Hunters checked 65,485 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2014 gun hunting season, December 1-7, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). While the number of deer checked was basically flat in Marion County compared with 2013, the numbers were up in Delaware, Morrow, Union, and Wyandot Counties. Rifles using specific straight-walled cartridges were allowed […]
Ohio’s deer-gun season opens with more than 17,500 deer harvested
December 3, 2014 by
Hunters checked 17,512 white-tailed deer on Monday, December 1, 2014, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). New for the 2014 deer hunting season, rifles using specified straight-walled cartridges can be used. Gun hunters took advantage of the new opportunity on Monday, checking in 1,805 […]
Ohio’s Traditional Deer-Gun Hunting Season is Underway
December 1, 2014 by
Ohio hunters have additional choices while pursuing white-tailed deer when gun hunting season opens Monday, December 1, 2014, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Deer hunting in Ohio is an extremely popular activity for many people who enjoy the outdoors. More than 400,000 hunters are expected to take to the field during […]
Youth deer-gun season down across Ohio, up in area counties
November 28, 2014 by
Ohio’s young hunters checked 6,453 white-tailed deer during the two-day youth gun season, Nov. 22-23, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). This season provided youth hunters with their first opportunity to pursue deer with specific straight-walled cartridge rifles and young hunters, taking advantage of these rifles, harvested 378 deer over the weekend. […]
Youth Deer-Gun Season for Deer is this Weekend
November 21, 2014 by
Ohio’s 12th annual youth white-tailed deer hunting season gives young hunters the opportunity to pursue the state’s most popular big-game animal on Nov. 22-23, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The youth deer-gun season is open to hunters with a valid youth hunting license and a deer permit. Youth hunters must be […]
Ohio Identifies First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease on Private Preserve
October 24, 2014 by
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources today confirmed the first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state in a captive deer operation in Holmes County. The state continues to take quarantine action to control the further spread of the disease. There is no evidence that CWD […]
Pheasants Forever Hosting Free Bow Hunting Class
October 16, 2014 by
Marion County Pheasants Forever Chapter is hosting a Bow Hunting Information Class on October 18, 2014 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. This will be held at the Waldo Sportsman Club on Waldo Western Road in Waldo, OH. They will have targets to shoot and bows available for use. The day is free to the public and […]
Antlerless Muzzleloader Season Harvest Sees Sharp Increase
October 15, 2014 by
Ohio’s muzzleloader hunters checked 6,613 antlerless white-tailed deer during a two-day season, October 11-12, 2014, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). That is an 18 percent increase from 2013, when hunters checked 5,608 deer, the first year for the antlerless muzzleloader season. The Ohio counties that reported the most checked deer during […]
Ohio’s 2014 Fall Turkey Hunting Season is Underway
October 14, 2014 by
Ohio’s hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a seven-week season from Monday, October 13 through Sunday, November 30. Gobblers and hens are legal game during the fall wild turkey season. Hunters harvested 1,037 wild turkeys during the 2013 fall season. A complete report of the 2013 fall wild turkey season is available […]
Ohio’s Antlerless Deer Muzzleloader Hunting Season is this Weekend
October 8, 2014 by
The white-tailed deer antlerless muzzleloader hunting season returns to Ohio on October 11-12, 2014. Hunters checked 5,608 antlerless deer during the 2013 season. It is legal to hunt antlerless deer with a muzzleloader or bow during this two-day season. No antlered deer may be harvested regardless of hunting implement. Antlerless deer include deer without antlers […]
