
Deer kill holding steady, trending upward
Muzzleloader hunt runs Jan. 6-9.

Muzzleloader hunt runs Jan. 6-9.

That’s up nearly 5,000 from last year, when hunters faced less-than-ideal conditions.

Harvest up from nearly 67,000 in 2016.

Hunters harvested 1,053 wild turkeys during Ohio’s 2017 fall wild turkey season, according to the Ohio DNR. Ohio’s 2017 fall wild turkey hunting season was open in 67 counties from Oct. 14-Nov. 26. This year,

Monday was opening day of seven-day season.

That’s up from 18,776 deer harvested during last year’s opening day.

Both locations are spring fed, and biologists believe the water may be sufficiently cool to support year-round trout fishing opportunities.

That’s down by about 1,000 from last year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jane Beathard, a frequent contributor to Ohio Outdoor News, recently received the Cardinal Award from the Ohio DNR. The DNR also presented the DNR Hall of Fame Award to former Ohio Gov.
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