Logan County hunters harvested 85 more deer than last season during this year’s week-long gun season.
Hunters in the county finished with 699 deer after taking 614 a year ago.
Statewide, hunters brought in 63,493 deer, which was an increase over the 2018 total of 60,752.
“Ohio hunters took full advantage of a great week of deer hunting,” said Mike Tonkovich, Ohio Division of Wildlife deer program administrator in a press release. “The fall weather has been the most hunter-friendly we’ve seen in a long time, and this year’s harvest is certainly proof of that. The deer harvest is a direct result of our ongoing efforts to align Ohio’s wild deer herd with the interests of the majority of Ohio’s farmers and hunters. This has been and will continue to be the backbone of Ohio’s deer program.”
Archery hunters had harvested 76,822 deer in Ohio as of Dec. 1.
The state’s two-day youth gun season saw 6,234 white-tailed deer harvested.
There will be additional opportunities for Ohio hunters to pursue deer. Gun season resumes for two days, Dec. 21-22. Deer-muzzleloader season begins Saturday, Jan. 4, and continues through Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Archery season remains open through Sunday, Feb. 2. Complete details of all hunting seasons in Ohio can be found at wildohio.gov.