About 370,000 people hunted deer in the state last year, according to the wildlife division. The proposed season dates are nearly identical to previous seasons. Ohios deergun season has spanned generations of sportsmen and women and is a time when many friends and families gather to celebrate the hunt. Columbus ohios archery season for hunting whitetailed deer begins later this month, while gun season for deer hunting begins in november. Bow hunting making dent in ohio deer gun season news. Deer gun hunting season in ohio is december 2 december 8 and december 21 december 22. If the deer is killed on the last day of a season, then it must be checked in by 11. During the 2019 weeklong and twoday deergun seasons, hunters checked in 77,187 deer. In the later half of the 19th century there was no bag limits and long seasons. Hunters checked 186,247 whitetailed deer throughout ohios 20172018 deer season, according to the ohio department of natural resources odnr.
Whitetailed deer are an ohio comeback success story. Columbus, ohio ap hunters harvested a total of 184,465 whitetailed deer in ohios 20192020 hunting season, according to the states department of natural resources. It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess deer except in accordance with chapter 1531. In addition, the council approved to increase the bag limit for walleye in lake erie and the maumee river in march 2020. I seen some deer during the high noon hour traveling in an area id like to try out before the season ends. Now a member of the ohio wildlife council, rex remains active in the club and a serious whitetail hunter, and he surprised us both with some. Columbus ap officials with the states department of natural resources say hunters have harvested a total of more than 184,000 whitetailed deer in ohios 20192020 season. Season opening date closing date page whitetailed deer hunting deer archery sept. Ohio hunters killed more than 63,000 whitetailed deer during this years gun season, surpassing last years total by 4. Proposed whitetailed deer hunting dates presented to ohio. Overview of proposed deer hunting seasons for 20192020. Ohios hunters checked 14,115 whitetailed deer during ohios 2017 twoday deergun hunting season, dec. According to the state of ohio, gun seasons for deer hunters will be today through december 2 and december 15 and 16.
Deer season dates and bag limits reflect feedback from annual deer hunter surveys. Ohio wjw deer gun hunting season started monday in ohio. The ohio wildlife council has approved regulations for the 20182019 hunting and trapping seasons, according to the ohio department of natural resources odnr. Good weather boosts ohios deer harvest in gun week news. Ohio wildlife council approves 20192020 hunting regulations the ohio wildlife council approved ohios 20192020 hunting season dates and bag limits at wednesdays meeting. The final harvest total represents all deer taken during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth seasons. Theyre extremely comfortable and less nocturnal as well. Now you would think that goes without saying, but you would be surprised how many people either do not know that or do not want to expend the time and money to do so. It appears to be a heavy travel corridor thats at the bottom of a few of those gigantic hills and it wont be a bad hike to get there either. The ohios department of natural resources division of wildlife says hunters harvested more than 60,500 deer during last years weeklong gun season and more than 9,600 animals during a. According to the ohio department of natural resources odnr division of wildlife, the whitetailed deer is the most soughtafter game animal in ohio. The hunter must complete the game check and tagging process by 12 p. This gave hunters more than enough opportunities to kill deer. Last year, 182,169 deer were checked during the 20162017 season.
Deer hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes past sunset for all deer hunting seasons. Deer hunting history of ohio ohio sportsman your ohio. By 1904, whitetailed deer were extirpated from ohio. Total whitetail deer boone and crockett records for ohio. During last years twoday december deergun season, hunters faced less. Ohio deer were eliminated from the state in the 1800s. Ohio proposed 202021 whitetailed deer hunting dates. Season dates and bag limits ohio department of natural. Hunting season dates and bag limits are proposed by division of wildlife biologists. Awhile back i talked to mike rex of the buckeye big buck club bbbc about late season trophy deer hunting. The ohio department of natural resources says the archery season begins sept. If i dont make it out there this season, definitely the next. First and foremost, you need to procure an ohio annual hunting license.
Ohios gun season for deer begins early next month ohio. Ohios whitetailed deer hunting season is a success. Columbus, ohio proposed whitetailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits for the fall of 2020 were presented to the ohio wildlife council on wednesday, feb. Ohio and federal hunting laws are presented in a summarized form. Archery hunters accounted for 48% of deer checked in 20192020. The ohio wildlife council heard proposals for ohio s 20192020 whitetailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits at wednesdays meeting, according to the ohio department of natural resources. Kills by ohio hunters up on opening day of deergun season. In a statement, ohio division of wildlife chief kendra wecker reminded hunters to wear orange. A person cannot leave ohio with a deer taken by hunting that has not been game checked with the confirmation number permanently attached. Hunters harvest more than 184,000 deer in 20192020 season. The bucks are still holding their summer patterns and are very predictable this time of year. Columbus, ohio the ohio wildlife council has approved regulations for the states 201819 hunting season. Ohio is a national leader in deer hunting and deer.
Where did they come from ohio muzzle loader season. This is the first time the deer will see pressure all year, and we love to catch those rascals offguard. First three weeks of season during this time period we evening hunt only on food sources which is a perfect time to catch the bachelor group of bucks coming to feed before they breakup. Ohio hunters harvest more than 184,000 deer in 20192020. It is the responsibility of the hunter to be aware of the most current laws when hunting. Hunting season dates and bag limits are proposed by. With no hunting regulations and radical environmental changes due to clear cutting and farming, deer were once seldom seen. In the 1920s and 30s, a limited restocking program began as well as the natural migration of deer from surrounding states into ohio. Ohio wildlife council approves 20192020 hunting regulations. Whitetail deer hunting all our whitetail deer hunts are 100% fair chase hunts and take place on private, wellmanaged farms in richland and ashland counties which are two of ohios top counties for producing trophy whitetails. Archery season in ohio for deer hunters began on september 24th and will run through february 5th, while deer gun season will begin on november 28th and end on. Ohio sets dates, regulations for 201819 hunting season. The ohio wildlife council heard proposals for ohios 20192020 whitetailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits at wednesdays meeting, according to the ohio department of natural resources. Proposed whitetailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits for the fall of 2020 were presented to the ohio wildlife council on wednesday, feb.
Ohios archery season for deer hunting kicks off saturday. In 2018, ohio hunters harvested 60,557 deer during the weeklong deergun season, plus 9,625 deer during the following gun weekend. Hunting remains the most effective management tool for maintaining ohios healthy deer population, according to odnr. By 1943, they were recovered glossary enough to begin a regulated hunting season, with hunting in all counties by. Ohio laws in their entirety can be found by consulting the ohio revised code orc or the ohio administrative code oac. Ohio gun season for deer hunting in ohio began today. That is a good 60 days longer than the modern deer season, of which the majority of that is archery only. In 1861 ohios deer season lasted from september 1s till february 1 a total of 154 days stroll 2. According to the ohio department of natural resources, archers accounted for almost half of last seasons entire deer harvest, bringing in 79,098 of the total 172,049 deer killed.
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