3 hunters sentenced after skipping mandatory deer game-check procedures

3 hunters sentenced after skipping mandatory deer game-check procedures

Carrollton, OH – Authorities with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife are using a recent case to remind hunters what can happen if they skip required game‑check procedures. During the 2025–26 deer season, wildlife officers in Carroll and Tuscarawas counties discovered that three individuals had harvested deer without completing the mandatory game‑check process—something investigators say they had also failed to do in pr…