (588); Erie: 308 (299); Fairfield: 574 (533); Fayette: 87
(93); Franklin: 307 (300); Fulton: 259 (217); Gallia: 547 (565);
Geauga: 742 (655); Greene: 296 (287); Guernsey: 1,163 (1,143);
Hamilton: 649 (757); Hancock: 406 (352); Hardin: 353 (351); Harrison:
929 (904); Henry: 214 (183); Highland: 670 (708); Hocking: 629 (862);
Holmes: 1,424 (1,322); Huron: 612 (592); Jackson: 725 (828); Jefferson:
522 (474); Knox: 1,430 (1,319); Lake: 401 (351); Lawrence: 477 (444);
Licking: 1,629 (1,544); Logan: 577 (649); Lorain: 822 (750); Lucas: 345
(342); Madison: 164 (159); Mahoning: 656 (663); Marion: 255 (219);
Medina: 825 (709); Meigs: 751 (755); Mercer: 217 (218); Miami: 292
(302); Monroe: 451 (481); Montgomery: 326 (303); Morgan: 657 (758);
Morrow: 486 (468); Muskingum: 1,267 (1,285); Noble: 786 (744); Ottawa:
203 (159); Paulding: 323 (271); Perry: 622 (632); Pickaway: 127 (199);
Pike: 441 (570); Portage: 835 (789); Preble: 326 (336); Putnam: 254
(263); Richland: 1,101 (1,050); Ross: 725 (807); Sandusky: 360 (322);
Scioto: 585 (610); Seneca: 543 (523); Shelby: 288 (292); Stark: 1,016
(937); Summit: 683 (648); Trumbull: 1,407 (1,257); Tuscarawas: 1,600
(1,502); Union: 342 (322); Van Wert: 149 (145); Vinton: 532 (718);
Warren: 392 (425); Washington: 581 (659); Wayne: 804 (715); Williams:
572 (483); Wood: 306 (305); Wyandot: 379 (365).
2020 Total: 53,922
Three-Year Average Total: (53,384)
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