November 14, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Archery hunters in Ohio harvested 5,390 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 9, the highest single-day total this season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. So far this season, bowhunters across Ohio have harvested 65,783 deer through Sunday, Nov. 10. The three-year average for deer harvested through the second weekend of November is 67,216. Last year, hunters checked 69,886 deer through the corresponding date. The statewide archery season began Sept. 28 and continues until Feb. 2, 2025.

September 19, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s popular deer archery hunting season begins on Saturday, Sept. 28, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Deer are Ohio’s most sought-after game animal and an important food source for families across the Buckeye State. Ohio has an extensive archery season that is open Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, through Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Hunters may use crossbows, compound bows, recurve bows, and longbows to pursue deer during the archery season.