STATE NATURE PRESERVE
Adams Johnson Ridge Archery Hunt
Adams Whipple Archery Hunt
Ashtabula Pallister Archery Hunt
Ashtabula Rome Archery Hunt
Athens Desonier Archery Hunt
Clinton Culberson Woods Archery Hunt
Columbiana Sheepskin Hollow Archery Hunt
Fairfield Christmas Rocks Archery Hunt
Fulton Goll Woods Archery Hunt
Hardin Lawrence Woods Archery Hunt
Highland Miller Archery Hunt
Hocking Little Rocky Hollow Archery Hunt
Hocking Sheick Hollow Archery Hunt
Huron Augusta-Anne Olsen Archery Hunt
Jackson Lake Katharine Archery Hunt
Licking Blackhand Gorge Archery Hunt
Lucas Lou Campbell Archery Hunt
Portage Eagle Creek Archery Hunt
Richland Fowler Woods Archery Hunt
Seneca Howard Collier Archery Hunt
Seneca Springville Marsh Archery Hunt
Warren Caesar Creek Gorge Archery Hunt

Warren Halls Woods Archery Hunt

Wayne Johnson Woods Archery Hunt

Williams Mud Lake Archery Hunt

Proposed bag limits and Deer Hunting Zones
for the 2008-09 season

Zone A Hunters could take only one deer during the 2008-2009 seasons, which could be a deer of either sex.

The zone includes 20 counties: Allen, Auglaize, Darke, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Sandusky, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood.

Zone B Hunters could take no more than two deer during the 2008-2009 seasons, of which only one could be an antlered deer.

The zone includes 30 counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Fayette, Geauga, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Huron, Lake, Logan, Lorain, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Portage, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Union, Warren, Wayne, and Wyandot.

Zone C Hunters could take no more than three deer during the 2008-2009 seasons, of which only one could be an antlered deer.

The zone includes 38 counties: Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Hamilton, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Richland, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington.

2008-2009 DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS PROPOSED
Proposal: Zone C hunters may use antlerless deer permits during deer-gun week

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio archery and Zone C (listed here) deer-gun hunters may again have the opportunity to take additional doe deer this fall if a proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Under the proposal, hunters could again buy additional antlerless deer permits at reduced prices for hunting in an urban zone, participating in a controlled hunt, or hunting during the September 27 to November 30 portion of the archery season. The Division is proposing the deadline for using the anterless permit be extended to December 7 for those hunting in Zone C. Cost of the antlerless deer permit remains at $15.

As was the requirement last year, hunters must purchase a regular deer permit before purchasing anterlerless deer permits. The permit system remains otherwise unchanged from last year: hunters may still take up to one additional antlerless deer in Zone A, up to two additional antlerless deer in Zone B and up to three additional antlerless deer in Zone C.

However, use of the antlerless deer permit during the first part of the archery season and deer-gun week in Zone C would not count against the hunter’s zone bag limit, under the proposed rule. The sale of these permits will cease after November 30 so hunters need to commit early to buying and using the extra reduced-cost opportunity.

“We are very pleased with the outcome of last year’s deer season, especially the effectiveness of the reduced-cost antlerless deer permit,” said Dave Risley, who oversees wildlife management and research for the division. “The reduced-cost permit provided an incentive to take more does during the early archery season. This has helped our deer population management plan to reduce the overall deer population.”

Archery season would run from Saturday, September 27 through Sunday, February 1, 2009. The popular youth deer-gun season is proposed for Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23. Regular deer-gun season would run Monday, December 1 through Sunday, December 7. An additional deer-gun hunting weekend is proposed for Saturday and Sunday, December 20 -21. Statewide muzzleloader season would run Saturday, December 27 through Tuesday, December 30. Special area muzzleloader hunts would be open Monday, October 20 through Saturday, October 25 at Salt Fork, Shawnee and Wildcat Hollow. Muzzleloader hunts at these areas will no longer require a special permit and hunters may use either deer permit for this hunt. The bag limit remains at one deer of either sex with any antlered deer harvested counting toward the one-buck yearly limit for the year.

The proposed regulations maintain the same deer zones as the last three years. A three-deer limit (Zone C) would cover 38 central, south, southeastern, and southwestern counties. The 30 counties of Zone B would have a two-deer limit, and the 20 northwestern counties of Zone A would have a one-deer limit. A hunter may take only one buck in Ohio, regardless of zone, hunting method or season.

During the youth deer-gun season, young hunters would be permitted to bag only one deer of either sex in any county of Ohio. Any deer taken would be part of the young hunter’s total season limit.