No Leroy Muskingom Is top county and is by far is top trophy county. It has been a consistent top 5 deer kills since I can remember. If you really look at the numbers you can see their not huge difference between 1-10. The problems you are having could be just that particular area you are hunting.
Be patient and stick with it.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2002

Deer checked and tagged by hunters during the deer gun hunting season
COUNTY 2002 2001
Adams 1566 1248
Allen 594 451
Ashland 1852 1257
Ashtabula 1948 1238
Athens 4697 3667
Auglaize 252 232
Belmont 3056 2400
Brown 1543 1140
Butler 533 312
Carroll 1857 1523
Champaign 920 499
Clark 580 392
Clermont 1560 1088
Clinton 472 472
Columbiana 1820 1234
Coshocton 4484 3229
Crawford 661 505
Cuyahoga 81 70
Darke 283 246
Defiance 487 344
Delaware 1057 715
Erie 248 167
Fairfield 2073 1564
Fayette 275 235
Franklin 416 389
Fulton 308 312
Gallia 3217 2705
Geauga 993 708
Greene 472 269
Guernsey 4844 3383
Hamilton 419 341
Hancock 422 210
Hardin 566 432
Harrison 4049 2794
Henry 197 149
Highland 1968 1651
Hocking 2930 2306
Holmes 3226 2033
Huron 1095 904
Jackson 3569 2966
Jefferson 3728 2638
Knox 2605 1985
Lake 514 347
Lawrence 2351 1920
Licking 4095 2890
Logan 872 550
Lorain 842 601
Lucas 382 286
Madison 343 193
Mahoning 787 467
Marion 379 254
Medina 593 384
Meigs 3018 2685
Mercer 274 223
Miami 135 135
Monroe 3613 2582
Montgomery 219 184
Morgan 2967 2000
Morrow 873 702
Muskingum 4366 3614
Noble 2891 1971
Ottawa 127 94
Paulding 460 461
Perry 3401 2518
Pickaway 1069 967
Pike 1517 1257
Portage 723 599
Preble 323 308
Putnam 378 252
Richland 1440 961
Ross 3352 2650
Sandusky 272 184
Scioto 1924 1264
Seneca 735 594
Shelby 488 352
Stark 1261 1075
Summit 356 222
Trumbull 1640 1240
Tuscarawas 5056 3423
Union 757 546
Van Wert 95 88
Vinton 2319 1950
Warren 828 739
Washington 4869 3377
Wayne 580 553
Williams 851 795
Wood 228 181
Wyandot 677 558
Total 133,163 99,599

OHIO DEER GUN SEASON HARVEST
NEARLY BREAKS RECORD
Harvest up 34 percent from last year
during second-highest season on record

COLUMBUS, OH-- Hunters took 133,163 deer during last week’s deer gun season in Ohio, the second highest ever and a record for a one-week deer season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

The preliminary total number of deer taken was 34 percent above last year's preliminary deer gun season total of 99,599. The deer gun season was open December 2 through 8. The state record was set in 1995 when Ohio had a two-week deer gun season that produced 137,811 whitetails. The first week of the 1995 season accounted for 115,063.

“This year’s deer gun season began and ended with excellent weather,” said Mike Budzik, chief of ODNR’s Division of Wildlife. “The three deer bag limit in much of eastern and southeastern Ohio provided expanded opportunities for Ohio’s hunters, and the elimination of Sunday hunting restrictions gave working hunters an extra day in the field.”

At the beginning of deer season, the statewide deer population was estimated to be 575,000, 15 percent higher than last year. Approximately 450,000 hunters were expected to participate in the statewide deer gun hunting season.

Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer brought to Ohio check stations last week included:

Tuscarawas - 5,056
Washington - 4,869
Guernsey - 4,844
Athens - 4,697
Coshocton - 4,484.


TrestandEd

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