Ohio's recent deer hunting trends show a movement from muzzleloaders to bows. Will that trend continue in 2026?

COLUMBUS — According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, hunters took 13,055 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader hunting season. Last year, hunters ...

COLUMBUS — Hunters checked 13,476 white-tailed deer from Jan. 4 to Jan. 7 during Ohio’s muzzleloader hunting season, according to a press release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division ...

Ohio hunters harvested 13,476 deer during the state's muzzleloader season Jan. 4-7. Last year, hunters checked 12,714 deer during the muzzleloader season, according to an ODNR news release. The season ...

Deer gun season returns in Ohio this weekend. Hunters on Saturday and Sunday are allowed to harvest deer using shotguns, straight-walled cartridge rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns and archery equipment ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters checked in over 200,000 deer for the third consecutive season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This came after the conclusion ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available on its website until Thursday, July 31. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The four-day muzzleloader season for deer hunters in Ohio is opening. The period during which hunters can kill white-tailed deer with muzzle-loaded guns starts Friday and runs ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Vermont Fish & Wildlife has announced that muzzleloader season antler-less deer permit applications are available. The VTF&W Board came to this decision on May 21, ...

The second segment of Maryland’s split muzzleloader deer hunting season will begin Dec. 21 and run through Jan. 4. During this period, hunters can use muzzleloading firearms to harvest both sika and ...