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Darke S.W.C.D.
More than 9,000
Deer Checked during Ohio's Two-Day Gun Hunting Season
91 Checked in Darke County, the same as last year
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s hunters braved less than ideal weather conditions
over the weekend and checked 9,228 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016
two-day deer-gun hunting season, Dec. 17-18, according to the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). During last year’s two-day
December deer-gun season, 9,447 deer were harvested.
Hunters still have opportunities to pursue deer this winter.
Muzzleloader season is Jan. 7-10, 2017, and archery season remains open
through Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
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.
Find more information about deer hunting in the Ohio 2016-2017 Hunting
and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.gov. An updated deer harvest
report is posted online each Wednesday at wildohio.gov/deerharvest.
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
using firearms during the 2016 two-day deer-gun hunting season is shown
below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest
numbers for 2016, and the 2015 numbers are in parentheses.
Adams: 138 (209); Allen: 60 (21); Ashland: 138 (142); Ashtabula: 422
(305); Athens: 174 (212); Auglaize: 35 (38); Belmont: 226 (216); Brown:
124 (162); Butler: 29 (51); Carroll: 184 (211); Champaign: 39 (41);
Clark: 24 (21); Clermont: 85 (95); Clinton: 36 (37); Columbiana: 194
(196); Coshocton: 210 (349); Crawford: 57 (59); Cuyahoga: 3 (1); Darke:
19 (19); Defiance: 118 (74); Delaware: 52 (60); Erie: 44 (21);
Fairfield: 89 (85); Fayette: 17 (10); Franklin: 23 (24); Fulton: 56
(16); Gallia: 139 (165); Geauga: 105 (77); Greene: 35 (21); Guernsey:
302 (263); Hamilton: 29 (21); Hancock: 58 (34); Hardin: 53 (53);
Harrison: 193 (228); Henry: 41 (25); Highland: 121 (147); Hocking: 153
(203); Holmes: 118 (209); Huron: 162 (107); Jackson: 149 (194);
Jefferson: 168 (169); Knox: 146 (236); Lake: 32 (21); Lawrence: 113
(147); Licking: 195 (236); Logan: 60 (86); Lorain: 169 (98); Lucas: 27
(10); Madison: 18 (26); Mahoning: 131 (107); Marion: 43 (55); Medina:
147 (83); Meigs: 188 (229); Mercer: 32 (18); Miami: 26 (37); Monroe:
156 (156); Montgomery: 16 (14); Morgan: 146 (181); Morrow: 70 (71);
Muskingum: 256 (284); Noble: 138 (202); Ottawa: 31 (7); Paulding: 64
(34); Perry: 173 (181); Pickaway: 42 (38); Pike: 104 (140); Portage:
136 (88); Preble: 50 (29); Putnam: 45 (19); Richland: 164 (150); Ross:
146 (185); Sandusky: 66 (29); Scioto: 137 (164); Seneca: 100 (84);
Shelby: 44 (34); Stark: 153 (124); Summit: 41 (26); Trumbull: 266
(166); Tuscarawas: 260 (296); Union: 28 (32); Van Wert: 24 (15);
Vinton: 125 (201); Warren: 42 (44); Washington: 140 (210); Wayne: 92
(109); Williams: 127 (51); Wood: 37 (31); Wyandot: 60 (72); Total:
9,228 (9,447).
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