Tag: white-tailed deer
CWD detected in some deer during the 2024-25 deer hunting season
The ODNR Division of Wildlife confirmed that 24 white-tailed deer taken during the 2024-25 hunting season tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
Ohio’s final 2024-25 deer hunting season report
Hunters across Ohio checked 238,137 white-tailed deer during the 2024-25 hunting season that concluded on Feb. 2.
Are Ohio bucks getting bigger?
Regulation changes, changing hunting habits and better information about deer habitat has resulted in more bigger bucks being harvested by Ohio hunters.
ODNR releases weekend gun hunting deer harvest numbers
Ohio hunters harvested 17,373 white-tailed deer from Dec. 21-22 during the state’s additional weekend of deer gun hunting.
Fields of dreams and deer
Jim Abrams gives an overview of Ohio's deer population and offers insight to hunters looking to better manage trends and promote healthier numbers.
Ohio youth hunters check 10,449 deer
Hunters ages 17 and younger checked 10,449 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s youth gun hunting season Nov. 16-17.
Ohio archers harvest 65,783 white-tailed deer
Archery hunters in Ohio harvested 5,390 white-tailed deer Nov. 9, the highest single-day total this season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
To bait or not to bait, that’s the question
Jim Abrams shares why his deer feeder is gathering dust in the corner of his barn and he's focused on improving what he knows works on a natural level.
A chronic pain for whitetails
Chronic wasting disease has been spreading in Ohio in recent years. Jim Abrams details the counties affected and lays out best practices for hunters.
ODNR to host open houses on chronic wasting disease
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will host open houses to offer information about Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer.
