Ohio bow hunters killed 45,836 deer during the first six weeks of the state's archery season, 11 percent lower than last year's kill of 51,543. The archery season started September 24 and will continue through February 5, 2012........
I believe it and they were down last year as well if I remember right..... So two years in a row they have been down.... Let me guess acorns......
Deer numbers are WAY down in our county as far as I can tell. I am seeing a lot less deer and so is everyone else I have been talking to. We do not see deer in the fields like we used to. We just keep whakin' and stakin' to keep who happy?!? Sure as hell isn't 95% of resident hunters IMO...
Schu72
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huntn2
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In case anyone cares to see the % change by county, here you go...it doesn't show nicely when pasted in this post, but the data is here.
All in all, 79 of the 88 counties have seen a decrease in numbers. 11 counties have >20% drecrease yet 0 counties have >20% increase.
County 2011 2010 Diff Percentage
Adams 945 931 14 1.50%
Allen 290 369 (79) -21.41%
Ashland 676 779 (103) -13.22%
Ashtabula 1,143 1,248 (105) -8.41%
Athens 709 719 (10) -1.39%
Auglaize 213 221 (8) -3.62%
Belmont 488 670 (182) -27.16%
Brown–608 608 702 (94) -13.39%
Butler–538 538 591 (53) -8.97%
Carroll 773 957 (184) -19.23%
Champaign 442 455 (13) -2.86%
Clark 253 290 (37) -12.76%
Clermont 939 1,060 (121) -11.42%
Clinton 234 283 (49) -17.31%
Columbiana 699 814 (115) -14.13%
Coshocton 1,522 1,776 (254) -14.30%
Crawford 257 281 (24) -8.54%
Cuyahoga 303 320 (17) -5.31%
Darke 264 247 17 6.88%
Defiance 371 441 (70) -15.87%
Delaware 492 610 (118) -19.34%
Erie 188 221 (33) -14.93%
Fairfield 571 634 (63) -9.94%
Fayette 50 75 (25) -33.33%
Franklin 291 289 2 0.69%
Fulton 214 251 (37) -14.74%
Gallia 451 589 (138) -23.43%
Geauga 748 786 (38) -4.83%
Greene 338 327 11 3.36%
Guernsey 1,045 1,183 (138) -11.67%
Hamilton 977 867 110 12.69%
Hancock 284 377 (93) -24.67%
Hardin 273 322 (49) -15.22%
Harrison 902 1,144 (242) -21.15%
Henry 161 180 (19) -10.56%
Highland 666 754 (88) -11.67%
Hocking 704 752 (48) -6.38%
Holmes 1,101 1,328 (227) -17.09%
Huron 523 502 21 4.18%
Jackson 626 694 (68) -9.80%
Jefferson 494 739 (245) -33.15%
Knox 1,092 1,222 (130) -10.64%
Lake 262 263 (1) -0.38%
Lawrence 446 525 (79) -15.05%
Licking 1,836 1,912 (76) -3.97%
Logan 616 644 (28) -4.35%
Lorain 691 795 (104) -13.08%
Lucas 237 205 32 15.61%
Madison 136 157 (21) -13.38%
Mahoning 545 537 8 1.49%
Marion 189 203 (14) -6.90%
Medina 584 617 (33) -5.35%
Meigs 564 646 (82) -12.69%
Mercer 178 203 (25) -12.32%
Miami 271 303 (32) -10.56%
Monroe 419 487 (68) -13.96%
Montgomery 233 253 (20) -7.91%
Morgan 443 520 (77) -14.81%
Morrow 424 436 (12) -2.75%
Muskingum 1,060 1,182 (122) -10.32%
Noble 530 640 (110) -17.19%
Ottawa 133 143 (10) -6.99%
Paulding 233 338 (105) -31.07%
Perry 494 524 (30) -5.73%
Pickaway 204 230 (26) -11.30%
Pike 426 471 (45) -9.55%
Portage 748 771 (23) -2.98%
Preble 273 265 8 3.02%
Putnam 193 269 (76) -28.25%
Richland 945 1,113 (168) -15.09%
Ross 597 695 (98) -14.10%
Sandusky 250 269 (19) -7.06%
Scioto 512 541 (29) -5.36%
Seneca 404 459 (55) -11.98%
Shelby 262 303 (41) -13.53%
Stark 543 613 (70) -11.42%
Summit 515 543 (28) -5.16%
Trumbull 977 1,016 (39) -3.84%
Tuscarawas 1,259 1,483 (224) -15.10%
Union 223 240 (17) -7.08%
Van Wert 154 187 (33) -17.65%
Vinton 496 583 (87) -14.92%
Warren 511 551 (40) -7.26%
Washington 467 542 (75) -13.84%
Wayne 501 622 (121) -19.45%
Williams 542 621 (79) -12.72%
Wood 180 261 (81) -31.03%
Wyandot 272 362 (90) -24.86%
Total 45,836 51,543 (5,707) -11.07%
All in all, 79 of the 88 counties have seen a decrease in numbers. 11 counties have >20% drecrease yet 0 counties have >20% increase.
County 2011 2010 Diff Percentage
Adams 945 931 14 1.50%
Allen 290 369 (79) -21.41%
Ashland 676 779 (103) -13.22%
Ashtabula 1,143 1,248 (105) -8.41%
Athens 709 719 (10) -1.39%
Auglaize 213 221 (8) -3.62%
Belmont 488 670 (182) -27.16%
Brown–608 608 702 (94) -13.39%
Butler–538 538 591 (53) -8.97%
Carroll 773 957 (184) -19.23%
Champaign 442 455 (13) -2.86%
Clark 253 290 (37) -12.76%
Clermont 939 1,060 (121) -11.42%
Clinton 234 283 (49) -17.31%
Columbiana 699 814 (115) -14.13%
Coshocton 1,522 1,776 (254) -14.30%
Crawford 257 281 (24) -8.54%
Cuyahoga 303 320 (17) -5.31%
Darke 264 247 17 6.88%
Defiance 371 441 (70) -15.87%
Delaware 492 610 (118) -19.34%
Erie 188 221 (33) -14.93%
Fairfield 571 634 (63) -9.94%
Fayette 50 75 (25) -33.33%
Franklin 291 289 2 0.69%
Fulton 214 251 (37) -14.74%
Gallia 451 589 (138) -23.43%
Geauga 748 786 (38) -4.83%
Greene 338 327 11 3.36%
Guernsey 1,045 1,183 (138) -11.67%
Hamilton 977 867 110 12.69%
Hancock 284 377 (93) -24.67%
Hardin 273 322 (49) -15.22%
Harrison 902 1,144 (242) -21.15%
Henry 161 180 (19) -10.56%
Highland 666 754 (88) -11.67%
Hocking 704 752 (48) -6.38%
Holmes 1,101 1,328 (227) -17.09%
Huron 523 502 21 4.18%
Jackson 626 694 (68) -9.80%
Jefferson 494 739 (245) -33.15%
Knox 1,092 1,222 (130) -10.64%
Lake 262 263 (1) -0.38%
Lawrence 446 525 (79) -15.05%
Licking 1,836 1,912 (76) -3.97%
Logan 616 644 (28) -4.35%
Lorain 691 795 (104) -13.08%
Lucas 237 205 32 15.61%
Madison 136 157 (21) -13.38%
Mahoning 545 537 8 1.49%
Marion 189 203 (14) -6.90%
Medina 584 617 (33) -5.35%
Meigs 564 646 (82) -12.69%
Mercer 178 203 (25) -12.32%
Miami 271 303 (32) -10.56%
Monroe 419 487 (68) -13.96%
Montgomery 233 253 (20) -7.91%
Morgan 443 520 (77) -14.81%
Morrow 424 436 (12) -2.75%
Muskingum 1,060 1,182 (122) -10.32%
Noble 530 640 (110) -17.19%
Ottawa 133 143 (10) -6.99%
Paulding 233 338 (105) -31.07%
Perry 494 524 (30) -5.73%
Pickaway 204 230 (26) -11.30%
Pike 426 471 (45) -9.55%
Portage 748 771 (23) -2.98%
Preble 273 265 8 3.02%
Putnam 193 269 (76) -28.25%
Richland 945 1,113 (168) -15.09%
Ross 597 695 (98) -14.10%
Sandusky 250 269 (19) -7.06%
Scioto 512 541 (29) -5.36%
Seneca 404 459 (55) -11.98%
Shelby 262 303 (41) -13.53%
Stark 543 613 (70) -11.42%
Summit 515 543 (28) -5.16%
Trumbull 977 1,016 (39) -3.84%
Tuscarawas 1,259 1,483 (224) -15.10%
Union 223 240 (17) -7.08%
Van Wert 154 187 (33) -17.65%
Vinton 496 583 (87) -14.92%
Warren 511 551 (40) -7.26%
Washington 467 542 (75) -13.84%
Wayne 501 622 (121) -19.45%
Williams 542 621 (79) -12.72%
Wood 180 261 (81) -31.03%
Wyandot 272 362 (90) -24.86%
Total 45,836 51,543 (5,707) -11.07%
Schu72
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Also keep in mind you are comparing data gathered through check stations in 2010 and telecheck 2011.
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I believe i also said last year this would be their new "excuse".. Weather and acorns were getting a little overused.
"Ohhh there were this many deer checked, but we estimate it to actually be "this"
whatevs :smiley_depressive:
Schu72
Well-Known Member
I don't think they are making excuses....yet. I think they are trying to say their strategy is working.
“While the season is still young, harvest figures for the second year in a row suggest that our liberal seasons and use of the antlerless deer permit may be having the desired impact on herds in those areas of the state where reductions are needed most,” said Mike Tonkovich, deer biologist for the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
I was simply pointing out that two different methods of collecting data were used, so there may be a "fudge factor".
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"The areas that need it most" are urban, and semirural... If their goal is to reduce deer numbers in "the areas that need it most" they are failing miserably... If their goal is to severely impact deer numbers in the other 80% of ohio then they are succeeding greatly
Amen.
I can tell you right now that the hunting has been on a steady decline around my area for the past few years. I enjoy seeing deer when I hunt, not just sitting a tree. Before long, you'll have to hunt your ass off just to kill a doe, let along a good buck. I'm fine with hunting hard for a good buck, but I should not have to spend countless hours on stand just to see/kill a doe. Looking back at my numbers from the past few seasons, I have went from 2.3 deer seen per hour on stand to less that .8 seen per hour. In that time, I have developed better strategies and have become a better hunter, yet the numbers say otherwise. The writing is on the way people...
Schu72
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Oh, I agree totally that they are mismanaging the herd. Urban populations continue to skyrocket while rural populations are decimated. Tonk wants a herd of 500,000 deer. That may not be unreasonable, unfortunately 300,000 will be living in the cities.:smiley_confused_vra