Ohio's recent deer hunting trends show a movement from muzzleloaders to bows. Will that trend continue in 2026?

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Chase Mortenson showed up when it counted on the second day of the Minnesota muzzleloader hunt. He was hunting in the blind his brother would have been using, had he not declined the opportunity.

Hunting with a muzzleloader can be a pain. Even if you don’t use an old-school flintlock or caplock, you probably don't look forward to the time of year when you have to trade your deer rifle for an ...

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CAMP RIPLEY - Kicking off its fifth year, the black powder hunt held on Camp Ripley for deployed soldiers opened with a brief orientation Monday "We are excited to have so many participants this year ...

MONTPELIER — Hunters will still have several days of archery and muzzleloader deer hunting to enjoy in Vermont after the regular deer season ends Nov. 27. Archery deer hunting continues Nov. 28 ...

COLUMBUS — Hunters checked 13,476 white-tailed deer from Jan. 4 to Jan. 7 during Ohio’s muzzleloader hunting season, according to a press release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division ...

Hunters took 13,055 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader hunting season that ended on Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of ...

The annual deer take stayed for nine seasons at fewer than 200,000, bottoming out at 172,049 in 2018-19. The harvest hit ...

The end of hunting season in Ohio means deer hunters can start using muzzleloader rifles. A muzzleloader is a firearm that is only loaded through the open end of the barrel, also known as the muzzle.