Ohio's first modern day deer-gun season opened in 1943 in three counties; hunters harvested 168 deer. By 1956, deer hunting was allowed in all 88 counties; hunters killed 3,911 deer during that ...

Ohio’s archery deer season runs from Sept. 27-Feb. 1. The Boone & Crockett Club ranks Ohio as a top trophy buck state in the nation with 1,337 total entries.