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Ohio Whitetail Intelligence

County harvest, trends and record bucks, updated with every ODNR report.

New · ODNR · Oct 13, 2026

This week in Ohio

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Top 5 this week
New deer checked, week
1. 1Wyandot+288
2. 2Coshocton+272
3. 3Tuscarawas+250
4. 4Hardin+240
5. 5Trumbull+226
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Ahead of last year
This week vs the same week last season · counties with 50+ deer then
1. 1Jackson+12 (+17.9%)
2. 2Gallia+1 (+1.6%)
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Behind last year
This week vs the same week last season · counties with 50+ deer then
1. 1Auglaize-49 (-73.1%)
2. 2Mercer-36 (-64.3%)
3. 3Champaign-42 (-60.9%)
4. 4Darke-31 (-56.4%)
5. 5Logan-50 (-56.2%)
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Top 5 so far
Deer checked
1. 1Coshocton955
2. 2Trumbull889
3. 3Tuscarawas797
4. 4Ashtabula784
5. 5Holmes737
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Ahead of last season
Season to date vs last season · counties with 50+ deer then
1. 1Monroe+83 (+103.8%)
2. 2Hocking+105 (+101.9%)
3. 3Athens+54 (+101.9%)
4. 4Meigs+75 (+96.2%)
5. 5Jackson+133 (+90.5%)
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Behind last season
Season to date vs last season · counties with 50+ deer then
1. 1Mercer-29 (-26.1%)
2. 2Franklin-20 (-26.0%)
3. 3Clinton-21 (-25.0%)
4. 4Auglaize-29 (-24.6%)
5. 5Lucas-17 (-17.3%)
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Most deer per square mile
Harvest per square mile
1. 1Holmes1.7 / mi²
2. 2Coshocton1.7 / mi²
3. 3Trumbull1.4 / mi²
4. 4Tuscarawas1.4 / mi²
5. 5Carroll1.3 / mi²
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Slowest 5 this week
New deer checked, week
1. 1Van Wert+10
2. 2Franklin+11
3. 3Madison+13
4. 3Miami+13
5. 52 counties tied+15
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Top-quarter book odds and 2+ deer per sq mi, outside the top 30 in harvest, harvest rising. Share

22,102YTD harvest

+6,392since last report

-2,404vs last year week (-27.3%)

+3,608YoY YTD (+19.5%)

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County rankings

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Rank	County	Diamonds	Since last report	vs last year week	YoY YTD
#1	Hancock	4.8 per 1k	+73	-44 (-37.6%)	-14 (-7.7%)
#2	Hardin	4.4 per 1k	+240	-70 (-22.6%)	-15 (-4.0%)
#3	Van Wert	4.2 per 1k	+10	-26 (-72.2%)	-4 (-6.8%)
#4	Henry	4.1 per 1k	+25	-6 (-19.4%)	+6 (+10.2%)
#5	Lucas	4.1 per 1k	+16	-25 (-61.0%)	-17 (-17.3%)
#6	Fairfield	4.0 per 1k	+38	-27 (-41.5%)	+26 (+17.3%)
#7	Morrow	3.8 per 1k	+59	-29 (-33.0%)	+23 (+11.9%)
#8	Sandusky	3.8 per 1k	+29	-29 (-50.0%)	+39 (+38.2%)
#9	Pickaway	3.4 per 1k	+24	-10 (-29.4%)	+12 (+21.4%)
#10	Darke	3.3 per 1k	+24	-31 (-56.4%)	-20 (-16.8%)
#11	Marion	3.1 per 1k	+205	-12 (-5.5%)	+9 (+3.3%)
#12	Fayette	5.0 per 1k	+15	+1 (+7.1%)	+3 (+9.1%)
#13	Franklin	4.2 per 1k	+11	-15 (-57.7%)	-20 (-26.0%)
#14	Gallia	3.7 per 1k	+63	+1 (+1.6%)	+77 (+52.4%)
#15	Defiance	3.6 per 1k	+31	-31 (-50.0%)	-4 (-3.5%)
#16	Athens	3.4 per 1k	+35	+17 (+94.4%)	+54 (+101.9%)
#17	Perry	3.4 per 1k	+59	-12 (-16.9%)	+51 (+31.3%)
#18	Jefferson	3.3 per 1k	+69	-35 (-33.7%)	+6 (+2.5%)
#19	Paulding	3.3 per 1k	+15	-10 (-40.0%)	+11 (+19.6%)
#20	Ross	3.2 per 1k	+51	-27 (-34.6%)	+26 (+13.5%)
#21	Allen	3.0 per 1k	+143	-12 (-7.7%)	+9 (+4.0%)
#22	Delaware	3.0 per 1k	+62	-35 (-36.1%)	+46 (+27.4%)
#23	Mercer	3.0 per 1k	+20	-36 (-64.3%)	-29 (-26.1%)
#24	Washington	3.0 per 1k	+34	+19 (+126.7%)	+94 (+303.2%)
#25	Auglaize	2.9 per 1k	+18	-49 (-73.1%)	-29 (-24.6%)
#26	Wood	2.9 per 1k	+23	-23 (-50.0%)	+7 (+6.9%)
#27	Clinton	2.8 per 1k	+18	-12 (-40.0%)	-21 (-25.0%)
#28	Huron	2.8 per 1k	+53	-54 (-50.5%)	+15 (+7.1%)
#29	Clark	2.7 per 1k	+28	-11 (-28.2%)	-2 (-2.4%)
#30	Crawford	2.7 per 1k	+52	-24 (-31.6%)	+17 (+13.7%)
#31	Shelby	2.7 per 1k	+38	-25 (-39.7%)	-1 (-0.9%)
#32	Fulton	2.6 per 1k	+30	-16 (-34.8%)	+21 (+24.7%)
#33	Meigs	2.6 per 1k	+29	-2 (-6.5%)	+75 (+96.2%)
#34	Miami	2.6 per 1k	+13	-22 (-62.9%)	+7 (+9.0%)
#35	Morgan	2.6 per 1k	+19	0 (0.0%)	+41 (+67.2%)
#36	Belmont	2.5 per 1k	+46	-41 (-47.1%)	-30 (-13.9%)
#37	Union	2.5 per 1k	+37	-14 (-27.5%)	+3 (+2.8%)
#38	Licking	2.4 per 1k	+141	-37 (-20.8%)	+94 (+21.2%)
#39	Wyandot	2.4 per 1k	+288	-84 (-22.6%)	-34 (-7.8%)
#40	Lake	2.3 per 1k	+54	-9 (-14.3%)	+40 (+23.8%)
#41	Lorain	2.3 per 1k	+64	-57 (-47.1%)	-1 (-0.4%)
#42	Monroe	2.3 per 1k	+41	+6 (+17.1%)	+83 (+103.8%)
#43	Putnam	2.3 per 1k	+32	-26 (-44.8%)	-3 (-2.6%)
#44	Madison	2.2 per 1k	+13	-16 (-55.2%)	0 (0.0%)
#45	Muskingum	2.2 per 1k	+141	-39 (-21.7%)	+103 (+23.8%)
#46	Ashland	2.1 per 1k	+127	-41 (-24.4%)	+98 (+27.1%)
#47	Hamilton	2.1 per 1k	+32	-40 (-55.6%)	-20 (-13.4%)
#48	Hocking	2.1 per 1k	+42	+5 (+13.5%)	+105 (+101.9%)
#49	Mahoning	2.1 per 1k	+101	-50 (-33.1%)	+100 (+31.4%)
#50	Montgomery	2.1 per 1k	+21	-27 (-56.3%)	-11 (-9.3%)
#51	Seneca	2.0 per 1k	+50	-31 (-38.3%)	+26 (+15.0%)
#52	Summit	2.0 per 1k	+87	-32 (-26.9%)	+39 (+13.4%)
#53	Vinton	2.0 per 1k	+40	-21 (-34.4%)	+23 (+19.3%)
#54	Warren	2.0 per 1k	+22	-15 (-40.5%)	+9 (+9.4%)
#55	Williams	1.9 per 1k	+58	-35 (-37.6%)	+26 (+13.8%)
#56	Champaign	1.8 per 1k	+27	-42 (-60.9%)	-10 (-6.4%)
#57	Erie	1.8 per 1k	+27	-20 (-42.6%)	+23 (+21.7%)
#58	Medina	1.8 per 1k	+93	-37 (-28.5%)	+118 (+44.4%)
#59	Ottawa	1.8 per 1k	+27	-6 (-18.2%)	+24 (+38.7%)
#60	Portage	1.8 per 1k	+107	-39 (-26.7%)	+75 (+20.1%)
#61	Tuscarawas	1.8 per 1k	+250	-7 (-2.7%)	+202 (+33.9%)
#62	Greene	1.7 per 1k	+36	-9 (-20.0%)	+15 (+16.9%)
#63	Harrison	1.7 per 1k	+86	-46 (-34.8%)	+55 (+16.4%)
#64	Jackson	1.7 per 1k	+79	+12 (+17.9%)	+133 (+90.5%)
#65	Logan	1.7 per 1k	+39	-50 (-56.2%)	-14 (-7.6%)
#66	Scioto	1.7 per 1k	+60	-18 (-23.1%)	+77 (+47.8%)
#67	Lawrence	1.6 per 1k	+36	0 (0.0%)	+74 (+89.2%)
#68	Adams	1.5 per 1k	+68	-52 (-43.3%)	+32 (+10.8%)
#69	Butler	1.5 per 1k	+40	-33 (-45.2%)	+26 (+18.4%)
#70	Carroll	1.5 per 1k	+153	-21 (-12.1%)	+113 (+27.2%)
#71	Cuyahoga	1.5 per 1k	+42	-3 (-6.7%)	+47 (+33.1%)
#72	Guernsey	1.5 per 1k	+123	-28 (-18.5%)	+100 (+32.2%)
#73	Highland	1.5 per 1k	+74	-12 (-14.0%)	+24 (+12.2%)
#74	Richland	1.5 per 1k	+107	-87 (-44.8%)	+19 (+4.8%)
#75	Columbiana	1.4 per 1k	+139	-56 (-28.7%)	+95 (+22.5%)
#76	Preble	1.4 per 1k	+26	-23 (-46.9%)	-10 (-9.0%)
#77	Geauga	1.3 per 1k	+133	-27 (-16.9%)	+47 (+13.0%)
#78	Knox	1.3 per 1k	+132	-100 (-43.1%)	+92 (+19.9%)
#79	Pike	1.3 per 1k	+47	-18 (-27.7%)	+32 (+21.2%)
#80	Stark	1.3 per 1k	+143	-48 (-25.1%)	+94 (+22.9%)
#81	Wayne	1.2 per 1k	+103	-33 (-24.3%)	+80 (+26.5%)
#82	Noble	1.1 per 1k	+62	-5 (-7.5%)	+68 (+45.3%)
#83	Ashtabula	0.9 per 1k	+223	-42 (-15.8%)	+156 (+24.8%)
#84	Clermont	0.9 per 1k	+62	-46 (-42.6%)	0 (0.0%)
#85	Coshocton	0.9 per 1k	+272	-42 (-13.4%)	+256 (+36.6%)
#86	Holmes	0.9 per 1k	+182	-46 (-20.2%)	+227 (+44.5%)
#87	Brown	0.8 per 1k	+59	-30 (-33.7%)	0 (0.0%)
#88	Trumbull	0.8 per 1k	+226	-64 (-22.1%)	+189 (+27.0%)