DEER LIMIT CHANGE

[TinyTucky]

Ohio reduces deer hunting limits in several counties for 2025-26 season

The Ohio Wildlife Council approved new white-tailed deer hunting limits in Athens, Meigs, Morgan, and Washington counties for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.

www.cleveland19.com

 

[reffitt20]

must be pretty bad if they actually did something in season. That must be where all my booners went

 

[tak]

Just a question, if you already shot a doe in Athens county does that mean no hunting during gun season?

 

[bowhunter1023]

Just a question, if you already shot a doe in Athens county does that mean no hunting during gun season?

It means you can hunt gun season in another county, but not Athens.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I wish this was in effect Day 1, but am pleased to see it got done. Kudos to all involved in getting this responsive measure through.

 

[reffitt20]

percent of die off estimates?

 

[bowhunter1023]

percent of die off estimates?

60-70% conservatively across the landscape. Before the season even started, just the reported cases of EHD in Athens, Meigs, and Washington was equal to 60+% of our average annual harvest. This was truly a dieoff of "biblical proportions" as a wise man predicted early in the process.