- 39,121
- 274
Despite the number of people home and or laid off due to COVID there was a noticeable drop in opening day numbers. I wonder what the NR numbers are. The article didn't say.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hunters checked 2,430 birds during Ohio’s opening day of wild turkey hunting season in the south zone on Monday, April 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunters harvested 2,979 wild turkeys during the 2019 south zone opening day.
In addition to Monday’s results, youth hunters harvested 1,843 during Ohio’s youth season on April 18-19. The state has two zones for spring turkey hunting: the south zone and the northeast zone. The south zone opening day was Monday, April 20. The northeast zone, which includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties in Ohio’s snow belt, begins Monday, May 4.
The top 11 counties for wild turkey harvest during opening day of the 2020 south zone include: Harrison (93); Belmont (89); Guernsey (80); Tuscarawas (73); Jefferson (70); Monroe (69); Columbiana (65); Meigs (65); Washington (65); Brown (64) and Coshocton (64).
Editor’s Note: A county list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters during opening day of the 2020 south zone is shown below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2020, and the 2019 numbers are in parentheses. Harvest numbers below are raw data and subject to change.
Adams: 63 (72); Allen: 9 (9); Ashland: 25 (36); Athens: 48 (77); Auglaize: 6 (5); Belmont: 89 (85); Brown: 64 (74); Butler: 32 (31); Carroll: 63 (77); Champaign: 14 (14); Clark: 1 (1); Clermont: 54 (60); Clinton: 14 (13); Columbiana: 65 (66); Coshocton: 64 (81); Crawford: 7 (9); Darke: 7 (13); Defiance: 40 (34); Delaware: 25 (16); Erie: 4 (11); Fairfield: 14 (16); Fayette: 2 (1); Franklin: 5 (1); Fulton: 21 (16); Gallia: 54 (68); Greene: 4 (3); Guernsey: 80 (86); Hamilton: 24 (14); Hancock: 5 (8); Hardin: 19 (23); Harrison: 93 (87); Henry: 7 (12); Highland: 61 (62); Hocking: 40 (55); Holmes: 29 (56); Huron: 20 (25); Jackson: 60 (66); Jefferson: 70 (74); Knox: 42 (60); Lawrence: 36 (37); Licking: 50 (63); Logan: 22 (21); Lorain: 16 (24); Lucas: 6 (14); Madison: 2 (2); Mahoning: 30 (35); Marion: 6 (3); Medina: 17 (15); Meigs: 65 (89); Mercer: 2 (3); Miami: 2 (0); Monroe: 69 (87); Montgomery: 5 (6); Morgan: 48 (71); Morrow: 16 (34); Muskingum: 55 (88); Noble: 47 (77); Ottawa: 0 (3); Paulding: 11 (12); Perry: 43 (57); Pickaway: 4 (2); Pike: 21 (44); Portage: 36 (38); Preble: 21 (21); Putnam: 7 (10); Richland: 25 (44); Ross: 48 (59); Sandusky: 5 (6); Scioto: 39 (62); Seneca: 15 (27); Shelby: 7 (11); Stark: 34 (39); Summit: 6 (11); Tuscarawas: 73 (94); Union: 9 (8); Van Wert: 2 (2); Vinton: 42 (52); Warren: 18 (17); Washington: 65 (97); Wayne: 22 (15); Williams: 26 (48); Wood: 2 (5); Wyandot: 11 (9).
2020 total: 2,430
2019 total: (2,979)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hunters checked 2,430 birds during Ohio’s opening day of wild turkey hunting season in the south zone on Monday, April 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunters harvested 2,979 wild turkeys during the 2019 south zone opening day.
In addition to Monday’s results, youth hunters harvested 1,843 during Ohio’s youth season on April 18-19. The state has two zones for spring turkey hunting: the south zone and the northeast zone. The south zone opening day was Monday, April 20. The northeast zone, which includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties in Ohio’s snow belt, begins Monday, May 4.
The top 11 counties for wild turkey harvest during opening day of the 2020 south zone include: Harrison (93); Belmont (89); Guernsey (80); Tuscarawas (73); Jefferson (70); Monroe (69); Columbiana (65); Meigs (65); Washington (65); Brown (64) and Coshocton (64).
Editor’s Note: A county list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters during opening day of the 2020 south zone is shown below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2020, and the 2019 numbers are in parentheses. Harvest numbers below are raw data and subject to change.
Adams: 63 (72); Allen: 9 (9); Ashland: 25 (36); Athens: 48 (77); Auglaize: 6 (5); Belmont: 89 (85); Brown: 64 (74); Butler: 32 (31); Carroll: 63 (77); Champaign: 14 (14); Clark: 1 (1); Clermont: 54 (60); Clinton: 14 (13); Columbiana: 65 (66); Coshocton: 64 (81); Crawford: 7 (9); Darke: 7 (13); Defiance: 40 (34); Delaware: 25 (16); Erie: 4 (11); Fairfield: 14 (16); Fayette: 2 (1); Franklin: 5 (1); Fulton: 21 (16); Gallia: 54 (68); Greene: 4 (3); Guernsey: 80 (86); Hamilton: 24 (14); Hancock: 5 (8); Hardin: 19 (23); Harrison: 93 (87); Henry: 7 (12); Highland: 61 (62); Hocking: 40 (55); Holmes: 29 (56); Huron: 20 (25); Jackson: 60 (66); Jefferson: 70 (74); Knox: 42 (60); Lawrence: 36 (37); Licking: 50 (63); Logan: 22 (21); Lorain: 16 (24); Lucas: 6 (14); Madison: 2 (2); Mahoning: 30 (35); Marion: 6 (3); Medina: 17 (15); Meigs: 65 (89); Mercer: 2 (3); Miami: 2 (0); Monroe: 69 (87); Montgomery: 5 (6); Morgan: 48 (71); Morrow: 16 (34); Muskingum: 55 (88); Noble: 47 (77); Ottawa: 0 (3); Paulding: 11 (12); Perry: 43 (57); Pickaway: 4 (2); Pike: 21 (44); Portage: 36 (38); Preble: 21 (21); Putnam: 7 (10); Richland: 25 (44); Ross: 48 (59); Sandusky: 5 (6); Scioto: 39 (62); Seneca: 15 (27); Shelby: 7 (11); Stark: 34 (39); Summit: 6 (11); Tuscarawas: 73 (94); Union: 9 (8); Van Wert: 2 (2); Vinton: 42 (52); Warren: 18 (17); Washington: 65 (97); Wayne: 22 (15); Williams: 26 (48); Wood: 2 (5); Wyandot: 11 (9).
2020 total: 2,430
2019 total: (2,979)
