Hunters check 73k deer

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http://www.wtol.com/story/36998664/hunters-check-nearly-73k-deer-in-weeklong-hunting-season

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - State officials say hunters checked nearly 73,000 white-tailed deer during Ohio's weeklong deer-gun hunting season.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says 72,814 deer were checked last week. Hunters last year checked more than 66,700 deer over the weeklong period.

Hunters will have two more days of deer-gun season on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17.

The department says Ohio ranks fifth nationally in resident hunters and 11th in the number of jobs associated with hunting-related industries.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation publication says hunting has a more than $853 million economic impact in Ohio.

 

[Bigslam51]

Hard to believe

 

[reo]

Almost perfect weather

 

[giles]

Hard to believe

Yup, I don’t buy it.

 

[cspot]

Total deer harvest to date this year though is about the same as the year before at this time.

http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/hunting/Deer harvest201617/120616deerharvest.pdf

http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/hunting/Deer harvest201718/120517deerharvest.pdf

 

[Carpn]

Why is it hard to believe ?

 

[Carpn]

And it should be one less to omit the penned buck that guy shot ....if he did indeed tag it as a wild deer .

 

[hickslawns]

Almost perfect weather

Yep. Then You have guys like me. I normally try to be done before gun season. I wasn't this year. Monday and Friday I finished my season. I really believe many guys went out and took care of business last week. I do struggle to believe ANY numbers they give us though. 750,000 deer for how many years straight?

 

[Bigslam51]

Why is it hard to believe ?

Because it's from the odnr

 

[bowhunter1023]

Because it's from the odnr[emoji23]

Good enough for me.

Corn. That's why I believe it. Piles of it everywhere.

 

[Bigslam51]

Good enough for me.

Corn. That's why I believe it. Piles of it everywhere.

Found a fresh corn pile when I got in the woods today.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I saw 6 from the road in Coshocton and Holmes yesterday. Today in a 10 miles stretch, I passed not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 trucks pulling trailers loaded with quads and corn. All with WV plates. I'd love to see the NR vs. resident numbers, especially for border counties. I'm convinced there's more WV residents hunting Washington County than residents at this point.

 

["J"]

We still have a decent amount of standing corn around us...

 

[Thunderflight]

I'll be dumping 500 pounds of corn and sweet feed over Xmas weekend. I wonder how long it'll last. Hopefully it'll keep em coming until ML season.

 

[Bigcountry40]

Good enough for me.

Corn. That's why I believe it. Piles of it everywhere.

In Tuscarwaras down the road from me, the Amish had the largest corn pile I have ever seen, literally as long and wide as a compact car. I didnt think it was corn, it was the sunday before Gun season and I was about 4 beers deep, I wish I woud have had my phone and taken a picture

 

[Bigcountry40]

I saw 6 from the road in Coshocton and Holmes yesterday. Today in a 10 miles stretch, I passed not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 trucks pulling trailers loaded with quads and corn. All with WV plates. I'd love to see the NR vs. resident numbers, especially for border counties. I'm convinced there's more WV residents hunting Washington County than residents at this point.

I think your correct, I don't believe the odnr #s on non residents either