Ohio ranks eighth nationally in annual hunting-related sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with hunting-related industries. The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Those hunting in urban units and at Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunts will have a six-deer bag limit, and those deer do not count against the hunter’s zone bag limit. Three deer may be harvested in Zone C (38 counties). One deer may be harvested in Zone A (six counties) and two deer in Zone B (44 counties). Ohio is divided into three deer hunting zones. Hunters harvested 86,964 deer during the traditional deer-gun season, Nov. Hunters must purchase an additional permit to hunt more than one deer. A deer permit is required in addition to a valid Ohio hunting license. Hunters may take only one antlered deer, regardless of zone, hunting method or season. Birders should consider wearing a hunter orange vest or hat during the deer-gun weekend for their own safety. Deer hunters are required to wear a hunter orange vest, coat, jacket or coveralls in the field. Birders are also reminded that hunters are allowed to hunt on private land where they have written permission. Hunters need to remember that there may be other people - both hunters and non-hunters - in the woods. Ohio hunters and birdwatchers are reminded to be aware of one another as they pursue deer and birds on the shared weekend. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to hunters’ requests for extended weekend hunting hours. 15-16 from a half-hour before sunrise to sunset. Hunters can use a legal shotgun, muzzleloader or handgun to pursue white-tailed deer Dec. 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio Offers Hunters Additional Weekend for Deer-Gun SeasonĬOLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s deer-gun season returns Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
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