Young Ohio Hunters Bag Over 10,000 Deer In Two Days
December 12, 2007
With over 40,000 young Ohioans age 17 and under taking to the woods for deer last weekend, they bettered last seasons total deer harvest considerably. Last year during the youth only weekend, hunters took 8,811 deer. Last weekend the kids reaped a total harvest of 10,515.
Youngsters participating in the deer hunt could use shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns, and bows. They had to be licensed, wear the property hunter orange safety clothing and be accompanied by a qualifying, non-hunting adult.
What’s great about this program is the kids could take one deer of either sex and still be eligible to participate in the upcoming state-wide deer-gun season that runs from November 26 - December 2.
Congratulations to all those successful hunters and good luck in the upcoming deer hunt.
Tom Remington
Ohio Bow Hunters Take Record Number Of Deer
December 12, 2007
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division is reporting that the early fall archery deer season set a new harvest record. The first six weeks showed a harvest of 53,982 deer up from last year’s record setting year of 45,733 deer.
Tom Remington
Ohio Deer Hunters - Shoot A Wild Pig…..Please!
December 12, 2007
Ohio wildlife officials are asking deer hunters to shoot wild boar this deer season. Wild pigs are overpopulating some parts of southern Ohio and officials say they are devastating crops and spreading disease.
Wild hogs can grow quite large as one can attest from the accompanied photo.
Tom Remington
EHD Hasn’t Peaked Yet Evidently
December 12, 2007
Even though portions of northern New England last night saw some frost and temps below freezing, cold weather has yet to reach areas that are infested with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EDH), an insect-born virus that is deadly to whitetail deer. This year the outbreak of EHD was quite widespread. Common in many southern states, this year EHD has been detected in northern states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and now New York.
It has been confirmed that EHD was the cause of death for some deer found in Albany County. This is the first ever that EHD has been officially found in the Empire State.
Officials say that once the first freeze arrives it will kill off the tiny insects that carry the disease.
Tom Remington
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