Ohio hunters harvested 85,448 deer during the week-long gun season that concluded Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Out of Ohio's 88 counties, Northeast Ohio had four of the top 10 on the list for the number of deer taken: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll and Tuscarawas.

Ashtabula topped out as the most popular county in our area for deer gun hunting. It's been a hotspot for deer hunters for ages.

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The 2025 total represents a slight decrease from 2024, when hunters reported taking 87,191 deer during the seven-day gun season. The three-year average for the gun season stands at 76,409 deer.

During this year's gun week, hunters checked 27,934 antlered deer, re

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