Ohio hunters check in most deer since 2011.

Ohio hunters checked 87,192 white-tailed deer during the week-long gun season that concluded Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This is the highest total since 2011 (90,282). In 2023, hunters reported 70,103 deer during the seven-day gun season while the three-year average is 70,806. During the deer gun week, hunters checked 28,606 antlered deer (33% of the total reported) and 58,586 antlerless deer (67%). Antlerless deer includes does and button bucks.