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Coshocton, Ashtabula Counties Lead Fall Wild Turkey Gun Harvest"
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,555 wild turkeys during Ohio's ninth annual fall turkey gun-hunting season that was open in 36 counties Oct. 9 to24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The preliminary figure is a decrease from last year's preliminary gun-season total of 1,853 birds.Coshocton County posted the largest number of wild turkey kills during the period at 80, followed by Ashtabula County with 75. Columbiana County recorded 46. About 170,000 wild turkeys inhabit the Buckeye State's 88 counties, ODNR officials said.There's still time for hunters to take advantage of mild fall weather and a good wild turkey population. The archery-only portion of the wild turkey hunting season began Oct. 25 and will run through Nov. 28, ODNR officials said. During the archery-only portion of the fall turkey hunt, hours are a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset. Hunters must have a fall turkey permit as well as a 2004 Ohio hunting license to participate in the fall season."