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Ohio 2025 Gun Season Deer Harvest Totals Released

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Ohio hunters checked 85,448 deer during the weeklong gun season that concluded on Sunday, December 7.

In 2024, hunters reported harvesting 87,191 deer during the seven-day gun season.

The three-year average for the gun season is 76,409.

Hardin County hunters harvested 770 deer during the 2025 season, and the three year average is 609.

In our region, 616 deer were harvested in Allen County, 616 in Auglaize, 923 in Hancock, 963 in Logan, 498 in Marion, 496 in Union and 1029 in Wyandot County.

Hunters will have another opportunity to take a deer with a firearm during the additional gun weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 3-6, 2026. The archery season remains open until Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.

For more information on the 2025 weeklong deer gun hunting season, please click here.

Written by: bclark

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