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Is deer season open in Ohio?
Every Ohio deer season for 2026-27 from Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, open or closed on the day you pick, and when the next one opens.
Ohio deer seasons 2026-27
Ohio's Deer gun, statewide season runs Nov 30 to Dec 6, 2026.
- Deer archery (Disease surveillance area) · Disease surveillance area onlySep 12 to Feb 7, 2027
- Deer archery (Statewide)Sep 26 to Feb 7, 2027
- Early deer gun, disease surveillance area · Disease surveillance area onlyOct 10 to Oct 12
- Youth deer gun, statewide · youth hunters onlyNov 21 to Nov 22
- Deer gun, statewideNov 30 to Dec 6 · Dec 19 to Dec 20
- Deer muzzleloader, statewideJan 2 to Jan 5
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s 2026-27 Hunting and Trapping Season Dates, checked November 2026.
Deer season · Ohio · Today. Yes. Ohio's Deer archery (Statewide) season is open today, Sep 26 to Feb 7, 2027.
Deer season · Ohio · Today
Season openYes. Ohio's Deer archery (Statewide) season is open today, Sep 26 to Feb 7, 2027.
Also open today in some areas:
- Deer archery (Disease surveillance area), Sep 12 to Feb 7, 2027: Disease surveillance area
- Deer archery (Disease surveillance area) · Disease surveillance area
- Deer archery (Statewide)
- Early deer gun, disease surveillance area · Disease surveillance area
- Youth deer gun, statewide
- Deer gun, statewide
- Deer muzzleloader, statewide
Deer archery (Disease surveillance area)ArcheryOpen
Sep 12 to Feb 7, 2027
Disease surveillance area only
Ohio's wording
"Deer archery • Disease surveillance area | Sept. 12, 2026 | Feb. 7, 2027 | See bag limit map"
Deer archery (Statewide)ArcheryOpen
Sep 26 to Feb 7, 2027
Ohio's wording
"Deer archery • Statewide | Sept. 26, 2026 | Feb. 7, 2027 | See bag limit map"
Early deer gun, disease surveillance areaFirearm
Oct 10 to Oct 12
Disease surveillance area only
Ohio's wording
"Early deer gun, disease surveillance area | Oct. 10, 2026 | Oct. 12, 2026 | See bag limit map"
Youth deer gun, statewideYouth
Nov 21 to Nov 22
Youth hunters only
Ohio's wording
"Youth deer gun, statewide | Nov. 21, 2026 | Nov. 22, 2026 | See bag limit map"
Deer gun, statewideFirearm
Nov 30 to Dec 6 · Dec 19 to Dec 20
Ohio's wording
"Deer gun, statewide | Nov. 30, 2026 Dec. 19, 2026 | Dec. 6, 2026 Dec. 20, 2026 | See bag limit map"
Deer muzzleloader, statewideMuzzleloader
Jan 2 to Jan 5
Ohio's wording
"Deer muzzleloader, statewide | Jan. 2, 2027 | Jan. 5, 2027 | See bag limit map"
Hunter orange
"Hunt or take any wild animal except waterfowl, from one-half hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset, during the youth deer gun season, deer gun season or the deer muzzleloading season, unless such person is visibly wearing a vest, jacket or coveralls colored solid hunter orange, or camouflage hunter orange;"
More from Ohio's rules
"(4) Youth deer gun season is open November 21 and 22, 2026, for persons seventeen years of age and younger. All deer gun season rules apply to these dates."
"(5) Deer gun season is open from the first Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Sunday and is open on December 19 and 20, 2026."
"(3) Deer gun season is open in disease surveillance area 2021-01 from October 10, 2026, through October 12, 2026. All deer gun season rules apply to these dates within disease surveillance area 2021-01."
Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Ohio’s 2026-27 Hunting and Trapping Season Dates, checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
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