In November, I posted that the 2012 Ohio deer harvest was going well in my county. The stats for the whole state and the entire season are in - and they are quite similar to last year's.
In the end, my own county, Perry, and most surrounding counties, posted deer harvest numbers that were slightly down. Other Ohio counties showed increases however, and the total count for the state was slightly up: 217, 246 in 2012/2013 compared to 216, 916 in 2011/2012. This is an increase of just 0.15% but a decent increase nevertheless, since in 2011 the archery season opened five days earlier. It has also been reported that hunters donated approximately 1500 deer to Ohio food banks.
In the end, my own county, Perry, and most surrounding counties, posted deer harvest numbers that were slightly down. Other Ohio counties showed increases however, and the total count for the state was slightly up: 217, 246 in 2012/2013 compared to 216, 916 in 2011/2012. This is an increase of just 0.15% but a decent increase nevertheless, since in 2011 the archery season opened five days earlier. It has also been reported that hunters donated approximately 1500 deer to Ohio food banks.
