Published: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Ohio deer-gun season extended to include weekend of Dec. 16-17
COLUMBUS — Ohio's deer-gun season will run an additional weekend this year, Dec. 16-17.
The days were added after hunters requested more weekend time to hunt. It's another opportunity for new hunters taking advantage of Ohio's apprentice license program.
Apprentice hunting licenses allow new hunters, both adults and youth, to sample the experience of hunting under the mentorship of a licensed adult, prior to completing a hunter education course.
The apprentice hunting license was developed as part of a nationwide effort called "Families Afield," designed to remove barriers that prevent hunters from passing along the hunting heritage.
"These two additional weekend days will allow people more time to enjoy hunting with the added benefit of harvesting more deer," said Steven A. Gray, chief of the Division of Wildlife.
"The archery season for deer is also longer this year, due to days being added to the traditional beginning and ending dates of the season."
So far this season, archery hunters have taken 45,733 deer during the first six weeks of the statewide archery season, which began Sept. 30 and continues through Feb. 4. The special youth season, held Nov. 18-19, resulted in young hunters bagging 8,811 deer. Hunters checked 111,672 deer during the statewide weeklong deer-gun season held Nov. 27 through Dec. 3. Another 318 deer were taken during the early muzzleloader deer season held in October on the Shawnee, Salt Fork, and Wolf Creek wildlife areas.
For details, visit. ohiodnr.com/wildlife or call (800) WILDLIFE.
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