Ohio's recent deer hunting trends show a movement from muzzleloaders to bows. Will that trend continue in 2026?

Saturday, Nov. 8, marked the best single day so far during Ohio's deer hunting 2025-26 archery season, with hunters checking 4,748 white-tailed deer. However, the total for the season so far lags ...

Ohio’s latest deer season results reveal fresh statewide totals, county leaders, and what comes next for hunters as the ...

Hunters took 13,055 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader hunting season that ended on Tuesday, Jan. 6, ...

As a deadly disease sweeps through deer populations in the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is considering lowering the number of deer that hunters can take in three southeast ...

It’s easy to think that the grass is greener somewhere other than Ohio. We can’t spot an elk up a mountain in Ohio. Or land a giant tarpon after a short boat ride. But when it comes to whitetail deer, ...

Ohio's muzzleloader deer season is scheduled for Jan. 3-6, 2026. Coshocton County reported the highest number of deer taken during the gun season weekend. The overall deer hunting season in Ohio ...

Coshocton once again leads Ohio as the county with the most deer harvested during the weeklong gun season that ended Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Ohio hunters checked 85,448 deer during the week, according ...

Ohio deer hunters: Did you miss your shot during the recent weeklong gun season? Well, you have another chance. Gun season is returning for one more weekend of deer hunting. Ohio hunters checked ...

Ohio's 2024-25 deer season saw its fourth-highest ever deer count at 238,137, with a record-high hunter success rate of 46.2%. Despite high hunter success rates, the deer herd continues to grow, ...