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MUZZLELOADER
SEASON RESULTS
COUNTY 2005 2004
Adams 245 297
Allen 99 101
Ashland 579 662
Ashtabula 353 520
Athens 693 832
Auglaize 65 78
Belmont 610 750
Brown 382 354
Butler 135 139
Carroll 317 417
Champaign 199 186
Clark 98 153
Clermont 327 411
Clinton 97 108
Columbiana 425 502
Coshocton 715 883
Crawford 131 152
Cuyahoga 14 12
Darke 38 75
Defiance 91 116
Delaware 163 339
Erie 65 111
Fairfield 298 323
Fayette 47 80
Franklin 78 112
Fulton 42 43
Gallia 417 466
Geauga 240 307
Greene 78 97
Guernsey 680 741
Hamilton 110 124
Hancock 98 75
Hardin 95 37
Harrison 714 920
Henry 35 24
Highland 375 302
Hocking 573 544
Holmes 700 734
Huron 213 243
Jackson 462 581
Jefferson 775 843
Knox 560 736
Lake 73 159
Lawrence 333 359
Licking 696 684
Logan 205 229
Lorain 171 259
Lucas 51 104
Madison 36 61
Mahoning 141 272
Marion 50 57
Medina 127 154
Meigs 709 692
Mercer 45 65
Miami 35 23
Monroe 654 628
Montgomery 84 37
Morgan 256 448
Morrow 149 225
Muskingum 517 654
Noble 328 524
Ottawa 18 31
Paulding 65 111
Perry 433 604
Pickaway 141 221
Pike 190 233
Portage 168 273
Preble 122 92
Putnam 78 90
Richland 258 255
Ross 466 569
Sandusky 43 66
Scioto 214 347
Seneca 160 182
Shelby 101 90
Stark 286 402
Summit 104 188
Trumbull 334 587
Tuscarawas 930 1,114
Union 116 176
Van Wert 51 41
Vinton 224 261
Warren 160 215
Washington 836 910
Wayne 158 176
Williams 89 123
Wood 81 67
Wyandot 139 161
Total 23,056 27,749
January 3, 2006 

STATEWIDE MUZZLELOADER SEASON COMES TO AN END
Tuscarawas County leads the state in number of deer harvested 

COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters took 23,056 deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader season, December 27-30, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 930 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, a preliminary total of 27,749 deer was taken during muzzleloader season.

During the last two decades, Ohio’s muzzleloader season has consistently grown in popularity.

Twenty years ago, the statewide muzzleloader season accounted for 5 percent of the total deer kill, and today it constitutes 12 percent of the total annual deer harvest.

Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the muzzleloader season included: Tuscarawas - 930; Washington - 836; Jefferson - 775; Coshocton - 715; Harrison - 714; Meigs - 709; Holmes - 700; Licking - 696; Athens - 693; and Guernsey - 680.

Hunters have killed a preliminary total of 190,718 deer across the state since Ohio's deer hunting seasons opened on October 1.

Archery hunters took 41,859 deer during the first six weeks of the statewide archery season, which continues through January 31.

In its third year, the youth season resulted in the bagging of 8,722 deer. Hunters checked 116,855 deer during the statewide deer-gun season. Another 226 deer were taken during the early muzzleloader deer season on three specific hunting areas.  

Hunters who wish to share their success can submit a photo of themselves and the deer they killed this year. The web address for submitting a photo is: ohiodnr.com/wildlife/hunting/deer/deerpics_05

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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com

For Further Information Contact:
Mike Tonkovich, ODNR Division of Wildlife
(740) 589-9922
-or-
Mike Reynolds, ODNR Media Relations
(740) 589-9921