Final numbers in Ohio's white-tailed deer season
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A total of 239,260 deer were killed during Ohio's 2010-11 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. This season's total was below the record 2009-10 total of 261,260.
Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the season were: Coshocton-8,837, Tuscarawas-8,164, Licking-7,819, Muskingum-7,130, Guernsey-6,990, Harrison-6,965, Knox-6,335, Carroll-5,721, Holmes-5,635 and Ashtabula-5,333.
The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks 8th nationally in annual hunting-related sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with the hunting-related industry. Each year, hunting has an $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more.
Ohio's first modern day deer-gun season opened in 1943 in three counties; hunters harvested 168 deer. In 1956, deer hunting was allowed in all 88 counties and hunters killed 3,911 deer during a one-week season.
Hunters were encouraged to kill more does this season and donate extra venison to organizations assisting Ohioans in need. The Division of Wildlife collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) to help pay for the processing of donated venison. Hunters who gave their deer to food banks were not required to pay the processing cost as long as the deer were taken to participating processors. Counties being served by this program can be found online at http://fhfh.org/. Anyone interested in forming a chapter in an area not served should contact FHFH directly.
Open houses will be held on Saturday, March 5 in each of the state's five wildlife districts to provide the public an opportunity to view and discuss proposed hunting and trapping regulations with state wildlife officials. Directions to the open houses can be obtained by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE or visiting wildohio.com .
A statewide hearing on all the proposed rules will be held on Thursday, March 10 at 9 a.m.at the Division of Wildlife’s District One office, which is located at 1500 Dublin Road in Columbus. After considering public input, the Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on the proposed rules and season dates during its April 6 meeting.
[Editor’s Note: The following is a list of deer checked by hunters during the four-month deer hunting season. Numbers for 2009-10 are listed in parentheses ( ).]
Adams –3,914 (4,489); Allen –1,292 (1,002); Ashland –3,336 (3,424); Ashtabula –5,333 (5,298); Athens –4,256 (5,577); Auglaize –737 (813); Belmont –5,247 (6,160); Brown –3,379 (3,334); Butler –1,652 (1,757); Carroll –5,721 (5,809); Champaign –1,704 (1,837); Clark –967 (975); Clermont –3,723 (3,651); Clinton –1,103 (1,114); Columbiana –4,627 (4,764); Coshocton –8,837 (9,633); Crawford –1,237 (1,360); Cuyahoga –629 (639); Darke –844 (861); Defiance –2,042 (1,593); Delaware –2,123 (2,296); Erie –917 (1,035); Fairfield –3,022 (3,324); Fayette –333 (447); Franklin –826 (1,065); Fulton –1,029 (785); Gallia –3,555 (3,998); Geauga –2,463 (2,551); Greene –1,075 (1,155); Guernsey –6,990 (8,289); Hamilton –2,142 (2,051); Hancock –1,465 (1,916); Hardin –1,374 (1,646); Harrison –6,965 (8,043); Henry –940 (733); Highland –3,435 (3,554); Hocking –4,215 (5,430); Holmes –5,635 (6,209); Huron –2,316 (2,561); Jackson –3,491 (4,385); Jefferson –4,880 (5,887); Knox –6,335 (7,173); Lake –783 (852); Lawrence –2,843 (2,961); Licking –7,819 (8,590); Logan –2,315 (2,514); Lorain –2,744 (2,603); Lucas –679 (829); Madison –592 (659); Mahoning –1,930 (1,900); Marion –964 (925); Medina –2,122 (2,143); Meigs -3,975 (4,821); Mercer –652 (683); Miami –865 (812); Monroe –3,991 (5,106); Montgomery –663 (640); Morgan –3,742 (4,130); Morrow –2,143 (2,345); Muskingum –7,130 (7,865); Noble –4,223 (4,980); Ottawa –404 (411); Paulding –1,441 (1,023); Perry –3,874 (4,556); Pickaway –1,199 (1,370); Pike –2,304 (2,606); Portage –2,726 (2,862); Preble –940 (1,001); Putnam -917 (786); Richland –4,695 (4,754); Ross –3,864 (4,358); Sandusky –799 (850); Scioto –2,809 (3,030); Seneca –1,988 (2,254); Shelby –1,111 (1,051); Stark –2,346 (2,565); Summit –1,344 (1,455); Trumbull –3,496 (3,712); Tuscarawas –8,164 (9,010); Union –967 (983); Van Wert –835 (662); Vinton –3,049 (3,942); Warren –1,693 (1,674); Washington –4,594 (5,203); Wayne –2,353 (2,274); Williams –2,316 (1,985); Wood –918 (961); and Wyandot –1,833 (1,945) Total –239,260 (261,260)[[In-content Ad]]
Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the season were: Coshocton-8,837, Tuscarawas-8,164, Licking-7,819, Muskingum-7,130, Guernsey-6,990, Harrison-6,965, Knox-6,335, Carroll-5,721, Holmes-5,635 and Ashtabula-5,333.
The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks 8th nationally in annual hunting-related sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with the hunting-related industry. Each year, hunting has an $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more.
Ohio's first modern day deer-gun season opened in 1943 in three counties; hunters harvested 168 deer. In 1956, deer hunting was allowed in all 88 counties and hunters killed 3,911 deer during a one-week season.
Hunters were encouraged to kill more does this season and donate extra venison to organizations assisting Ohioans in need. The Division of Wildlife collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) to help pay for the processing of donated venison. Hunters who gave their deer to food banks were not required to pay the processing cost as long as the deer were taken to participating processors. Counties being served by this program can be found online at http://fhfh.org/. Anyone interested in forming a chapter in an area not served should contact FHFH directly.
Open houses will be held on Saturday, March 5 in each of the state's five wildlife districts to provide the public an opportunity to view and discuss proposed hunting and trapping regulations with state wildlife officials. Directions to the open houses can be obtained by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE or visiting wildohio.com .
A statewide hearing on all the proposed rules will be held on Thursday, March 10 at 9 a.m.at the Division of Wildlife’s District One office, which is located at 1500 Dublin Road in Columbus. After considering public input, the Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on the proposed rules and season dates during its April 6 meeting.
[Editor’s Note: The following is a list of deer checked by hunters during the four-month deer hunting season. Numbers for 2009-10 are listed in parentheses ( ).]
Adams –3,914 (4,489); Allen –1,292 (1,002); Ashland –3,336 (3,424); Ashtabula –5,333 (5,298); Athens –4,256 (5,577); Auglaize –737 (813); Belmont –5,247 (6,160); Brown –3,379 (3,334); Butler –1,652 (1,757); Carroll –5,721 (5,809); Champaign –1,704 (1,837); Clark –967 (975); Clermont –3,723 (3,651); Clinton –1,103 (1,114); Columbiana –4,627 (4,764); Coshocton –8,837 (9,633); Crawford –1,237 (1,360); Cuyahoga –629 (639); Darke –844 (861); Defiance –2,042 (1,593); Delaware –2,123 (2,296); Erie –917 (1,035); Fairfield –3,022 (3,324); Fayette –333 (447); Franklin –826 (1,065); Fulton –1,029 (785); Gallia –3,555 (3,998); Geauga –2,463 (2,551); Greene –1,075 (1,155); Guernsey –6,990 (8,289); Hamilton –2,142 (2,051); Hancock –1,465 (1,916); Hardin –1,374 (1,646); Harrison –6,965 (8,043); Henry –940 (733); Highland –3,435 (3,554); Hocking –4,215 (5,430); Holmes –5,635 (6,209); Huron –2,316 (2,561); Jackson –3,491 (4,385); Jefferson –4,880 (5,887); Knox –6,335 (7,173); Lake –783 (852); Lawrence –2,843 (2,961); Licking –7,819 (8,590); Logan –2,315 (2,514); Lorain –2,744 (2,603); Lucas –679 (829); Madison –592 (659); Mahoning –1,930 (1,900); Marion –964 (925); Medina –2,122 (2,143); Meigs -3,975 (4,821); Mercer –652 (683); Miami –865 (812); Monroe –3,991 (5,106); Montgomery –663 (640); Morgan –3,742 (4,130); Morrow –2,143 (2,345); Muskingum –7,130 (7,865); Noble –4,223 (4,980); Ottawa –404 (411); Paulding –1,441 (1,023); Perry –3,874 (4,556); Pickaway –1,199 (1,370); Pike –2,304 (2,606); Portage –2,726 (2,862); Preble –940 (1,001); Putnam -917 (786); Richland –4,695 (4,754); Ross –3,864 (4,358); Sandusky –799 (850); Scioto –2,809 (3,030); Seneca –1,988 (2,254); Shelby –1,111 (1,051); Stark –2,346 (2,565); Summit –1,344 (1,455); Trumbull –3,496 (3,712); Tuscarawas –8,164 (9,010); Union –967 (983); Van Wert –835 (662); Vinton –3,049 (3,942); Warren –1,693 (1,674); Washington –4,594 (5,203); Wayne –2,353 (2,274); Williams –2,316 (1,985); Wood –918 (961); and Wyandot –1,833 (1,945) Total –239,260 (261,260)[[In-content Ad]]