LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Motorists will need to keep their eyes out for running deer, as gun hunting season began today (11/27/23).
The seven-day gun season will run through Sunday, December 3, 2023. Last year, hunters harvested nearly 72,000 deer during the week-long hunt. There will be a bonus gun weekend on December 16th and 17th.
With chronic wasting disease found in deer in Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot, any deer harvested in those counties will need to be tested. But all other deer can be checked online at the Division of Wildlife's website at https://oh-web.s3licensing.com/Harvest/Index.
