Ohio’s fall archery season for wild turkey continues through November 27
WILD TURKEYS
CHECKED AND TAGGED DURING THE RECENT FALL GUN TURKEY HUNTING SEASON
|
| COUNTY |
2005 |
2004 |
| Adams |
19 |
41 |
| Ashland |
23 |
43 |
| Ashtabula |
87 |
75 |
| Athens |
19 |
30 |
| Belmont |
19 |
35 |
| Brown |
38 |
44 |
| Carroll |
33 |
53 |
| Clermont |
46 |
50 |
| Columbiana |
24 |
46 |
| Coshocton |
55 |
80 |
| Gallia |
41 |
40 |
| Geauga |
13 |
27 |
| Guernsey |
43 |
66 |
| Harrison |
50 |
55 |
| Highland |
20 |
17 |
| Hocking |
33 |
42 |
| Holmes |
26 |
51 |
| Jackson |
31 |
59 |
| Jefferson |
20 |
36 |
| Knox |
55 |
51 |
| Lawrence |
11 |
18 |
| Licking |
31 |
39 |
| Meigs |
37 |
48 |
| Monroe |
39 |
49 |
| Morgan |
9 |
26 |
| Muskingum |
33 |
31 |
| Noble |
39 |
58 |
| Perry |
37 |
49 |
| Pike |
10 |
20 |
| Richland |
23 |
31 |
| Ross |
19 |
29 |
| Scioto |
14 |
38 |
| Trumbull |
50 |
45 |
| Tuscarawas |
51 |
41 |
| Vinton |
39 |
49 |
| Washington |
35 |
43 |
| Total |
1,192 |
1,555 |
|
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,192 wild turkeys during the state’s tenth annual fall turkey gun-hunting season that was open in 37 counties October 8-23, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The preliminary figure is a decrease from last year’s preliminary gun-season total of 1,555 birds.
The top 10 counties were:
- Ashtabula (87)
- Coshocton and Knox (55)
- Tuscarawas (51)
- Harrison and Trumbull (50)
- Clermont (46); Guernsey (43)
- Gallia (41)
- Monroe, Noble, and Vinton (39)
There’s still time for hunters to take advantage of the fall season and a good wild turkey population. The archery-only portion of the wild turkey hunting season began October 24 and will run through November 27.
During the archery-only portion of the fall turkey hunt, hours are a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset. Hunters must have a fall turkey permit, as well as a 2005 Ohio hunting license, to participate in the fall season.
Prior to the start of the fall hunting season, Ohio had approximately 180,000 wild turkeys statewide, according to the Division of Wildlife. Wild turkeys, absent in the state a half-century ago, now inhabit each of Ohio’s 88 counties.