Deer Numbers

Hunters checked 72,814 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2017 weeklong deer-gun hunting season, that’s according to the Department of Natural Resources. Last year, hunters checked 66,758 deer over the weeklong deer-gun season. In Fulton County, 322 deer were harvested compared to 362 in 2016. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec. 17) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 6-9…and archery season remains open through Feb. 4.