Ohio Bowhunters Check 68,456 Deer Through Seven Weekends, Including 1,386 in Four Area Counties

Ohio bowhunters checked 68,456 white-tailed deer through November 8, up 4,029, or about 6.3%, from the same point last season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Bowhunters checked a combined 1,386 deer in Mercer, Auglaize, Van Wert and Darke counties. Auglaize County led the four with 393. Mercer and Darke counties each recorded 377, and Van Wert County recorded 239. All four were below their three-year averages for the comparable point in the season.

The verified 2025 county figures come from an ODNR weekly report that runs two days past last season’s seventh weekend. The three-year averages provide the closer comparison for the local figures. ODNR’s 2025 weekly harvest report

Statewide, hunters checked 36,984 antlered deer and 31,472 antlerless deer. Saturday, November 7, was the busiest day of the season so far, with 5,609 deer checked. Ohio’s archery season continues through February 7.