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title: Hunters check 9,000+ deer during 2-day gun season
description: Hunters braved less than ideal weather conditions Dec. 17 and 18, and checked 9,228 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016 two-day deer-gun hunting season. In 2015, 9,447 deer were harvested during the same season.
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# [Hunters check 9,000+ deer during 2-day gun season](https://buckmasters.com/news/hunting/hunting-news/articles/id/2816/hunters-check-9000-deer-during-2-day-gun-season)

 Written by [Ohio Department of Natural Resources](https://buckmasters.com/news/author/ohio-department-of-natural-resources) | Jul 22, 2025 3:31:29 PM

Hunters braved less than ideal weather conditions Dec. 17 and 18, and checked 9,228 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016 two-day deer-gun hunting season. In 2015, 9,447 deer were harvested during the same season.

Hunters have more opportunities to pursue deer this winter with muzzleloader season open Jan. 7 to 10. Archery season remains open through Feb. 5.

Deer harvest reports are updated each Wednesday at [www.wildohio.gov/deerharvest](http://www.wildohio.gov/deerharvest).

White-tailed deer checked by hunters during the 2016 two-day deer-gun hunting season is shown; the first number after the county name shows harvest numbers for 2016; 2015 numbers are in parentheses.

Adams: 138 (209); Allen: 60 (21); Ashland: 138 (142); Ashtabula: 422 (305); Athens: 174 (212); Auglaize: 35 (38); Belmont: 226 (216); Brown: 124 (162); Butler: 29 (51); Carroll: 184 (211); Champaign: 39 (41); Clark: 24 (21); Clermont: 85 (95); Clinton: 36 (37); Columbiana: 194 (196); Coshocton: 210 (349); Crawford: 57 (59); Cuyahoga: 3 (1); Darke: 19 (19); Defiance: 118 (74); Delaware: 52 (60); Erie: 44 (21); Fairfield: 89 (85); Fayette: 17 (10); Franklin: 23 (24); Fulton: 56 (16); Gallia: 139 (165); Geauga: 105 (77); Greene: 35 (21); Guernsey: 302 (263); Hamilton: 29 (21); Hancock: 58 (34); Hardin: 53 (53); Harrison: 193 (228); Henry: 41 (25); Highland: 121 (147); Hocking: 153 (203); Holmes: 118 (209); Huron: 162 (107); Jackson: 149 (194); Jefferson: 168 (169); Knox: 146 (236); Lake: 32 (21); Lawrence: 113 (147); Licking: 195 (236); Logan: 60 (86); Lorain: 169 (98); Lucas: 27 (10); Madison: 18 (26); Mahoning: 131 (107); Marion: 43 (55); Medina: 147 (83); Meigs: 188 (229); Mercer: 32 (18); Miami: 26 (37); Monroe: 156 (156); Montgomery: 16 (14); Morgan: 146 (181); Morrow: 70 (71); Muskingum: 256 (284); Noble: 138 (202); Ottawa: 31 (7); Paulding: 64 (34); Perry: 173 (181); Pickaway: 42 (38); Pike: 104 (140); Portage: 136 (88); Preble: 50 (29); Putnam: 45 (19); Richland: 164 (150); Ross: 146 (185); Sandusky: 66 (29); Scioto: 137 (164); Seneca: 100 (84); Shelby: 44 (34); Stark: 153 (124); Summit: 41 (26); Trumbull: 266 (166); Tuscarawas: 260 (296); Union: 28 (32); Van Wert: 24 (15); Vinton: 125 (201); Warren: 42 (44); Washington: 140 (210); Wayne: 92 (109); Williams: 127 (51); Wood: 37 (31); Wyandot: 60 (72); Total: 9,228 (9,447).

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