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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEER CHECKED AND TAGGED
DURING THE FIRST SIX WEEKS
OF DEER-ARCHERY SEASON
COUNTY 2005 2004
Adams 362 414
Allen 150 173
Ashland 970 939
Ashtabula 830 835
Athens 684 769
Auglaize 144 111
Belmont 561 601
Brown 578 463
Butler 344 304
Carroll 462 422
Champaign 353 359
Clark 404 437
Clermont 959 972
Clinton 183 166
Columbiana 831 618
Coshocton 1,324 1,203
Crawford 272 238
Cuyahoga 189 181
Darke 63 92
Defiance 153 154
Delaware 521 628
Erie 218 238
Fairfield 830 680
Fayette 79 85
Franklin 385 385
Fulton 128 84
Gallia 243 313
Geauga 750 780
Greene 203 195
Guernsey 942 918
Hamilton 595 515
Hancock 242 193
Hardin 102 100
Harrison 820 957
Henry 31 33
Highland 562 570
Hocking 679 710
Holmes 1,710 1,471
Huron 424 391
Jackson 828 810
Jefferson 736 763
Knox 1,025 858
Lake 441 555
Lawrence 464 413
Licking 1,532 1,590
Logan 298 287
Lorain 666 695
Lucas 315 344
Madison 70 63
Mahoning 316 363
Marion 152 125
Medina 358 460
Meigs 701 620
Mercer 73 81
Miami 71 83
Monroe 430 396
Montgomery 156 142
Morgan 369 375
Morrow 408 347
Muskingum 860 869
Noble 576 469
Ottawa 46 53
Paulding 94 127
Perry 665 648
Pickaway 271 290
Pike 324 248
Portage 632 672
Preble 215 222
Putnam 199 183
Richland 592 570
Ross 753 702
Sandusky 123 136
Scioto 490 427
Seneca 372 296
Shelby 200 208
Stark 717 627
Summit 671 679
Trumbull 997 1,174
Tuscarawas 1,397 1,393
Union 278 299
Van Wert 52 42
Vinton 393 360
Warren 580 557
Washington 687 609
Wayne 347 283
Williams 257 367
Wood 198 190
Wyandot 184 199
Total 41,859 40, 966

November 15, 2005

OHIO’S ARCHERY DEER HUNTERS AGAIN
SETTING A RECORD PACE
Harvest numbers 2 percent higher than last year’s
first six weeks of archery season

COLUMBUS, OH - For the second straight year, Ohio bow hunters have set a record early harvest in the state’s deer-archery season, taking 41,859 deer during the first six weeks of the season. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, this year’s early archery season harvest is 2 percent higher than last year’s record of 40,966 deer.

“This year’s deer hunting season is off to a great start,” said Steven A. Gray, chief of the Division of Wildlife. “Good weather and Ohio’s well-deserved reputation for trophy bucks make the early months of the archery season a very desirable time to hunt deer in the Buckeye State.”

Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer brought to check stations were Holmes (1,710); Licking (1,532); Tuscarawas (1,397); Coshocton (1,324); and Knox (1,025).

The statewide deer population was estimated to be 650,000 in early October. Approximately 250,000 bow hunters are expected to participate in the statewide deer-archery hunting season that began October 1 and remains open through January 31.

ohiodnr.com/wildlife/hunting/deer/deerpics_05
Last year, bow hunters harvested a total of 60,626 deer during the four-month Ohio archery season.

Hunters who wish to share their success can submit a photo of themselves and the deer they killed this year. The web address for submitting a photo is listed at left.

As of last week, the Division of Wildlife had received more than 400 deer photos. Last year, the photo submissions totaled 850 for all deer seasons and the division expects to handle twice the number.

A detailed listing of deer-hunting rules is contained in the 2005-2006 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest that is available where licenses are sold, or online at ohiodnr.com .

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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com

For Further Information Contact:
Mike Tonkovich, ODNR Division of Wildlife
(740) 589-9922
-or-
Mike Reynolds, ODNR Division of Wildlife
(740) 589-9921