Ohio Deer Harvest down slightly from 2011

Ohio Division of Natural Resources notes that Ohio hunters yielded nearly 87,000 white-tailed deer during the state's week-long deer-gun season, a slight decrease from the 90,000-plus deer harvested in 2011.  Counties reporting the highest number of checked deer include: Coshocton, with more than 3,000; Muskingum, with more than 2,900; and Tuscarawas, with more than 2,800. According to the department, the order of the top-six counties for deer harvesting remains unchanged from last year.  Ohioans still have one weekend left for deer-gun hunting in mid-December. Archery season remains in effect through early February, meanwhile statewide deer-muzzleloader season will run in early January