The Columbus Dispatch : Hunters kill more deer this season

By Dana Wilson

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

A larger deer population and better weather than last year helped Ohio hunters to harvest more whitetails during the weeklong gun season.

Statewide, hunters checked 116,798 deer between Dec. 1 and Sunday, a 13 percent increase over last year’s kill of 103,195, the Ohio Division of Wildlife reported.

Biologists had predicted a harvest of between 115,000 and 120,000 deer, so this year’s numbers were right in line with what state officials had expected, said Lindsay Deering, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

Tuscarawas County in eastern Ohio checked the most deer, with 5,862, followed by 4,136 in Harrison County and 4,043 in Coshocton County.

Licking County hunters led central Ohio, killing 3,597 deer, up from 3,265 in 2007. But several area counties, including Champaign, Fayette, Franklin, Logan and Pickaway, reported checking fewer deer this year than last.

State wildlife officials estimated Ohio’s deer population at 700,000 in late September.  Click Link Below for Full Story!

The Columbus Dispatch : Hunters kill more deer this season.