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Darke S.W.C.D.
Young Hunters Gain Invaluable Experience During Youth Weekend
Darke County young hunters checked 27 white-tailed deer this year, compared to 31 last year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s young hunters checked 5,795 white-tailed deer
during the 2020 two-day youth gun season on Saturday and Sunday, Nov.
21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Division of Wildlife. All of Ohio’s youth hunting opportunities are
available to anyone who is 17 years old or younger during the season
dates.
“The Division of Wildlife is pleased to provide the chance for youth
hunters to pursue white-tailed deer during their special weekend every
November,” said Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker. “Learning to
hunt from an experienced mentor is a time-tested and valuable method
for teaching the next generation.”
The top 10 counties for deer harvested during the youth season include:
Coshocton (239); Holmes (223); Tuscarawas (206); Muskingum (172); Knox
(168); Guernsey (148); Harrison (133); Washington (121); Morgan (118);
and Ross (118).
The most deer taken during a two-day youth season was in 2007, when
10,059 deer were checked by young hunters. This year, 40,030 youth deer
permits have been issued and can be used during any 2020-2021 deer
season. This number does not include young hunters hunting on their
family’s land that are not required to have a permit. The average deer
harvest during the past three youth seasons is 5,909.
Ohio offers many more opportunities for hunters of all ages to pursue
deer. 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. Deer-archery season is open now through
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Find complete details in the 2020-2021 Ohio
Hunting Regulations or at wildohio.gov. More information on previous
seasons can be found in the Deer Harvest Summary.
Youth hunters were required to be accompanied by a nonhunting adult
during the weekend deer season. Youth hunting seasons are also
available for small game, wild turkey, and waterfowl. 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.
The Division of Wildlife can help you take advantage of all Ohio has to
offer. Download the HuntFish OH app and follow us on Twitter and
Facebook for instant news stories, outdoor recreation ideas, and local
wildlife information. The Your Wild Ohio Hunter Facebook page provides
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 youth
hunters using a shotgun, muzzleloader, handgun, or straight-walled
cartridge rifle during the 2020 youth deer-gun hunting season 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 youth 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: 75 (110); Allen: 45 (32); Ashland: 88 (124); Ashtabula: 115
(129); Athens: 85 (113); Auglaize: 47 (32); Belmont: 102 (130); Brown:
62 (70); Butler: 38 (28); Carroll: 117 (121); Champaign: 29 (39);
Clark: 12 (20); Clermont: 42 (55); Clinton: 32 (30); Columbiana: 116
(97); Coshocton: 239 (258); Crawford: 43 (41); Cuyahoga: 0 (1); Darke:
27 (31); Defiance: 99 (65); Delaware: 18 (25); Erie: 16 (58);
Fairfield: 52 (55); Fayette: 15 (13); Franklin: 11 (10); Fulton: 39
(20); Gallia: 99 (89); Geauga: 32 (40); Greene: 23 (22); Guernsey: 148
(156); Hamilton: 7 (10); Hancock: 68 (39); Hardin: 50 (43); Harrison:
133 (123); Henry: 46 (22); Highland: 111 (101); Hocking: 48 (82);
Holmes: 223 (191); Huron: 85 (81); Jackson: 84 (99); Jefferson: 73
(74); Knox: 168 (170); Lake: 13 (8); Lawrence: 53 (60); Licking: 102
(141); Logan: 65 (70); Lorain: 54 (53); Lucas: 10 (8); Madison:
19 (20); Mahoning: 29 (41); Marion: 37 (26); Medina: 70 (40); Meigs: 99
(123); Mercer: 37 (28); Miami: 18 (24); Monroe: 98 (87); Montgomery: 13
(11); Morgan: 118 (105); Morrow: 55 (45); Muskingum: 172 (167); Noble:
107 (96); Ottawa: 12 (18); Paulding: 70 (44); Perry: 66 (85); Pickaway:
28 (30); Pike: 49 (70); Portage: 41 (59); Preble: 24 (38); Putnam: 53
(39); Richland: 98 (96); Ross: 118 (135); Sandusky: 28 (21); Scioto: 78
(81); Seneca: 100 (78); Shelby: 37 (39); Stark: 51 (71); Summit: 8 (9);
Trumbull: 74 (76); Tuscarawas: 206 (217); Union: 32 (31); Van Wert: 30
(26); Vinton: 57 (81); Warren: 19 (25); Washington: 121 (117); Wayne:
82 (79); Williams: 51 (37); Wood: 50 (34); Wyandot: 81 (68).
2020 Total: 5,795
Previous Three-Year Average Total: (5,909)
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