The Ohio Wildlife Council approved new white-tailed deer hunting limits in Athens, Meigs, Morgan, and Washington counties for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ohio Wildlife Council approved new white-tailed deer hunting limits in Athens, Meigs, Morgan, and Washington counties for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.Beginning Dec. 1, the opening day of the seven-day deer gun season, the bag limit for Athens, Meigs, and Washington counties is reduced to one deer.
The limit reduction is due to an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease . According to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is a viral disease that primarily affects white-tailed deer, though it can also impact mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and domestic ruminants like sheep, cows, and goats. It’s caused by two related viruses: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease virus and bluetongue virus .The affected counties will still have a three-deer limit until Sunday, Nov. 30.Police release bodycam video from fatal Maple Heights home invasionCommunity members learn about Aerozone transportation study that centers around Hopkins Airport
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