OHIO

HUNTING AND TRAPPING

REGULATIONS 2022-23
Effective SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
to AUGUST 31, 2023

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
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PUBLICATION 5085 (R0622)
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2022-23 OHIO HUNTING
& TRAPPING REGULATIONS
THIS SUMMARY is intended for the convenience of hunters and trappers and IS NOT
INTENDED to cover all laws and regulations. THIS SUMMARY is not intended for use as
evidence or as a defense in a criminal or civil case. Because of possible changes, this summary
may not be an accurate reflection of the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code,
which contains the details of these regulations. Copies of the actual laws are available for
review at each Division of Wildlife district office and online at codes.ohio.gov.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEASONS & DATES 4
WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING 6
WILD TURKEY HUNTING 14
GAME CHECK: DEER & TURKEY HUNTING 16
WATERFOWL & MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING 18
SMALL GAME & FURBEARER HUNTING 24
YOUTH HUNTING 26
FURBEARER TRAPPING 29
LICENSES & PERMITS 33
GENERAL INFORMATION 39
LEGAL DEFINITIONS 44
SUNRISE & SUNSET TABLES 46
STATE WILDLIFE OFFICERS 48

2022-23 CHANGES
Changes from the previous regulations booklet are listed in red text.
 Deer bag limits were updated in 18 counties. See page 6 for the deer county
bag limit map.
 The definition of a crossbow was updated to include bows with differing
limb and stock configurations. See page 44.
 New DSA special season. See page 13.
 The Disease Surveillance Area (DSA) was expanded to cover all of Wyandot,
Hardin, and Marion counties. See page 12.
 The fall wild turkey season length was reduced. Season dates are Oct. 8 to
Nov. 13 in select counties. See page 14.
 A person may hunt with a legally concealed firearm. See page 39.

On the cover: Mallards

photo by Matthew Hicks
 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS

SEASONS & DATES

SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE PAGE

Deer Archery Sept. 24, 2022 Feb. 5, 2023 6

White-tailed Youth Deer Gun Nov. 19, 2022 Nov. 20, 2022 6
Deer Nov. 28, 2022 Dec. 4, 2022
Deer Gun 6
HUNTING Dec. 17, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022
Deer Muzzleloader Jan. 7, 2023 Jan. 10, 2023 6
SEE PAGE 13 FOR DSA COUNTIES AND SEASONS

Fall Turkey: (Select Counties) Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 13, 2022 14

Youth Spring Turkey April 15, 2023 April 16, 2023 14
Wild Turkey
Spring Turkey: South Zone
HUNTING April 22, 2023 May 21, 2023 14
(except for Lake La Su An)
Spring Turkey: Northeast Zone April 29, 2023 May 28, 2023 14

American Crow June 3, 2022 March 5, 2023

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(Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only) June 2, 2023 March 3, 2024
Squirrel (red, gray, and fox) Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 24
Ruffed Grouse (public land) Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 27, 2022 24
Ruffed Grouse (private land) Oct. 8, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023 24
Cottontail Rabbit Nov. 4, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 24
Ring-necked Pheasant Nov. 4, 2022 Jan. 8, 2023 24
Small Game
& Furbearer Bobwhite Quail
Nov. 4, 2022 Nov. 27, 2022 24
(Select Counties and Wildlife Areas)
HUNTING
Fox (red and gray), Raccoon, Skunk,
Nov. 10, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 24
Opossum, and Weasel
Coyote No closed season 24
Feral Swine (wild boar) No closed season 24
Groundhog No closed season 24
Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 23, 2022
Youth Small Game 24
Oct. 29, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022

Fox (red and gray), Raccoon, Skunk,

Nov. 10, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 29
Opossum, and Weasel
Mink, Muskrat Nov. 10, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 29
Furbearer Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum,
TRAPPING Nov. 10, 2022 March 15, 2023 29
Skunk, Weasel: (Select Counties)
Beaver Dec. 26, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 29
River Otter Dec. 26, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 29

The Division of Wildlife is funded primarily by the sale of hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and federal
aid from an excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment. Money generated allows the Division of Wildlife to
conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all.

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
SEASONS & DATES
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE PAGE

Early Canada Geese Sept. 3, 2022 Sept. 11, 2022 18

Waterfowl Teal (Blue-winged, Green-winged,
Sept. 3, 2022 Sept. 18, 2022 18
HUNTING and Cinnamon)

Youth Waterfowl Hunters 17 years old or younger Oct. 1, 2022 Oct. 2, 2022 19
HUNTING
Military Waterfowl Active duty military and veterans Oct. 1, 2022 Oct. 2, 2022 19
HUNTING
Oct. 15, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022
Lake Erie Geese (Canada, White-fronted,
Nov. 5, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022 19
Marsh Zone Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant
Jan. 1, 2023 Feb. 5, 2023
Waterfowl Oct. 15, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022
HUNTING Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers 19
Nov. 5, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022

Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022

North Zone 19
Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant Nov. 12, 2022 Feb. 6, 2023
Waterfowl Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022
HUNTING Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers 19
Nov. 12, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023

Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022

South Zone 19
Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant Nov. 19, 2022 Feb. 13, 2023
Waterfowl Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022
HUNTING Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers 19
Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 29, 2023

Dove Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 6, 2022

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(Mourning and Eurasian-collared) Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023
Rail (Virginia, Sora) Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 9, 2022 18
Migratory Bird Common Gallinule Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 9, 2022 18
HUNTING
Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 23, 2022
Wilson's Snipe 18
Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023
American Woodcock Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 21, 2022 18

HUNTER ORANGE REQUIRED

Hunting any wild animal (except waterfowl) from 30
minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset during
the youth deer gun season, deer gun seasons, and the
deer muzzleloader season is unlawful unless the hunter
is visibly wearing a vest, coat, jacket, or coveralls that are
either solid hunter orange or camouflage hunter orange.
This requirement applies statewide
on both public and private land.

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
W H I T E -TA I L E D DE E R HU N T IN G
WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE BAG LIMIT

Archery Sept. 24, 2022 Feb. 5, 2023 Only one may be antlered.
Youth Gun Nov. 19, 2022 Nov. 20, 2022 You may not exceed an
Nov. 28, 2022 Dec. 4, 2022 individual county bag limit.
Gun
Dec. 17, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022 The statewide bag
Muzzleloader Jan. 7, 2023 Jan. 10, 2023 limit is six deer.

2022-23 COUNTY BAG LIMIT MAP

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Additional restrictions apply See page 13 for DSA deer

when hunting deer on public land. hunting seasons in Hardin,
See page 7 for more information. Marion and Wyandot counties.

A hunter may harvest no more than two deer in a two-deer county during
TWO DEER the 2022-23 season. A hunter may use two either-sex permits, two deer
COUNTY
management permits, or one of each.

A hunter may harvest no more than three deer in a three-deer county during
THREE DEER the 2022-23 season. A hunter may use three either-sex permits, three deer
COUNTY
management permits, or any combination.

A hunter may harvest no more than four deer in a four-deer county during
FOUR DEER the 2022-23 season. A hunter may use four either-sex permits, four deer
COUNTY
management permits, or any combination.

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 DEER HUNTING HOURS permits are not valid on public lands, ex-

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Hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 cept Andreoff, Big Island, Killdeer Plains,
minutes after sunset. Lake La Su An, and Wyandot wildlife areas,
and authorized controlled hunts.
Hunters are not required to buy an either-
DEER TAG AND CHECK sex deer permit before purchasing a deer
A hunter is required to complete the game management permit.
check process following the harvest of a
white-tailed deer. See page 16 for more in- DEER HUNTING
formation.
ON PUBLIC LAND
No more than one antlerless deer may be
DEER BAG LIMITS taken from all public hunting areas per li-
A hunter may kill no more than one cense year. A list of public hunting areas is
antlered deer during the 2022-23 season available at wildohio.gov. Authorized Divi-
regardless of where or how it is taken. sion of Wildlife controlled hunts, Andreoff,
An antlered deer has at least one antler 3 Big Island, Wyandot, Killdeer Plains Wildlife
inches or longer in length. Area in Wyandot County, and Lake La Su An
Wildlife Area in Williams County, are exempt.

DEER HUNTING PERMITS

In addition to your valid Ohio hunting CONTROLLED DEER HUNTS
license, you must purchase an either-sex The Division of Wildlife conducts con-
deer permit or a deer management permit trolled hunts on areas not normally open
to hunt deer in Ohio, unless exempted. to hunting. For information about con-
trolled hunts, visit wildohio.gov, go to the
 The either-sex deer permit is valid state- HuntFish OH app, or call 1-800-WILDLIFE

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wide from Sept. 24, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2023. (1-800-945-3543). A deer harvested during
In the disease surveillance area, the ei- a controlled hunt does not count toward a
ther-sex deer permit is valid from Sept. county and statewide bag limit.
10, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2023.
Permits are selected by computer gener-
 The deer management permit is valid ated random drawings. The application
from Sept. 24 to Nov. 27, 2022. period is July 1 through July 31 annually.
In the disease surveillance area, the deer Hunters may apply at wildohio.gov, on the
management permit is valid from Sept. HuntFish OH app, or by calling 1-866-703-
10 to Nov. 27, 2022. 1928 with a convenience fee.
Deer management permits may be used in
EITHER-SEX DEER PERMIT controlled hunts not administered by the
The either-sex deer permit is good for Division of Wildlife if the entity holding
an antlered or antlerless deer and is the hunt has received authorization from
valid statewide. This permit may be used the chief of the Division of Wildlife. It is the
during any of the deer hunting seasons hunter’s responsibility to check with the
and controlled hunts. This permit may be agency administering the hunt to see deer
purchased individually throughout the management permits may be used.
entire deer season. No more than one deer
may be antlered during the 2022-23 season.

DEER MANAGEMENT PERMIT

Deer management permits may be used to
take antlerless deer. The permits are valid
on private land from Sept. 24 to Nov. 27,
2022. In the disease surveillance area, deer
management permits are valid from Sept.
10 to Nov. 27, 2022. Deer management

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 HUNTING OTHER GAME DURING DEER SEASONS
W H I T E -TA I L E D DE E R HU N T IN G

YOUTH DEER GUN SEASONS DEER MUZZLELOADER SEASON

NOVEMBER 19-20, 2022 JANUARY 7-10, 2023

and DEER GUN SEASONS All persons (except waterfowl hunters)

DSA ONLY: OCTOBER 8-10, 2022 hunting during the deer muzzleloader
NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 4, 2022 season are required to wear hunter or-
DECEMBER 17-18, 2022 ange. This includes archery hunters.

All persons (except waterfowl hunt- A HUNTER MAY:

ers) hunting during the youth deer gun 1. Hunt with a legal muzzleloader or
season and gun seasons are required archery equipment. Hunters must
to wear hunter orange. This includes ar- possess a valid hunting license and a
chery hunters. valid deer permit.
A HUNTER MAY: 2. Hunt other legal game with a
1. Hunt legal game and furbearers, in- shotgun using shot No. 4 or smaller.
cluding coyote and feral swine (wild 3. Hunt waterfowl with any size shot.
boar).
4. Hunt furbearers, except coyote and
2. Hunt other legal game with a shot- feral swine, from 30 minutes after
gun using shot No. 4 or smaller. sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
3. Hunt waterfowl with any size shot. if the season is open.
4. Hunt furbearers, except coyote A HUNTER MAY NOT:
and feral swine (wild boar), from 30
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1. Hunt with anything other than a .38

minutes after sunset to 30 minutes caliber muzzleloading rifle or larger,
before sunrise. or archery equipment.
5. Hunt with archery equipment. 2. Possess shotgun slugs or rifle
cartridges while hunting.
A HUNTER MAY NOT:
1. Possess or use slugs and rifle ammu- 3. Hunt deer, coyote, or feral swine
nition, unless the hunter is pursuing (wild boar) from 30 minutes after
deer. sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
2. Hunt deer, coyote, or feral swine
(wild boar) between 30 minutes after
sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.

ORDER ONLINE TO GET SIX ISSUES FOR ONLY $5

Go to wildohio.gov to sign up online,
or visit any store that sells hunting
licenses and sign up to have the
magazine mailed to you.
photo by KIRK PATRICK
 LEGAL DEER HUNTING

WHIT E - TAI L E D DE E R H U NT I NG
EQUIPMENT
ARCHERY SEASON
Longbow or Bow: The minimum draw weight is
40 pounds. This includes compound bows and
recurve bows. The arrow tip needs a minimum
of two cutting edges, which may be exposed
or unexposed and a minimum 3/4-inch width.
Expandable and mechanical broadheads are legal.
Crossbow: The minimum draw weight is 75
pounds. The arrow tip needs a minimum of photo by JOSEPH KERNS
two cutting edges, which may be exposed or
unexposed and a minimum 3/4-inch width. DEER CARCASS
Expandable and mechanical broadheads are legal.
REGULATIONS
GUN SEASON To minimize risk of spreading CWD, pos-
Shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller shotgun using one sessing high-risk carcass parts from Cervids
ball or one rifled slug per barrel (rifled shotgun (deer, moose, elk, and caribou) harvested
barrels are permitted when using shotgun slug anywhere outside of Ohio or removed from
ammunition). a disease surveillance area is prohibited.
Straight-walled cartridge rifles: All straight- Only the following parts may be pos-
walled cartridge calibers from a minimum of .357
to a maximum of .50 (includes .350 Legend).
sessed from any Cervid imported from
anywhere outside of Ohio or removed
Straight-Walled Cartridge from a disease surveillance area: de-

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boned meat; meat that is cut and securely
LEGAL
wrappedeither commercially or privately
with no part of the spinal column or head
Cartridge with Shoulder attached; quarters or other portions of
meat with no part of the spinal column or
ILLEGAL head attached; antlers; antlers attached to
a skull cap from which all soft tissue has
been removed; upper canine teeth from
Shotguns and straight-walled cartridge rifles
can be loaded with no more than three shells which all soft tissue has been removed;
in the chamber and magazine combined. hides and capes without any part of the
head or lymph nodes attached; finished
Archery equipment: See Archery Season, above. taxidermy mounts; and soft body tissue
Muzzleloading rifle: .38 caliber or larger. wrapped and packaged for use by a diag-
nostic research laboratory.
Muzzleloading shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller
using one ball per barrel. Out of state hunters traveling through
Handgun: With a 5-inch minimum length barrel,
Ohio may possess any Cervidae carcass (or
using straight-walled cartridges .357 caliber or part of a carcass), provided the carcass or
larger. The barrel is measured from the front of parts are not off-loaded from the vehicle.
the cylinder or chamber to the end of the barrel. Hunters returning to Ohio with a com-
plete cervidae carcass or parts NOT on the
MUZZLELOADER SEASON
list above, as well as hunters who wish to
Muzzleloading rifle: .38 caliber or larger. move a complete carcass or parts NOT on
Muzzleloading shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller using the list above, out of Disease Surveillance
one ball per barrel. Areas, may do so provided that they pres-
ent the complete carcass or parts not listed
Archery equipment: See Archery Season, above.
above to a certified taxidermist or proces-
You can carry only one HUNTING implement while sor within 24 hours of entering the state or
hunting deer. (See Concealed Handguns on page 39) leaving a Disease Surveillance Area.

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 A DEER HUNTER MAY DO THE FOLLOWING:
W H I T E -TA I L E D DE E R HU N T IN G
1. A successful deer hunter may aid or 7. Use a leashed dog to recover a wound-
assist another hunter who is hunting ed deer.
deer if the deer permit has been filled 8. Hunt coyote and feral swine (wild
in, he or she does not carry any hunt- boar) during the deer gun season, the
ing implement commonly used to kill youth deer gun season, and the deer
wild animals, and has a valid hunting muzzleloader season with a hunting
license. Those persons exempted from license and a valid deer permit, using
having a hunting license and deer per- firearms legal for deer hunting while
mits for deer hunting on their prop- visibly wearing a vest, coat, jacket, or
erty are required to have a hunting coveralls colored solid hunter orange
license and deer permit to aid another or camouflage hunter orange. See
hunter off of their property or hunt page 8.
deer off of their property.
9. Deer archery hunt during the youth
2. Take more than one deer per day as deer gun season, if the archery hunter
long as the harvested animal's infor- is not accompanying a hunter partici-
mation has been recorded on the per- pating in the youth deer gun season
mit or submitted to game check. and is wearing hunter orange (See
3. Leave a deer or deer parts with a Youth Deer Gun Season, page 26).
taxidermist, fur buyer, cold storage, 10. A person legally allowed to possess a
locker plant, or meat processing plant concealed handgun may carry a con-
as long as the confirmation code is cealed handgun while hunting. They
attached to the animal and all of its may also hunt with their concealed
separate parts. Persons receiving a handgun as long as it meets all of the
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deer from another person must keep requirements for the game that is be-
the confirmation code with the animal ing hunted (barrel length, caliber, sea-
and all of its separate parts. son, etc.). If a person chooses to hunt
4. Hunt deer over bait, except on public with a concealed handgun that meets
land and in the Disease Surveillance all requirements, they may not carry
Area. Restrictions apply, see pages 12 an additional hunting implement.
13, 40, and 44. 11. Deer archery hunt during all deer
5. Carry a printed or electronic copy of gun seasons. Archery hunters must
the deer permit. comply with the hunter orange re-
quirement and follow all regulations
6. Possess a communication device. specific to the deer gun season.

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 A DEER HUNTER MAY NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:

WHIT E - TAI L E D DE E R H U NT I NG
1. Hunt or pursue deer with a shotgun or 11. Pursue wounded deer or other wild
specific straight-walled cartridge rifle animals or recover dead deer or oth-
loaded with more than three shells er wild animals from private property
in the chamber and magazine com- without the written permission of the
bined. landowner.
2. Hunt with any rifle or possess rifle am- 12. Construct, place, or use a permanent-
munition during the deer muzzleload- type tree stand, or place spikes, nails,
er season, other than a muzzleloading wires, or other metal objects into a
rifle .38 caliber or larger. tree to act as steps or to hold a tree
stand on public hunting lands. It is
3. Hunt or take a deer with a gun or
also unlawful to make any of these
possess a loaded firearm while going
changes to trees on private property
to and from deer hunting during the
without first getting the permission
deer gun seasons, the youth deer gun
of the landowner or the landowner’s
season, and the deer muzzleloader
authorized agent.
season at any time other than 30 min-
utes before sunrise to 30 minutes after 13. Check a deer as a landowner if the
sunset. Muzzleloading firearms are hunter is a tenant of the property, un-
considered unloaded when the cap less the tenant is an individual who
is removed or priming powder is re- resides on land for which he or she
moved from the pan, or when the bat- pays rent and whose annual income
tery is removed on electronic systems. is primarily derived from agricultural
production conducted on that land.
4. Use a muzzleloading handgun to hunt

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deer. 14. Receive or possess a deer or parts of
a deer unless such deer or deer part
5. Have more than one hunting firearm
is tagged as required, or unless the
while hunting deer.
deer or part of a deer has a statement
6. Carry a firearm while deer hunting showing when and where legally
with a longbow or crossbow. Except as taken, the date received, and from
noted in No. 10 under A Deer Hunter whom received; or a Division of Wild-
May Do the Following. life tag, seal, or certificate or other
proof of ownership which shows the
7. Have attached to a longbow or cross-
deer was killed by a motor vehicle
bow any mechanical, electrical, or
in Ohio; or an official tag or seal and
electronic device capable of project-
valid nonresident license issued by
ing a visible beam of light. This does
another state if taken from outside
not include a device such as a range
Ohio; or certificate of ownership or
finder that utilizes nonvisible light.
receipt issued by a law enforcement
8. Use dogs to hunt deer. Leashed dogs officer. Shed antlers do not require a
may be used to track wounded deer. certificate of ownership or receipt by
a wildlife officer.
9. Possess shotshells containing shot
during any deer gun season. Deer 15. It is illegal to submit a game check
hunters may not possess shotshells. under the account of anyone other
than the hunter who harvested the
10. Hunt coyote or feral swine (wild boar)
animal.
between 30 minutes after sunset and
30 minutes before sunrise during the
deer gun seasons, the youth deer
gun season, and the deer muzzle-
loader season.

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 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
W H I T E -TA I L E D DE E R HU N T IN G
KNOW THE FACTS
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease of white-tailed deer. There
is no strong evidence that CWD is transmissible to humans. The first confirmed case of
CWD in Ohio was at a hunting preserve in Holmes County in 2014. Since then, 25 deer,
from four captive facilities in Holmes and Wayne counties have tested positive for CWD.
In December of 2020, Ohio confirmed its first CWD-positive wild deer in Wyandot County,
a mature buck that was taken to a local taxidermist as part of routine CWD surveillance.
In January of 2021, a positive yearling doe was harvested during a controlled hunt on the
Killdeer Plains Refuge. Eight hunter-harvested deer tested positive during the 2021-22
deer season in southern Wyandot and northern Marion counties and one additional posi-
tive deer was removed through targeted shooting in March 2022. To monitor prevalence
and implement regulations to slow the spread of the disease, a Disease Surveillance Area
(DSA) was established in June 2021 and has been expanded in 2022 to include all of
Wyandot, Hardin, and Marion counties.

PROTECT OHIO’S DEER HERD PRECAUTIONS FOR HUNTERS

 Properly dispose of a deer carcass. Be A deer infected with CWD typically does
sure to double-bag all high-risk parts not immediately show signs of the disease.
(brain, spinal cord, eyes, and lymphoid As the disease progresses, the animal be-
tissues) and dispose of them with your gins to lose body condition and stagger,
household trash. carry its head and ears lowered, drool ex-
 It is illegal to bring high-risk carcass cessively, and show little fear of humans.
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parts into Ohio from anywhere outside They will eventually lose body condition
the state, or to remove high-risk carcass and appear weak and emaciated.
parts from a disease surveillance area,  Wear rubber gloves when field-dressing
unless the animal is delivered to a Di- and thoroughly wash your hands and
vision of Wildlife certified processor or instruments after field-dressing and
taxidermist within 24 hours (see Deer butchering.
Carcass Regulations on page 9).
 Bone out the meat from your animal and
 Contact a Division of Wildlife district of- minimize the handling of brain and spi-
fice or state wildlife officer if you see a nal tissues.
deer that appears sick, is acting abnor-
mally, or has a visible ear tag.  Do not eat the brain, spinal cord, eyes,
spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes.
 The Division of Wildlife has a Disease Sur-
veillance Area (DSA), 2021-01, which in-  Do not consume meat from any animal
cludes all of Hardin, Marion, and Wyan- that tests positive for CWD.
dot counties.  Hunters may have a harvested deer test-
ed at the Ohio Department of Agricul-
DSA RULES INCLUDE: ture’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Labo-
 The placement of or use of bait (salt, ratory. Call (614) 728-6220 for more
minerals, or any food) to attract or feed information.
deer within the Disease Surveillance
Area (DSA) boundaries is prohibited, as
is the hunting of deer by the aid of bait.
 Normal agricultural activities, includ-
ing feeding domestic animals, as well
as hunting deer over food plots, natu-
rally occurring or cultivated plants, and
agricultural crops are not prohibited in
the DSA.

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 DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AREA (DSA)

WHIT E - TAI L E D DE E R H U NT I NG
COUNTIES: HARDIN, WYANDOT, AND MARION

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SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE TO STAY UP TO DATE
DSA Archery Sept. 10, 2022 Feb. 5, 2023
DSA Early Gun Oct. 8, 2022 Oct. 10, 2022
DSA Youth Gun Nov. 19, 2022 Nov. 20, 2022

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DSA Gun Nov. 28, 2022 Dec. 4, 2022
DSA Bonus Gun Dec. 17, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022
DSA Muzzleloader Jan. 7, 2023 Jan. 10, 2023

Scan the QR code with your mobile device for current information or vist wildohio.gov.

MANDATORY SAMPLING FOR DEER HARVESTED

WITHIN THE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AREA (DSA)
 Mandatory sampling is required for ALL deer harvested Oct. 8-10, Nov. 5-6, and 12-13
as well as the entire seven-day gun season. Staffed sampling locations will ONLY be
available during the seven-day gun season and ONLY at the addresses below.
Hunters can utilize self-serve kiosks to drop their deer off for testing throughout
the deer season. Participation is voluntary outside of the 14 mandatory days noted
above. Kiosk locations and dates of operation are available at wildohio.gov and in-
structions for sample submission will be provided at the kiosk.

BIG ISLAND KILLDEER PLAINS WYANDOT COUNTY

Wildlife Area Headquarters Wildlife Area Headquarters Fairgrounds
5389 Larue-Prospect Rd West, 19100 CH 115 10171 OH 53
New Bloomington, OH 43341 Harpster, OH 43323 Upper Sandusky, OH 43351

RURAL KING HARDIN COUNTY MCGUFFEY

233 American Blvd Fairgrounds Conservation Club
Marion, OH 43302 14134 County Road 140 6950 Township Road 55
Kenton, OH 43326 Ada, OH 45810

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
W I L D T U R K E Y HU N T IN G
WILD TURKEY HUNTING
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE BAG LIMIT

Fall Wild Turkey: Select Counties Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 13, 2022 1 (either sex)
Youth Spring Wild Turkey April 15, 2023 April 16, 2023

Spring Wild Turkey: South Zone 1 bearded

April 22, 2023 May 21, 2023
(except for Lake La Su An Wildlife Area) turkey

Spring Wild Turkey: Northeast Zone April 29, 2023 May 28, 2023
The spring 2023 wild turkey hunting season opens on a Saturday in both zones

WILD TURKEY BAG LIMITS TURKEY TAGGING AND CHECKING

; It shall be unlawful for any person to A hunter is required to complete the game
take or possess a wild turkey during the check process following the harvest of a
spring wild turkey season that does not wild turkey. See page 16 for information.
have a visible beard.
 The bag limit for the 2022 fall season is
one wild turkey of either sex.
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FALL AND SPRING

WILD TURKEY HUNTING
It is unlawful to hunt or take wild turkeys
with the aid or use of bait. An area is con-
sidered baited for 10 days after the com- YOUTH WILD TURKEY SEASON
plete removal of any bait.  A valid hunting license and wild turkey
permit are required, unless exempted.
It is unlawful to use a live decoy while hunt-
ing wild turkeys.  Special youth wild turkey hunts are
held on selected areas. See Youth Hunt-
It is unlawful to possess or use an electronic
ing on pages 26-27 for details.
calling device while hunting wild turkeys.
 Hunting hours for youth turkey season
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take a
are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.
wild turkey while it is in a tree.
It is unlawful to possess more than one hunt-
ing implement while turkey hunting. See FALL WILD TURKEY SEASON
Concealed Handgun License on page 39.  A valid Ohio hunting license and fall
A successful wild turkey hunter may aid or turkey permit are required, unless ex-
assist another hunter who is hunting wild empted.
turkeys if the turkey permit has been filled  A wild turkey of either sex may be hunt-
in, he or she does not carry any hunting ed during the fall season. The bag limit
implement commonly used to kill wild ani- is one turkey.
mals, and has a valid hunting license. Those  Fall wild turkey hunting hours are 30
persons exempted from having a hunting minutes before sunrise to sunset.
license and wild turkey permits for turkey
hunting on their property are required to  A harvested wild turkey must be
have a hunting license and turkey permit checked by 11:30 p.m. on the day of kill.
to aid another hunter off of their property  It is legal to use dogs to assist in taking
or hunt turkey off of their property. wild turkeys during the fall season only.

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 WILD T U RK E Y H U NT I NG
2022 FALL WILD TURKEY 2023 SPRING WILD TURKEY
OPEN COUNTIES MAP ZONE MAP

Counties open for fall hunting South Zone Northeast Zone

utes before sunrise to sunset.

SPRING WILD TURKEY SEASON
 The bag limit for the 2023 spring season  Northeast Zone wild turkey hunting
is one bearded wild turkey. hours from April 29 - May 7, 2023 are 30

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minutes before sunrise to noon.
 A valid Ohio hunting license and spring
turkey permit are required, unless ex-  Northeast Zone wild turkey hunting
empted. hours from May 8 - May 28, 2023 are 30
minutes before sunrise to sunset.
 The Northeast Zone is Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull  Lake La Su An Wildlife Area is open
counties. The South Zone is the re- only to wild turkey controlled permit
mainder of the state. holders during the spring season.
 A harvested wild turkey must be
 South Zone wild turkey hunting hours
from April 22 - 30, 2023 are 30 minutes checked by 11:30 p.m. on the day of kill.
before sunrise to noon.  It is legal to use a leashed dog to recov-
 South Zone wild turkey hunting hours
er wounded wild turkeys in the spring
from May 1 - May 21, 2023 are 30 min- turkey season.

LEGAL WILD TURKEY HUNTING EQUIPMENT

SEASON EQUIPMENT
Shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller shotgun using shot,
includes muzzleloading shotguns.

FALL AND Longbow or Bow: The minimum draw weight is 40 pounds. This includes com-
SPRING pound bows and recurve bows. The arrow tip needs to have a minimum of two
WILD TURKEY cutting edges which may be exposed or unexposed, and a minimum 3/4-inch
HUNTING width. Expandable and mechanical broadheads are legal.
SEASONS
Crossbow: The minimum draw weight is 75 pounds. The arrow tip needs to have
a minimum of two cutting edges which may be exposed or unexposed, and a
minimum 3/4-inch width. Expandable and mechanical broadheads are legal.

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
G AME C HE C K
GAME CHECK
All hunters who harvest a white-tailed deer  Exempt landowners call 1-866-703-1928
or wild turkey are required to complete the for operator-assisted landowner game
game check process. check. Fees apply.
For deer, the hunter must complete the  Complete game check through the Di-
game check process and receive a confir- vision of Wildlife's mobile application,
mation code by noon the day after the kill. HuntFish OH.
If the deer is killed on the last day of a sea-  Visit any authorized license sales agent.
son, it must be checked in by 11:30 p.m. on A list of sales agents may be found at
the day of the kill. For wild turkey, the hunt- wildohio.gov. Hunters do not need to
er must complete the game check process take their deer or turkey to the agent
and receive a confirmation code by 11:30 for the game check. Be sure to bring
p.m. on the same day it was killed. the permit number to the license agent.
Authorized license sales agents will be
FILL IN THE PERMIT OR TAG available for game check during normal
 Fill in the deer or wild turkey permit business hours.
immediately upon harvest and prior to Regardless of game check method, the
moving the carcass with the date, time hunter must provide the 10-digit permit
and county of kill. Submitting through number, which is printed in large numbers
the Division of Wildlife’s mobile appli- on every permit. Exempt landowners do
cation fulfills this requirement. A tem- not need to provide a permit number.
porary tag or mobile photo of a permit
does not fulfill this requirement. The The hunter must answer a series of ques-
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game must be tagged once the hunter tions. The hunter will be issued a confirma-
leaves the animal unattended or arrives tion code at the end of the process.
at a residence or temporary lodging. The confirmation code may be written on
 Exempt landowners are required to the corresponding permit or tag and at-
make a tag and include their name, tached to the game. When a hunter checks
date, time, and county of kill. Submit- a deer or wild turkey by internet, agent,
ting through the Division of Wildlife's or mobile application, they will receive a
mobile application fulfills this require- game check receipt with their confirmation
ment. The tag may remain unattached code printed on it. Hunters using the tele-
until the hunter arrives at a residence or phone game check method will receive the
temporary lodging. confirmation code over the phone. Hunt-
ers using the Division of Wildlife's mobile
 Once the hunter leaves the game unat- application will receive their confirmation
tended, the completed permit or tag, or code once their phone has service.
confirmation code, must be attached.
The permit or confirmation code is re- The confirmation code must remain at-
quired to remain with the game at all tached to the game and its parts. The code
times. may be written on the back or bottom of
a mount.
A game check receipt may be printed by
COMPLETE GAME CHECK accessing Ohio's Wildlife Licensing System
Hunters may check game and receive a at ohiogamecheck.com after the game
confirmation code in one of these ways: check process is complete.
 Call 1-877-TAG-IT-OH (1-877-824-4864). The game check process must be complet-
 Visit ohiogamecheck.com, then select ed prior to butchering or processing the
COMPLETE GAME CHECK. carcass. This does not include field dressing.

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 Roosevelt Game Preserve
OHIO’S FIRST WILDLIFE AREA

R oosevelt Game Preserve, now part

of Shawnee State Forest, was dedi-
cated in December 1922 by Governor
forest. Some areas of the preserve more
closely resembled a zoo than a modern-
day wildlife area.
Harry L. Davis. The area’s 20,000 acres As a propagation area, Roosevelt Game
were owned and managed by the Divi- Preserve served as a space to raise wild-
sion of Fish and Game, the predecessor to life species, which were suffering from
the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Most of the low or nonexistent population numbers
land was purchased using funds generat- in the state, and research their behaviors.
ed from hunting license sales, with 5,000 When the preserve was dedicated, it held
acres purchased by the state agricultural about 2,000 ring-necked pheasants and
extension division. several hundred wild turkeys. Nearly ex-
This land was very different from to- pripated from Ohio, wild raccoons and
day’s wildlife areas. Current management black bears were bred at the preserve to
focuses on creating and maintaining be released into the wild. At one time, the
healthy wildlife habitat and supporting Secretary of State for President Theodore
sustainable wildlife populations. At the Roosevelt came to visit twin bear cubs
original preserve, the area was fenced in that were born at the preserve.
to serve as a propagation unit for wild- Another species harbored at Roosevelt
life. Visitors could explore the area and Game Preserve was the white-tailed deer.
view the animals that were held there. By 1904, wild deer had disappeared from
Many people came to picnic, swim, and the Buckeye state because of habitat loss
even ride horses on trails cut through the and unregulated hunting. In the 1920s,
efforts began to restore deer to Ohio
through a restocking program. Deer were
brought to the preserve and placed in an
800-acre corral where they were kept for
several years to reproduce before being
released in 1930. This restocking effort,
accompanied with immigrating deer
from neighboring states, proved success-
ful. By 1943, the population was sustain-
able enough to hold Ohio’s first deer sea-
son in Adams, Pike, and Scioto counties.
That year, 168 bucks were taken. Today’s
deer population is robust and strong, and
196,988 deer were harvested during the
2021-22 hunting season.
In 1951, Roosevelt Game Preserve be-
came part of Shawnee State Park & For-
est, and continues to boast the success-
ful conservation of our natural resources.
Although the management and mission
of the area has changed, it remains an im-
portant piece of public land.
 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
WATE R F O W L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D HU N T IN G
WATERFOWL & MIGRATORY
BIRD HUNTING
SEASONS OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE DAILY LIMIT

Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 6, 2022

Dove (Mourning and Eurasian-collared) 15
Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023
EARLY: Canada Goose Sept. 3, 2022 Sept. 11, 2022 5
EARLY: Teal
Sept. 3, 2022 Sept. 18, 2022 6
(Blue-winged, Green-winged, & Cinnamon)
Rail (Virginia, Sora) Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 9, 2022 25
Gallinules Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 9, 2022 15
Sept. 1, 2022 Nov. 23, 2022
Wilson's Snipe 8
Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023
American Woodcock Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 21, 2022 3
Hunting hours are sunrise to sunset, unless posted.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sets the frameworks for waterfowl and other migratory
game birds. Migratory bird hunting is governed by both state and federal regulations.
Waterfowl hunting is permitted when seasons are open during the youth deer gun sea-
son, the deer gun season, and the deer muzzleloader season.
The possession limit for waterfowl and migratory birds after the second day is three
times the daily bag limit.

OPENING DAY OF A SEASON HIP SURVEY

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No person on the opening day of the season All hunters, including landowners, who
shall possess any freshly killed migratory plan to hunt migratory game birds, includ-
game birds in excess of the daily bag limit, or
ing mourning doves, ducks, geese, wood-
aggregate daily bag limit, whichever applies.
cock, rails, coots, and snipe must have a
harvest information program (HIP) certi-
MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING fication number on their hunting license.
To hunt migratory birds in Ohio, you must To complete the HIP certification require-
have the following: ment, call 1-877-HIP-OHIO (1-877-447-
6446) or go to wildohio.gov and answer
 A valid Ohio hunting license. the survey questions. After the survey you
 Harvest Information Program (HIP) will be given a certification number. Write
certification. the certification number on your annual
In addition to the requirements above, to hunting license in the space provided.
hunt waterfowl in Ohio, you must also have Multiyear license and lifetime license hold-
the following: ers are required to complete the HIP certifi-
 An Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp en- cation requirement annually. The certifica-
dorsement is required of all persons 18 tion number is required to be carried while
or older. hunting.
 A signed federal Migratory Bird Hunting
Stamp (Duck Stamp) is required of all
persons age 16 and older.

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 WAT E RFOW L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D H U NTING
WATERFOWL SEASONS OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE DAILY LIMIT

Youth Waterfowl Season Oct. 1, 2022 Oct. 2, 2022 Same as the regular season
Military Waterfowl Season Oct. 1, 2022 Oct. 2, 2022 Same as the regular season
Oct. 15, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 GEESE
LAKE ERIE MARSH ZONE: 5 combined: Canada goose,
Nov. 5, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022 white-fronted goose, and no
Geese
more than 1 brant.
Jan. 1, 2023 Feb. 5, 2023 10 combined: snow goose, blue
LAKE ERIE MARSH ZONE: Oct. 15, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 goose, Ross's goose.
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers Nov. 5, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022 DUCKS
The daily bag limit is 6 ducks,
NORTH ZONE: Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 which may include no more
Geese Nov. 12, 2022 Feb. 6, 2023 than 4 mallards (only 2 hens),
3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2
NORTH ZONE: Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 2 black
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers Nov. 12, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023 ducks, or 1 mottled duck. One
scaup during the first 15 days of
Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 the season; two scaup during the
SOUTH ZONE:
next 45 days.
Geese Nov. 19, 2022 Feb. 13, 2023
MERGANSERS & COOTS
SOUTH ZONE: Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022
5 mergansers (only 2 hooded),
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers Dec. 10, 2022 Jan. 29, 2023 and 15 coots.
Hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset during the regular waterfowl season, unless posted.

times while hunting. Once the receipt

OHIO WETLANDS HABITAT STAMP
has expired, you must carry your current,
The Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp will not
signed Federal Duck Stamp. If you pur-
be issued at the time of purchase. A li-
chased your E-Stamp at a retail store, you
cense will be issued stating Ohio Wetlands
must carry the E-Stamp/45-day receipt.
Stamp. The stamp will be mailed later in
Your purchase/credit card receipt from
the year. The stamp does not need to be
carried while hunting.
the store is not valid as a Duck Stamp. 2 0 2 2 -23
Hunters 16 years of age and older are re-
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND quired to purchase this stamp to hunt
FEDERAL MIGRATORY BIRD waterfowl. These stamps are available at
HUNTING STAMP (DUCK STAMP) many U.S. post office branches, usps.com,
Federal regulations relating to migratory or duckstamp.com.
game birds are located in Title 50, Code of The E-Stamp available through duckstamp.
Federal Regulations, Part 20. com is valid immediately for up to 45 days
For additional information on federal regu- with the receipt of the e-stamp purchase.
lations, go to fws.gov or ecfr.gov
MILITARY WATERFOWL HUNTING
Hunters should know: Active duty military and veterans may hunt
 Federal Duck Stamps are valid from waterfowl on Oct. 1 and 2, 2022. Bag limits
July 1 through the following June 30. are the same as the regular season. Active
 You must sign the front of your Duck
duty military and veterans, and youth may
hunt waterfowl together during this specail
Stamp in order for it to be valid. Remem-
season.
ber: only you may use your Federal Duck
Stamp. The hunter must be a veteran or a mem-
ber of the armed forces on active duty. See
 If you bought an E-Stamp, you must
page 44 for definitions.
carry your 45-day receipt with you at all

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 YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING number on your annual hunting license in
WATE R F O W L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D HU N T IN G
Hunters 17 years old or younger may hunt the space provided.
waterfowl during the youth waterfowl Multiyear license and lifetime license hold-
weekend. See Youth Hunting on pages 26- ers are required to complete the HIP certifi-
27 for details. cation requirement annually. The certifica-
tion number is required to be carried while
NONTOXIC SHOT hunting.
No person may take ducks, geese (including
brant), rail, snipe, gallinules, or coots while CONTROLLED DOVE
possessing shot (either in shotshells or as HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES
loose shot for muzzleloading) other than ap- The Division of Wildlife conducts controlled
proved nontoxic shot. For a list of approved dove hunts in Wildlife Districts one and five.
nontoxic shot, see fws.gov. Visit wildohio.gov or call 1-800-WILDLIFE
(1-800-945-3543) for more information.
TAGGING REQUIREMENT
No person shall put or leave any migratory The application period is July 1 through
game birds at any place (other than at his July 31, annually, for some hunts. Hunters
personal abode), or in the custody of another may apply online at wildohio.gov or by call-
person for picking, cleaning, processing, ing 1-866-703-1928 with a convenience fee.
shipping, transportation, or storage (includ-
ing temporary storage), or for the purpose CONTROLLED WATERFOWL
of having taxidermy services performed, HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES
unless such birds have a tag attached, The Division of Wildlife conducts controlled
signed by the hunter, stating their address, waterfowl hunts on many areas not normal-
the total number and species of birds, and ly open to hunting. Find a complete list of
the date such birds were killed. Migratory controlled hunts at wildohio.gov.
game birds being transported in any vehicle Permits are selected by computer generat-
as the personal baggage of the possessor ed random drawings. The application peri-
shall not be considered as being in storage od is July 1 through July 31, annually. Hunt-
or temporary storage. ers may apply at wildohio.gov, through the
HuntFish OH app, or by calling 1-866-703-
DOVE HUNTING 1928 with a convenience fee.
Hours for dove are sunrise to sunset. Doves
may be hunted with lead shot. Dove field
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maps are available at wildohio.gov. 2022-23 WATERFOWL HUNTING

ZONES MAP
Doves may be hunted on areas that have
been manipulated (for example, mowed
or bush-hogged) for wildlife management
purposes, in addition to areas that have
been planted or harvested in a normal ag-
ricultural manner. Neither waterfowl nor
doves may be hunted on areas where grain
or other feed has been distributed once it
has been removed from or stored on the
field where grown. Contact a Division of
Wildlife district office or a state wildlife of-
ficer for clarification on baiting regulations
before you hunt.
Harvest Information Program (HIP) certi-
fication is required to dove hunt. To com-
plete the HIP certification requirement, call
1-877-HIP-OHIO (1-877-447-6446) or go to
wildohio.gov and answer the survey ques- Lake Erie Marsh Zone
tions. After the survey you will be given a
North Zone South Zone
certification number. Write the certification

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 LAKE ERIE MARSH ZONE

WAT E RFOW L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D H U NTING

North Bass
Sylvania Toledo 75 Island

20
Middle Bass
Island
Oregon

LUCAS 2 South Bass

Island
2 Northwood 579 Kelleys
Island
280 590 2
LAKE ERIE
hitehouse 20 OTTAWA Oak Port
Clinton
Genoa Harbor
Perrysburg 163 163
420
aterville 80 90 105
53
199 Sheffield
582
Woodville Sandusky 58
90
64 25
WOOD 20
Pickerel
Creek 6 Lorain
Avon

105
23 Gibsonburg 80 90 101
2 6 2
Bowling 80
Green 412
ERIE 250
Huron
60
80 90 Elyria 20
Fremont 510 13 61
101
269 80 90
75
SANDUSKY 19 Clyde 4 113 LORAIN 57
82
Oberlin Grafton
Bellevue
301

North
18 Baltimore

NORTH ZONE
Lorem ipsum

SOUTH ZONE

LAKE ERIE MARSH ZONE NORTH ZONE

The Lake Erie Marsh Zone begins at the From the Lake Erie Marsh Zone down to the
intersection of Interstate 75 at the Ohio- line extending east from the Indiana state
Michigan state line and continues south to line along U.S. Highway 33 to State Route
Interstate 280, then south on I-280 to the 127, south along SR 127 to SR 703, south
Ohio Turnpike (I-80/I-90), then east on the along SR 703, including all lands within the
Ohio Turnpike to the Erie-Lorain county
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Mercer Wildlife Area, to SR 219, east along
line, then north to Lake Erie. The zone SR 219 to SR 364, north along SR 364, in-
boundary follows the Lake Erie shoreline cluding all lands within the St. Marys Fish
at a distance of 200 yards offshore. The Hatchery, to SR 703, east along SR 703 to SR
zone boundary follows the shoreline west 66, north along SR 66 to U.S. 33, east along
toward and around the northern tip of Ce- U.S. 33 to SR 385, east along SR 385 to SR
dar Point Amusement Park, then continues 117, south along SR 117 to SR 273, east
from the westernmost point of Cedar Point along SR 273 to SR 31, south along SR 31
toward the southernmost tip of the sand to SR 739, east along SR 739 to SR 4, north
bar at the mouth of Sandusky Bay and out along SR 4 to SR 95, east along SR 95 to SR
into Lake Erie at a distance of 200 yards 13, southeast along SR 13 to SR 3, north-
offshore, continuing parallel to the Lake east along SR 3 to SR 60, north along SR 60
Erie shoreline north and west toward the to U.S. 30, east along U.S. 30 to SR 3, south
northernmost tip of Cedar Point National along SR 3 to SR 226, south along SR 226 to
Wildlife Refuge, then follows a direct line SR 514, southwest along SR 514 to SR 754,
toward the southernmost tip of Wood Tick south along SR 754 to SR 39/60, east along
Peninsula in Michigan to a point that inter- SR 39/60 U.S. to SR 241, north along SR 241
sects the Ohio-Michigan state line, then to U.S. 30, east along U.S. 30 to SR 39, east
follows the state line back to the point of along SR 39 to the Pennsylvania state line.
the beginning. Muddy Creek Bay is a no-
hunting area (signs are posted). SOUTH ZONE
Remainder of the state.

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 ILLEGAL HUNTING METHODS
WATE R F O W L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D HU N T IN G
NO PERSONS SHALL TAKE MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS:

1. With a crossbow, trap, snare, net, rifle, to take migratory waterfowl on an area
pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10 where tame or captive live ducks or geese
gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine- are present unless such birds are and have
gun, fish hook, poison, drug, explosive, been for a period of 10 consecutive days
or stupefying substance; prior to such taking, confined within an
enclosure which substantially reduces
2. From or by means, aid, or use of a sinkbox
the audibility of their calls and totally
or any other type of low-floating device,
conceals such birds from the sight of wild
having a depression affording the hunter
migratory waterfowl;
a means of concealment beneath the
surface of the water; 6. With any device that emits recorded or
electrically amplified bird calls or sounds,
3. From or by means, aid, or use of any motor
or recorded or electrically amplified imi-
vehicle, motor-driven land conveyance,
tations of bird calls or sounds. It is illegal
or aircraft of any kind;
to possess such devices while hunting
4. From or by means of any motorboat or waterfowl in Ohio;
other craft having a motor attached, or
7. By means or aid of any motor driven land,
any sailboat, unless the motor has been
water, or air conveyance, or any sailboat
completely shut off and/or the sails furled,
used for the purpose of or resulting in the
and its progress therefrom has ceased;
concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring
5. By the use or aid of live birds as decoys; up of any migratory bird;
although not limited to, it shall be a vio-
8. By the aid of baiting or on or over any
lation of this paragraph for any person
baited area.

THE QR CODE BELOW WILL TAKE

YOU TO INTERACTIVE MAPS
FEATURED IN THIS PUBLICATION
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LEGAL WATERFOWL & MIGRATORY BIRD

HUNTING EQUIPMENT
SEASON EQUIPMENT

Shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller shotgun using nontoxic shot, includes

muzzleloading shotguns. In order to hunt migratory game birds, your
shotgun cannot be capable of holding more than three shells, unless it
WATERFOWL AND is plugged with a one-piece filler incapable of removal without disas-
MIGRATORY BIRD sembling the gun.
HUNTING Only nontoxic shot may be used to take waterfowl, rail, snipe, and com-
mon gallinule. Dove and woodcock may be taken with lead shot.
Longbow: This includes compound bows and recurve bows.

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 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS

WAT E RFOW L & MI G R AT O RY B I R D H U NTING

It is legal to take migratory game birds including waterfowl and coots on or
over the following lands or areas that are not otherwise baited areas:

 Standing crops or flooded standing crops attempting to take them. Any such area will
(including aquatics); remain a baited area for 10 days following
 Standing, flooded, or manipulated natural
the complete removal of all such salt, grain,
or other feed.
vegetation; flooded harvested croplands;
or lands or areas where seeds or grains
have been scattered solely as the result of DAILY BAG LIMIT - means the maximum
a normal agricultural planting, harvesting, number of migratory game birds of a single
post-harvest manipulation, or normal soil species or combination (aggregate) of spe-
stabilization practice; cies permitted to be taken by one person in
any one day during the open season in any
 From a blind or other place of conceal- one specified geographic area for which a
ment camouflaged with natural vegeta- daily bag limit is prescribed.
tion;
 From a blind or other place of conceal- AGGREGATE DAILY BAG LIMIT - means
ment camouflaged with vegetation from the maximum number of migratory game
agricultural crops, as long as such camou- birds permitted to be taken by one person
flaging does not result in the exposing, in any one day during the open season when
depositing, distributing, or scattering of such person hunts in more than one specified
grain or other feed; or geographic area and/or for more than one
species for which a combined daily bag limit
 Standing or flooded standing agricultural is prescribed. The aggregate daily bag limit
crops where grain is inadvertently scat- is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest
tered solely as a result of a hunter entering daily bag limit prescribed for any one species
or exiting a hunting area, placing decoys, or for any one specified geographic area in
or retrieving downed birds. which taking occurs.
It is legal to take migratory game birds, ex-
cept waterfowl and coots, on or over lands POSSESSION LIMIT - means the maximum
or areas that are not otherwise baited areas, number of migratory game birds of a single
and where grain or other feed has been dis- species or a combination of species permit-
tributed or scattered solely as the result of ted to be possessed by any one person when
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manipulation of an agricultural crop or other lawfully taken in the United States in any
feed on the land where grown, or solely as one specified geographic area for which a
the result of a normal agricultural operation. possession limit is prescribed.

BAITING - means the direct or indirect AGGREGATE POSSESSION LIMIT - means

placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, the maximum number of migratory game
birds of a single species or combination of
or scattering of salt, grain, or other feed that
could serve as a lure or attraction for migra- species taken in the United States permit-
tory game birds to, on, or over any areas ted to be possessed by any one person
where hunters are attempting to take them. when taking and possession occurs in
more than one specified geographic area
BAITED AREA - means any area on which for which a possession limit is prescribed.
salt, grain, or other feed has been placed, The aggregate possession limit is equal to,
exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered, but shall not exceed, the largest possession
if that salt, grain, or other feed could serve limit prescribed for any one of the species or
as a lure or attraction for migratory game specified geographic areas in which taking
birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are and possession occurs.

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
S MA L L G A ME HU N T IN G
SMALL GAME & FURBEARER HUNTING
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE DAILY LIMIT

Squirrel (red, gray, fox) Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 6

Ruffed Grouse (public hunting lands) Oct. 8, 2022 Nov. 27, 2022 1
Ruffed Grouse (private land) Oct. 8, 2022 Jan. 1, 2023 1
Cottontail Rabbit Nov. 4, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 4
Ring-necked Pheasant Nov. 4, 2022 Jan. 8, 2023 2 (males only)
Bobwhite Quail: Select Counties and
Nov. 4, 2022 Nov. 27, 2022 2
Wildlife Areas
Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Weasel Nov. 10, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 No Limit
June 3, 2022 March 5, 2023
Crow: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Only No Limit
June 2, 2023 March 3, 2024
Coyote No closed season No Limit
Feral Swine (wild boar) No closed season No Limit
Groundhog No closed season No Limit
Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 23, 2022 Same as the
Youth Small Game
Oct. 29, 2022 Oct. 30, 2022 regular season
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SQUIRREL HUNTING PHEASANT HUNTING

Red, gray, and fox squirrels are legal game. Hours are sunrise to sunset. Only male
Hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to pheasants may be killed.
sunset.
The Division of Wildlife will release pheas-
FOX SQUIRREL ants for the youth small game weekends,
Oct. 22 and Oct. 29. Youth release sites are
listed on page 26. Additional releases will
occur for Nov. 4, Nov. 11, and Nov. 24.
Releases will take place at the Ringneck
Ridge Wildlife Area (by permit only, find
additional information at sanduskycoun-
photo by Larry Imhoff
typarks.com), Appalachian Hills Wildlife
Area, Charlemont Metro Park (Lorain
GROUSE HUNTING County), and the following wildlife areas
Hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sun- during pheasant hunting season: Berlin,
set. Hunting dates vary for private land and Caesar Creek, Camp Belden, Darke, Dela-
public hunting land. The daily bag limit is 1 ware, Fallsville, Grand River, Highland-
statewide. town, Indian Creek, Killdeer Plains, Oxbow
Lake, Pleasant Valley, Resthaven, Rush
RABBIT HUNTING Run, Salt Fork, Spencer, Spring Valley, Tif-
Hours are sunrise to sunset. Snowshoe hares fin River, Tri-Valley, West Branch, Wyandot,
are a protected species and not legal game. and Zepernick.

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 QUAIL HUNTING

S MALL GA ME H U NT I NG
BOBWHITE QUAIL
Hours are sunrise to sunset on private land
in open counties, Tri-Valley Wildlife Area,
and Crown City Wildlife Area (Crown City
offers controlled hunts only). Quail hunting
is closed on all other public hunting areas.

2022 BOBWHITE QUAIL

OPEN COUNTIES MAP
FOX, RACCOON, SKUNK,
OPOSSUM, AND WEASEL
No restrictions on hours. Hunters must pur-
chase a hunting license and a fur taker per-
mit to hunt these species.

FERAL SWINE (WILD BOAR)

Feral swine are a non-native, invasive spe-
cies. Feral swine are also known as wild
boar, feral hogs, and feral pigs. Hunters
are encouraged to report all sightings to
the Division of Wildlife at wildohio.gov/re-
portwildlife.
You must possess a valid hunting license
to hunt feral swine. If hunted during the

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Counties open for quail hunting deer gun season, hours and legal hunting
on private land only devices are the same as for deer gun sea-
son. Rifles and night vision scopes are legal
for feral swine hunting; however, rifles and
COYOTE HUNTING AND TRAPPING night hunting between 30 minutes after
If hunted during the deer gun season, sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise are
hours and legal hunting devices are the prohibited during any deer gun and deer
same as for deer gun season. muzzleloader seasons.
Rifles and night vision scopes are legal for It is illegal to transport a trapped feral
coyote hunting; however, rifles and night swine in Ohio. It is legal to live trap feral
hunting between 30 minutes after sunset swine at any time, provided the feral swine
and 30 minutes before sunrise are prohib- are immediately euthanized at the trap lo-
ited during any deer gun and deer muzzle- cation. It is illegal to use a foothold trap or
loader seasons. snare for feral swine.

LEGAL SMALL GAME & FURBEARER HUNTING EQUIPMENT

SEASON EQUIPMENT
SQUIRREL, GROUSE, Longbow or Bow: This includes compound bows and recurve bows.
RABBIT, PHEASANT,
Crossbow
CHUKAR, QUAIL, FOX,
RACCOON, SKUNK, Handgun: Any caliber.
OPOSSUM, WEASEL, Rifle: Any caliber.
CROW, COYOTE,
FERAL SWINE, Shotgun: 10 gauge or smaller.
GROUNDHOG Airgun

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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
Y O U T H HU N T IN G
YOUTH HUNTING
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE

October 22, 2022 October 23, 2022

Youth Small Game Season
October 29, 2022 October 30, 2022
Youth Deer Gun Season November 19, 2022 November 20, 2022
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Season April 15, 2023 April 16, 2023
April 22, 2023 May 21, 2023
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunts: Specific Areas Only
April 29, 2023 May 28, 2023
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season October 1, 2022 October 2, 2022
Youth Waterfowl Opening Day Hunts Selected areas only on waterfowl opening day
Youth Controlled Deer Hunts: Application Only The application period for these hunts is
Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts: Application Only July 1 through July 31, annually

All youth hunting opportunities are available to anyone who is 17 years old or younger
during the season dates. All hunters are required to have the appropriate licenses and
permits. All youth hunters participating in youth hunts, regardless of age, must be ac-
companied by a nonhunting adult. A nonhunting adult is any person age 18 or older
2022-2 3

who accompanies the youth hunter to and from the field and is present with the youth
hunter while the youth hunter is engaged in hunting. The nonhunting adult may not
possess any hunting implements and a hunting license is not required.
Accompany means to go along with another person while staying within a distance from
the person that enables uninterrupted, unaided visual and auditory communications.
Youth hunters must be accompanied at all times by a nonhunting adult. No more than
two youths per adult.

YOUTH SMALL GAME SEASON YOUTH DEER GUN SEASON

Youth hunting is open on the weekends of The youth deer gun season is Nov. 19-20,
Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30, 2022, for rabbit, 2022.
pheasant, and all other legal game which
 Deer taken by youth hunters during the
is in season.
youth deer gun season count toward
 Quail may be taken only in those coun- the county and statewide bag limits.
ties and wildlife areas which are open to
 All youths and nonhunting adults must
quail hunting, (see map, page 25).
wear the required hunter orange clothing.
 Pheasant releases will occur for youth
hunts on the following wildlife areas:
Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area, Ber- YOUTH CONTROLLED DEER HUNTS
lin, Caesar Creek, Camp Belden, Darke, The Division of Wildlife conducts con-
Delaware, Fallsville, Grand River, Killdeer trolled deer hunts for youth hunters. The
Plains, Oxbow Lake, Resthaven, Ring- application period for these hunts is July
neck Ridge Wildlife Area (by permit only, 1 through July 31, annually. Hunters may
find additional information at sandusky- apply online at wildohio.gov, through the
countyparks.com), Rush Run, Spencer, HuntFish OH app, or by calling 1-866-703-
Spring Valley, Tiffin River, Tri-Valley, and 1928 with a convenience fee.
Charlemont Metro Park (Lorain County).
Daily bag limits are the same as during
the regular hunting season.

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 YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING ated random drawings. The application pe-

YOU T H HU NT I NG
Hunters 17 years old or younger may hunt riod is March 1 through March 31, annually.
waterfowl statewide (on public and pri- Hunter may apply at wildohio.gov, through
vate lands) on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. the HuntFish OH app, or by calling 1-866-
1-2, 2022. Ducks, geese, and coots may be 703-1928 with a convenience fee.
taken under bag limits established for the Special youth wild turkey hunts will be
regular season. Hunting hours are 30 min- held at Lake La Su An, Killbuck Marsh, and
utes before sunrise to sunset. Mosquito Creek wildlife areas during the
Youth hunters (17 years old or younger) regular spring wild turkey season. Any
may apply for controlled youth waterfowl person interested in participating in these
hunts. Go to wildohio.gov, the HuntFish OH hunts should contact the contact the Divi-
app, or call your nearest district office for sion of Wildlife at: 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-
youth waterfowl hunting opportunities. 945-3543) during March 2023. Please note
that you must possess a controlled hunting
 This application period is July 1 through permit acquired during the March drawing
July 31, annually. Hunters may apply at to hunt at any of these special youth wild
wildohio.gov, or by calling 1-800-703- turkey hunts.
1928 with a convenience fee.
When participating in the special youth or
regular spring wild turkey season the fol-
YOUTH SPRING lowing requirements must be met:
WILD TURKEY HUNTING
The Division of Wildlife conducts con-  All rules and regulations for spring wild

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trolled turkey hunts on many areas not turkey season apply during the youth
normally open to hunting. Find a complete season.
list of controlled hunts at wildohio.gov.  Hunting hours for youth turkey season
Permits are selected by computer gener- are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.

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T RAP P IN G R E G U L AT I O NS
FURBEARER TRAPPING
SEASON OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE BAG LIMIT

Fox, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel Nov. 10, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 No limit
Mink, Muskrat Nov. 10, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 No limit
Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk,
Weasel: Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, & Lucas Nov. 10, 2022 March 15, 2023 No limit
counties east of Maumee River
Beaver Dec. 26, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 No limit
River Otter Dec. 26, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023 See page 30
A fur taker permit is required to hunt or trap furbearing animals (except coyote) in Ohio.

TRAPPING REGULATIONS  Body-gripping traps with an inside jaw

 Except for river otters, there are no re- spread greater than 7 inches must be
strictions on bag limits. completely submerged in water and
 All traps and snares must be checked
may only be utilized during the beaver
and all animals removed once every cal- or river otter season.
endar day.  All furbearers are required to be killed
 All foothold or foot-encapsulating traps
set on land must have at least two swiv- immediately and reduced to the per-
son’s possession, or released immedi-

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eling points. ately at the capture site.
 Foothold traps set on land must be  No person may disturb a legally set trap
covered. or snare or remove a furbearing animal
from a trap or snare of another person
 Foothold traps that are submerged may
not have an inside jaw spread greater without permission.
than 8-1/4 inches.  All flesh baits must be totally covered.

 Deadfalls are illegal.  Traps with teeth in the gripping surface

are prohibited.
 Foothold traps set on land may not have
an inside jaw spread greater than 5-3/8
inches, except foothold traps greater
than 5-3/8 inches but 6 inches or less may HOW TO MEASURE JAW SPREAD
be utilized provided they have a mini-
mum of three swiveling points and the Body-gripping trap
gripping surface is 5/16 inch or greater.
 Except for cage traps, no traps or snares
may be set within 150 feet of another
person’s occupied residence without
advising the resident.
 Body-gripping traps set on land, or in
a tile, den, or burrow on land may not
have an inside diameter jaw spread
greater than 5 inches in diameter.
 Body-gripping traps with an inside di-
ameter jaw spread greater than 5 inch-
es, but less than or equal to 7 inches
must be set in a natural body of water. Foothold trap

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 FIRST-TIME TRAPPERS The Division of Wildlife offers controlled
T R A P P I NG R E GU LAT ION S
All first-time trappers, except apprentice trapping permits for beaver and river otter
license buyers, must successfully complete on some managed areas. Beaver and river
a hunter and a trapper education course otter trapping permits on managed areas
offered through the Division of Wildlife be- will be issued via an in-person lottery on
fore purchasing a hunting license and fur Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Visit wildohio.gov or
taker permit to trap furbearers. call 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543) for
more information about the lottery. Snares
RIVER OTTER CHECKING may be utilized for beaver or river otter on
AND TAGGING REQUIREMENTS managed areas, but must have a minimum
The pelt of each harvested river otter is re- loop diameter of 10 inches and the bottom
quired to be checked in and tagged within of the snare must be covered by at least 1
five business days of take. The pelt may be inch of water at all times.
checked and tagged by a wildlife officer
(by appointment), at a designated otter
check station (by appointment, consult the 2022-23 RIVER OTTER TRAPPING
river otter trapping regulations pamphlet OPEN COUNTIES MAP
for locations), or at a district office during
business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). All state
offices are closed on holidays.

B C
Each trapper must personally present their
own river otter, and may not present a river
otter taken by another person. Trappers
must also provide a copy of their fur taker
permit at the time of checking, and provide
information about the date and location in
2022-2 3

which the river otter was trapped.

OTTER TRAPPING TOTAL SEASON BAG LIMIT – 3

ZONE B – 1 ZONE C – 3

RIVER OTTER BAG LIMITS

No more than one river otter may be taken
by any trapper in Zone B. No more than three
river otters may be taken by any trapper in
Zone C. The total season bag limit is three.

AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUES
Trappers who have reached the river otter
AMERICAN BEAVER bag limit are encouraged to implement riv-
er otter avoidance techniques while beaver
BEAVER AND OTTER TRAPPING trapping.
ON PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS If you catch an otter in excess of your sea-
Beaver and river otter trapping is prohibit- son bag limit and it is still alive, carefully
ed on state managed areas, including state release it without causing injury to yourself
wildlife areas, state parks, and state forests or the animal. If the otter is dead, leave it
without a special beaver and/or river otter in the trap and contact the wildlife officer
trapping permit from the Division of Wildlife. assigned to that county.

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 TRAPPERS MAY DO THE FOLLOWING:

T RAP P IN G R E G U L AT I O NS
1. Set, use, and maintain snares for the 2. Attach a drag to a foothold trap.
purpose of taking furbearing animals.
All snares must have a relaxing lock 3. Trap coyotes without a fur taker per-
and a stop to prevent the opening of mit. However, anyone hunting, trap-
the snare from closing to less than 2½ ping, or snaring coyotes must have a
inches in diameter, or a relaxing lock valid hunting license.
system with a breaking point of not
greater than 350 pounds.

TRAPPERS MAY NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:

1. Pursue, hunt, trap, or snare furbearing 5. Set, use, or maintain a trap or snare
animals between sunset and sunrise to take a wild animal, unless that trap
without use of a continuous white or snare has attached to it a durable,
light visible for at least 1/4-mile. How- waterproof tag bearing the name and
ever, persons hunting fox, coyote, or mailing address or the unique Divi-
raccoon with a call from a stationary sion of Wildlife Customer ID Number
position may use a continuous single of the user in English that is legible at
beam of light of any color. When two all times, or which has the name and
or more people are hunting or trap- mailing address or the unique Division
ping together for these animals only of Wildlife Customer ID Number of the
one light is required and may be car- user stamped into the trap in English
ried by any member of the party. that is legible at all times.
2. Use or possess climbers or any other 6. Attach a snare to a drag. Snares must

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device, except climbing tree stands, be staked or otherwise attached to an
that may be used for climbing trees immovable object.
while hunting, trapping, or pursuing 7. Set traps on state public hunting ar-
furbearing animals. eas, including state parks and state
3. Erect, post, or place any stake, flagging, forests, for beaver or river otter with-
or any other type of marker for the pur- out a permit (See Beaver and Otter
pose of identifying a potential trap set Trapping on Public Hunting Areas).
location on any area designated as a 8. Set, use, or maintain a snare on public
public hunting area, unless authorized hunting areas, except for beaver and
by the chief of the Division of Wildlife. river otter (See Beaver and Otter Trap-
4. Set, use, or maintain a trap or snare in ping on Public Hunting Areas).
or upon any path or road ordinarily 9. Use any snare constructed of any ma-
used by domestic animals or humans. terial other than multi-strand steel
cable.
MUSKRAT 10. Set a snare with a loop diameter of
more than 15 inches.
11. Have attached to a snare any spring-
loaded or mechanical device to assist
the snare in closing.
12. Set, use, or maintain any snare that
does not comply with the require-
ments listed above.
13. Set, use, or maintain a foot-encap-
sulating trap that has an opening
greater than 2 inches in diameter or
2 inches along one side.
photo by Larry Imhoff

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profit organization has annually honored ing and entry. The club recognizes deer
hunters who harvest mature bucks that taken within Ohio by all legal methods of
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LIC E N S E S A ND P E R MI T S
LICENSES AND PERMITS
CATEGORIES
Youth For anyone 17 years old and younger.
Resident Adult For Ohio residents age 18-65.
Nonresident Adult For all nonresidents 18 years old and older.
Apprentice For residents and nonresidents accompanied by a licensed hunter.
Resident Senior For Ohio residents age 66 and older born on or after January 1, 1938.
Resident Free Senior For Ohio residents born on or before December 31, 1937.

OHIO RESIDENCY STATUS at the time of application. Applicants must

An Ohio resident is a person who has re- also declare their residency and provide
sided in the state of Ohio for the past six their full name, date of birth, gender, mail-
consecutive months. All others are consid- ing address, height, weight, hair color, and
ered nonresidents and must purchase a eye color. Once provided and recorded in
nonresident license. the licensing system, applicants will only
be required to update their information on
HUNTING LICENSES file if it changes.
Ohio’s annual hunting licenses are valid
from March 1 to the last day in February. PURCHASE A HUNTING LICENSE
Multiyear licenses are valid from the date Visit an authorized agent, the HuntFish OH
of purchase to the same date in three, five,

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mobile app, or wildohio.gov to purchase
or ten years, whichever applies. All costs a license or permit. Authorized agents are
include a writing fee. All sales are final. No located in every county in Ohio. Visit wildo-
refunds. hio.gov or call 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-
All hunters, regardless of age, must carry a 3543) to find an agent.
valid hunting license to hunt or trap game
in Ohio. Hunting deer, turkey, waterfowl, or ELECTRONIC LICENSES
hunting or trapping of furbearers requires Licenses and permits may also be pur-
the hunter to possess an additional game- chased on a mobile device or through the
specific permit. Division of Wildlife's mobile application,
HuntFish OH. Hunters must carry their li-
Licenses and permits purchased at retail censes and permits at all times while hunt-
outlets or at home will be printed on plain ing, and must present their license upon
white paper. The paper may be trimmed request. Licenses and permits may be dis-
and folded down. It is highly recommend- played on a mobile device.
ed to protect your licenses and permits
from the elements. Customers must be DUPLICATE LICENSES & PERMITS
present to purchase a license or permit. Lost, stolen, or destroyed licenses and per-
mits may be re-issued at any license sales lo-
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS cation or at wildohio.gov. Reprints are free at
A permanent customer identification num- wildohio.gov and cost $4 at a license agent.
ber will be assigned to all applicants of
hunting or fishing licenses. THE OHIO CONSERVATION CARD
Every customer who applies for a license The Ohio Conservation Card is provided
or permit is required to provide their Social with the purchase of a lifetime license or
Security Number (SSN). Federal Statute 42 multiyear license. Lifetime licenses are only
requires the SSN of any individual to whom sold at Division of Wildlife offices, online at
the state issues a recreational hunting or wildohio.gov, and through a mailed appli-
fishing license. Applicants who do not cation. Multiyear licenses are available for
have an active SSN must affirm their status purchase at license agents.
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L I C E NS E S A ND P E RMIT S
LICENSES COST

Resident & Nonresident Youth 1-Year Hunting License $10.00

Resident & Nonresident Youth 1-Year Apprentice License $10.00
Resident Youth 3-Year Hunting License $27.04
Youth
LICENSES Resident Youth 5-Year Hunting License $45.07
Resident Youth 10-Year Hunting License $90.14
Resident Youth Lifetime Hunting License $430.56

Resident 1-Year Hunting License $19.00

Resident 1-Year Apprentice License $19.00
Resident 3-Year Hunting License $54.08
Resident 5-Year Hunting License $90.14
Adult Resident 10-Year Hunting License $180.27
LICENSES
Resident Lifetime Hunting License $449.28
Nonresident 1-Year Hunting License $180.96
Nonresident (Tourist) 3-Day Hunting License
$40.56
Nonresident 3-day license not valid for deer, turkey, or furbearers

Nonresident 1-Year Apprentice Hunting License $180.96

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Resident Senior 1-Year Hunting License $10.00

Resident Senior 1-Year Apprentice License $10.00
Senior Resident Senior 3-Year Hunting License $27.04
LICENSES
RESIDENTS Resident Senior 5-Year Hunting License $45.07
ONLY
Resident Senior Lifetime Hunting License $84.24
Resident Free Senior Hunting License Free

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permits, and stamps, then display them lands, boat ramps, lakes, shooting
without connection. ranges, and license agents.
 Submit game check even without a  Access hunting and fishing digests,
connection and obtain confirmation calendar of events, and other popular
code once service is reestablished. resources for outdoor enthusiasts.
 Purchase Wild Ohio magazine, apply  Check current weather conditions and
for controlled hunts, and report wildlife sunrise/sunset tables before heading
sightings. out on the water or in the field.

Official licensing app of the Ohio Division of Wildlife

 LIC E N S E S A ND P E R MI T S
PERMITS & STAMPS COST

Adult Permit: Resident $31.20

Adult Permit: Nonresident $76.96
Either-Sex Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $16.00
DEER PERMITS
Senior Permit: Resident Only $12.00
Free Senior Permit: Resident Only FREE

Adult and Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $15.00

Deer
Management Senior Permit: Resident Only $15.00
PERMITS Free Senior Permit: Resident Only FREE

Adult Permit: Resident $31.20

Adult Permit: Nonresident $38.48
Fall Turkey Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $16.00
PERMITS
Senior Permit: Resident Only $12.00
Free Senior Permit: Resident Only FREE

Adult Permit: Resident $31.20

Adult Permit: Nonresident $38.48

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Spring Turkey Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $16.00
PERMITS
Senior Permit: Resident Only $12.00
Free Senior Permit: Resident Only FREE

Migratory Bird Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp $25.00

& Waterfowl Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp: Resident & Nonresident $15.00
STAMPS Free Senior Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp: Resident Only FREE

Adult Permit: Resident & Nonresident $15.00

Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $8.00
Senior Permit: Resident Only $8.00
Fur Taker Free Senior Permit: Resident Only FREE
PERMITS
Apprentice Adult Permit: Resident & Nonresident $15.00
Apprentice Senior Permit: Resident & Nonresident $8.00
Apprentice Youth Permit: Resident & Nonresident $8.00

Annual Permit: Resident & Nonresident $24.00

One-Day Permit: Resident & Nonresident $5.00
Shooting Range Annual Permit & Hunting License Combo: Resident
PERMITS $29.12
Valid until Feb. 28, 2023
Annual Permit & Apprentice Hunting License Combo: Resident
$29.12
Valid until Feb. 28, 2023

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 HUNTER AND TRAPPER EDUCATION APPRENTICE LICENSE PROGRAM
L I C E NS E S A ND P E RMIT S
All first-time hunting license buyers, except Ohio residents and nonresidents may pur-
apprentice license buyers, must success- chase an apprentice hunting license or ap-
fully complete a hunter education course prentice fur taker permit without having
before purchasing a hunting license. The taken a hunter or trapper education course.
hunting course is designed to instill a code Apprentice hunting licenses and appren-
of ethics and responsibility, as well as pro- tice fur taker permits allow new hunters
vide instruction on guns and how they and trappers, both adults and youth, to
work, types of ammunition, gun handling, sample the experience of hunting and
field care of game, wildlife identification, trapping under the mentorship of a li-
wildlife management, hunting regulations, censed adult prior to completing a hunter
and other topics. Statistics show that hunter or trapper education course.
education has helped reduce the number
of hunting related injuries and incidents. To hunt or trap, apprentice license and
permit holders must be accompanied by a
Anyone applying for a hunting license is licensed hunter or trapper 21 years old or
required to successfully complete a hunter older. The licensed hunter may not accom-
education course. Applicants must do one pany more than two apprentice license
of the following: holders at the same time.
 Present a previously held hunting
Accompany means to go along with anoth-
license. er person while staying within a distance
 Present evidence of having successfully from the person that enables uninterrupt-
completed a hunter education course ed, unaided visual and auditory communi-
(from any state). cations.
 Attest he or she is 21 years of age or Having previously held an apprentice li-
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older and previously held a legal hunt- cense does not qualify the holder to pur-
ing license (from any state). chase a regular hunting license or fur taker
 Obtain an apprentice license.
permit. To obtain a regular hunting license,
a hunter education course must be suc-
The trapper education course, taken af- cessfully completed. To obtain a regular
ter successful completion of a hunter fur taker permit, a hunter education course
education course, covers trap set making, and trapper education course must be suc-
trapping equipment, pelt preparation, cessfully completed. Apprentice licenses
furbearer life history, identification, and and fur taker permits are available to both
management. These courses provide an Ohio residents and nonresidents, youth
opportunity for adults to introduce anoth- and adults.
er person to hunting and trapping and to
share the excitement that goes with it. To INTERSTATE WILDLIFE
obtain a fur taker permit for trapping, ap- VIOLATOR COMPACT
plicants must do one of the following: Ohio is a member of the agreement be-
 Present a previously held trapping li- tween states that if a person loses their
cense (from any state). hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges in
one of those states, they may lose those
 Present evidence of having successfully
privileges in all of the member states. If you
completed a trapper education course.
lose your right to hunt, trap, or fish in Ohio, it
 Attest he or she is 21 years of age or is your responsibility to check with any other
older and has held a previous trapping state before you hunt, trap, or fish there to
license (from any state). ensure you have not lost your privileges in
 Obtain an apprentice permit.
that state as well.

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 LICENSE EXEMPTIONS license, Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp, or

LIC E N S E S A ND P E R MI T S
Certain categories of persons are exempted fur taker permit. All other licenses and
from buying licenses, permits, and stamps. permits are required.
1. Ohio resident landowners, spouses, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces on
their children are not required to have a active duty stationed in Ohio, but NOT
hunting license, fur taker permit, either- on leave or furlough are required to pur-
sex deer permit, deer management per- chase a resident Ohio hunting license and
mit, spring or fall turkey permit, or Ohio other applicable permits before hunting
Wetlands Habitat Stamp when hunting deer, turkey, or hunting and trapping
or trapping on land they own. furbearers, and an Ohio Wetlands Habitat
2. A nonresident landowner, and the Stamp for hunting waterfowl.
spouse and children living with the
landowner, may hunt on that property FREE HUNTING LICENSE ELIGIBILITY
without a license, either-sex deer per- Free licenses may be obtained from a li-
mit, deer management permit, spring or cense agent and must be carried while
fall turkey permit, Ohio Wetlands Habi- hunting. License applications are available
tat Stamp, or fur taker permit if the non- at wildohio.gov or by calling 1-800-WILD-
resident’s home state allows residents LIFE (1-800-945-3543).
of Ohio owning property in the nonresi- 1. Ohio residents born on or before Dec. 31,
dent’s home state, and the spouse and 1937 will receive a free fishing license,
children living with the Ohio property hunting license, either-sex deer permit,
owner, to hunt without a license, deer deer management permit, spring and
permit, spring or fall turkey permit, wet- fall turkey permits, Ohio Wetlands Habi-
lands habitat stamp, or fur taker permit. tat Stamp, and fur taker permit. Ohio
3. A member of a limited liability company residents age 66 and older who were

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or partnership is a landowner provided born on or after Jan. 1, 1938 are eligible
the member is an Ohio resident and the for reduced-cost licenses and permits.
limited liability company or limited li- 2. Ohio residents who are holders of a vet-
ability partnership consists of three or eran’s license plate displaying the inter-
fewer individual members or partners, national wheelchair symbol must apply
or the beneficiary or trustee of a trust in writing for a free hunting license, fur
that has three or fewer trustees or ben- taker permit, either-sex deer permit,
eficiaries. spring or fall turkey permit, and an Ohio
4. Tenants and their children on land on Wetlands Habitat Stamp endorsement.
which they reside, pay rent, and from Applications must be certified by the
which they derive the majority (more U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
than 50 percent) of their income from 3. Permanently and totally disabled veter-
agricultural production on that land are ans who receive pension or compensa-
not required to have a hunting license, tion due to their service-related injuries
fur taker permit, either-sex deer permit, and who are Ohio residents must apply
deer management permit, spring or fall in writing for a free hunting license, fur
turkey permit, or Ohio Wetlands Habitat taker permit, either-sex deer permit, tur-
Stamp when they are hunting or trap- key permit, and Ohio Wetlands Habitat
ping on land where they reside. Stamp. Applications must be certified by
5. Ohio resident landowners’ grandchil- the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
dren who are under 18 years of age are 4. Ohio residents who are former prison-
not required to have a hunting license or ers of war must apply in writing for a
an Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp while free hunting license, fur taker permit,
hunting on their grandparents’ land. All and Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp. All
other licenses and permits are required. other licenses and permits are required
6. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces on to be purchased. Applications must be
active duty while on leave or furlough certified by the U.S. Department of Vet-
are not required to purchase a hunting erans Affairs.

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 Ohio Landowner/Hunter

OLHAP
ACCESS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

photo by Colson Barnett

The Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership Program is a new way for Ohio hunt-
ers to get access to private properties. Public access will be granted through an online
check-in system from September 1st to June 1st each year be-
tween the hours of 5:30am and 10:00pm. All hunting opportu-
nities, except deer gun hunting and trapping, are permitted.

For more information visit

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/
buy-and-apply/hunting-fishing-boating/
hunting-resources/ohio-landowner-hunt-
er-access or scan the QR code.

PERMISSION FOR HUNTING OR TRAPPING ON PRIVATE LAND

Permission is hereby granted to the undersigned sportsperson for hunting/trapping on land
owned by the undersigned landowner or their agent for the date(s) listed.
In accepting this permit, I agree to assume and release the landowner from any or all liability
for personal injuries, property damage, or for the loss of life or property resulting from, or in
any way connected with the issuance of this permit.
You may make photocopies of this form and carry it with you.

HUNTING/TRAPPING PERMISSION CHECK ONE:

 DAILY

DATE(S): ______ / ______ / ______ TO ______ / ______ / _______
SEASONAL
_____________________________________ _________________
Sportsperson’s Signature Today’s Date

SPORTSPERSON’S ADDRESS: _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________
SPORTSPERSON’S TELEPHONE No: (_________) _____________________________________
VEHICLE LICENSE No: ___________________ RESTRICTIONS:________________________
MAKE & MODEL: _______________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________ ____________________________________
Landowner or Agent’s Signature
 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS

GE N E RAL I NF O R MAT I O N
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Game birds and game quadrupeds (ex- youth deer gun season, deer gun sea-
cept feral swine) may not be taken by son, and the deer muzzleloader season
trapping. is unlawful unless the hunter is visibly
 Electronic callers may be used while hunt- wearing a vest, coat, jacket, or coveralls
ing, except while hunting migratory that are either solid hunter orange or
game birds (waterfowl, rails, and shore- camouflage hunter orange. This require-
birds) and wild turkeys. It is lawful to use ment applies statewide on both public
electronic callers for crow hunting. and private land.
 Spotlighting of wild animals from vehi-  Longbows and crossbows may be used
cles, including illuminating with head- to take legal game. Longbow hunt-
lights, is prohibited. Spotlighting is il- ers may use a hand-held mechanical
legal whether hunting implements are release or a mechanical device with
carried in the vehicle or not. a working safety. Crossbows may be
cocked with a device, but it must have a
 Persons hunting, trapping, or pursuing working safety.
furbearing animals at night must carry
a continuous white light visible for at  All hunters younger than 16 years old
least 1/4 mile. When two or more per- need to be accompanied by an adult. It
sons are hunting or trapping together is unlawful for the responsible adult to
for furbearing animals, only one light allow a person under 16 years of age to
is required and may be carried by any hunt alone.
member of the party. Persons hunting  The holder of an all-purpose vehicle per-
foxes, coyotes, or raccoons with a call mit may hunt wild quadrupeds or game

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from a stationary position may use a birds from a vehicle while on private
single beam of light of any color. property. Go to wildohio.gov for more
 It is unlawful to possess a hunting device information.
while training or working a dog pursu-
ing coyotes from sunset to sunrise. CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE
 All hunting from motor vehicles, except A person legally allowed to possess a con-
boats and machinery being used in cealed handgun may carry a concealed
farm operations, is prohibited. Hunting handgun while hunting. They may also
small game and furbearers except mink, hunt with their concealed handgun as long
muskrat, otter, and beaver is lawful from as it meets all of the requirements for the
a boat or powercraft. Aircraft or drones game that is being hunted (barrel length,
are prohibited in hunting or the aid of caliber, season, etc.).
hunting for all game.
 Poisoned or explosive arrows are unlaw- FIREARM SUPPRESSOR
ful. While hunting, it is unlawful to have A person authorized through state and fed-
attached to a longbow or crossbow eral law to own a firearm noise suppressor
any mechanical, electrical, or electronic is permitted to use it to hunt legal game
device capable of projecting a visible animals. A valid hunting license is required
beam of light. This does not include a to hunt with a suppressor. A suppressor is
device such as a range finder that uti- also called a silencer.
lizes nonvisible light.
 It is unlawful to shoot from, on, across,
or along a public road, highway, road
berm, shoulder, or right-of-way.
 Hunting any wild animal (except water-
fowl) from 30 minutes before sunrise
MOURNING DOVES
to 30 minutes after sunset during the

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 ON PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS Camping is prohibited on state wildlife
G E NE R A L I NF O RMAT ION
It is unlawful for any person to use a rifle, pis- areas, except within posted designated
tol, revolver, shotgun, or other firearm at any camping areas at Appalachian Hills, Tri-Val-
time on any land or water area controlled or ley, and Woodbury wildlife areas. primitive
administered by the Division of Wildlife ex- campgrounds located on Crown City and
cept while lawfully trapping or hunting wild Woodbury wildlife areas. All campers must
animals, or target practicing on a designated possess a valid hunting license, fishing li-
Division of Wildlife target range. cense, or fur taker permit. Call 1-800-WILD-
LIFE (1-800-945-3543) for more information.
It is unlawful for any person to distribute,
place, or scatter salt, grain, or other feed ca- It is unlawful to use a rifle, pistol, revolver,
pable of luring, enticing, or attracting wild or a shotgun using slugs at any time on
birds or deer on lands owned, controlled, Greenfield Dam, Auburn Marsh and Grant
or maintained by the Division of Wildlife, Lake wildlife areas. Deer and wild turkey
including the Wayne National Forest and hunting at Greenfield Dam, Auburn Marsh,
other lands managed by the division by and Grant Lake wildlife areas is lawful us-
virtue of a lease or an agreement. ing archery equipment only.
A tree stand on Division of Wildlife public All wildlife areas are closed to all activity
hunting areas is legal as long as it is por- other than hunting, trapping, and fishing
table and uses no nails, steps, or any other from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sept. 1 through May
device placed or inserted into a tree. The 1, and from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. May 2 through
tree stand may be installed from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31 of each year.
the last day in February, annually. State parks have special hunting and trap-
ping regulations. Some are not open to
ON ALL WILDLIFE AREAS hunting or trapping. A permit is required
Portions of Deer Creek, Killdeer Plains, to build a duck blind on state park lakes.
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Resthaven, Lake La Su An, Berlin Lake, Big It is unlawful to operate or park any vehicle
Island, Delaware, Grand River, Brush Creek, on properties administered by the Division
Waterloo, Cooper Hollow, East Fork, Wood- of Wildlife, except on designated roads and
bury, Spring Valley, and Fallsville wildlife parking areas.
areas will be open for persons with severe
mobility impairments to drive their cars,
trucks, or an all-purpose vehicle to desig- HUNTING WITH PERMISSION
nated interior areas for hunting. Disabled The landowner’s written permission is
persons are required to have an all-pur- required for hunting and trapping on pri-
pose vehicle permit. Find more informa- vate land, regardless of whether the land is
tion or download a permit application at posted. Permission slips are available at all
wildohio.gov. Division of Wildlife district offices, at wildo-
It is unlawful to hunt with or possess any hio.gov, and on page 38 of this publication.
shot except nontoxic shot at Metzger
Marsh, Mallard Club, Pipe Creek, Magee
THE PENALTY FOR HUNTING
Marsh, Toussaint, and Little Portage wild-
WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION
life areas.
The maximum penalty for hunting without
All hunting and trapping on Andreoff written permission of the landowner for
Wildlife Area (West of CR 215), Eagle Creek a first offense is 60 days in jail and a $500
Wildlife Area, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, fine. The maximum penalty for a second of-
and Urbana Wildlife Area is by permit only. fense is 90 days in jail and a $750 fine.
It is illegal to sit, stand, or otherwise be in A person must carry written permission
contact with oil or gas production or trans- (see page 38) at all times while engaging
mission wells, pumps, tanks, pipes, and in hunting or trapping on private land and
other equipment. exhibit it upon request to a state wildlife
officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer,
other law enforcement officer, owner of the
land, or the landowner’s authorized agent.
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 DOG TRAINING

GE N E RAL I NF O R MAT I O N
BOYKIN SPANIEL
The Division of Wildlife has established
designated dog training areas on some of
its wildlife areas. Dogs may not be trained
or exercised on state public hunting areas
from May 1 through Aug. 31 of each year,
except on these designated dog training
areas. A nonresident may not train, work, or
exercise a dog in Ohio at any time if Ohio
residents are not permitted to train, work,
or exercise dogs in the nonresident’s state.
Training dogs while pursuing furbearing an-
imals is permitted only from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Firearms may not be carried by persons
training or working dogs during the closed
season for furbearing animals.
Designated dog training areas are located
on portions of Appalachian Hills, Berlin,
Caesar Creek, Delaware, Fallsville, Indian
Creek, Killdeer Plains, Lake La Su An, Ma-
gee Marsh, Oxbow Lake, Resthaven, Rush
Run, Salt Fork, Spencer, and Tri-Valley
wildlife areas.

POSSESSION

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photo by MATTHEW HICKS
Live furbearing animals, amphibians, rep-
tiles, game quadrupeds, or game birds may
not be held in captivity or sold except by GINSENG
propagation permit. No person may dig, harvest, or otherwise
collect wild ginseng from its natural habi-
Hides of furbearing animals taken legally tat except during the season of Sept. 1
during the open season may be sold dur- through Dec. 31 of each year. Ginseng
ing that open season or may be held for plants with unripened berries or which
sale until June 15 following the close of the have less than three-leaf stems (prongs)
season. may not be harvested. Seeds from wild
Furbearers may not be taken alive during ginseng plants need to be immediately re-
open hunting and trapping seasons. planted at the place where the plants were
collected. Any person collecting ginseng is
Those who buy green or dried fur must required to keep accurate records show-
have a fur dealer’s permit. ing the number of pounds and ounces of
It is unlawful to buy, sell, or possess non- ginseng, both green and/or dry weight,
game birds or their parts, dead or alive. collected in each Ohio county by date of
collection for two years. Dealers and buy-
EASTERN COTTONTAIL ers need to acquire a state dealer’s registra-
tion permit each year prior to purchasing
or otherwise acquiring Ohio ginseng. No
person may harvest wild or cultivated gin-
seng from private or public property with-
out first obtaining written permission from
the landowner or their agent. Collection is
prohibited on Ohio Department of Natural
Resources property. For more information
on ginseng harvest, contact the Division of
Wildlife. Written permission is required to
be carried when harvesting ginseng.
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 SHOOTING RANGES
G E NE R A L I NF O RMAT ION
Learn more about shooting ranges maintained
by the Division of Wildlife at wildohio.gov.

CLASS DEFINITIONS CLASS A, B, AND C

A = Supervised Rifle & Pistol Target Range
SHOOTING RANGES
All persons age 18 and older shooting on
B = Unsupervised Rifle & Pistol Target Range supervised Class A ranges, as well as un-
C = Unsupervised Clay Target Shotgun Range supervised Class B and Class C ranges,
must purchase a shooting range permit,
D = Unsupervised Archery Target Range available at all hunting and fishing license
O = Other Public Ranges; not classified agents, the HuntFish OH app, and at wildo-
by the Division of Wildlife hio.gov.

Note: Woodbury Wildlife Area Shooting Range will be closed to the public from September 12-23, 2022.

PUBLIC AREA COUNTY CLASS CONTACT

ARCHERY RANGES
Geneva State Park Ashtabula D (440) 466-8400
St. Marys Fish Hatchery Auglaize D (419) 394-5170
Barkcamp State Park Belmont D (740) 484-4064
Hueston Woods State Park Butler, Preble D (513) 523-6347
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Beaver Creek State Park Columbiana D (330) 385-3091

Punderson State Park Geauga D (440) 564-2279
District Five Office Greene D (937) 452-3529
Salt Fork State Park Guernsey D (740) 439-3521
District Two Office Hancock D (419) 424-5000
Fallsville Wildlife Area Highland D (937) 987-2508
Paint Creek State Park Highland, Ross D (937) 393-4284
Hocking Hills State Park Hocking D (740) 385-6842
Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area Jackson D (740) 682-7524
Lake Vesuvius/
Lawrence D (740) 534-6500
Wayne National Forest
Hebron Fish Hatchery Licking D (740) 928-8092
Spencer Lake Wildlife Area Medina D (330) 644-2293
Tri-Valley Wildlife Area Muskingum D (740) 824-3211
East Harbor State Park Ottawa D (419) 734-4424
Berlin Lake Wildlife Area Portage D (330) 644-2293
Wingfoot Lake Portage D (330) 962-2048
Shawnee State Park Scioto D (740) 858-6652
Lake Hope State Park Vinton D (740) 596-4938
Caesar Creek State Park Warren D (513) 897-3055
Veto Lake Washington D (740) 589-9930
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Shooters age 17 and younger are not re- CLASS D SHOOTING RANGES

GE N E RAL I NF O R MAT I O N
quired to purchase a permit, but must be Class D shooting ranges are offered free of
accompanied by and directly monitored by charge. No range attendant or restroom fa-
an adult (age 18 years or older) holding a cilities are provided at these ranges.
valid shooting range permit. See page 35
for permit information. SUPERVISED HOURS OF OPERATION
Annual and one-day range permits may be Hours of operation vary. All Class A ranges
printed or displayed on a mobile device. are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. All
Class A ranges are closed on the follow-
All Class A ranges have handicap accessible ing dates: New Year’s Day, Easter, Memo-
parking, shooting benches, and restroom rial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving,
facilities. No range attendant or restroom Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Contact
facilities are provided at Class B and Class the wildlife areas for detailed information.
C shooting ranges.

PUBLIC AREA COUNTY CLASS CONTACT

SHOTGUN and ARCHERY RANGES
Indian Creek Wildlife Area Brown C, D (937) 372-9261

SHOTGUN RANGES
Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area Defiance C (419) 424-5000
Resthaven Wildlife Area Erie C (419) 547-6007
Salt Fork Wildlife Area Guernsey C (740) 489-5021
Rush Run Wildlife Area Preble C (937) 372-9261

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Wyandot Wildlife Area Wyandot C (419) 424-5000

PISTOL / SHOTGUN RANGES

Zaleski State Forest Vinton O (740) 596-5781

RIFLE / PISTOL and SHOTGUN RANGES

Fernwood State Forest Jefferson C, O (330) 339-2205
Grand River Wildlife Area Trumbull A, C (330) 644-2293

RIFLE / PISTOL, SHOTGUN, and ARCHERY RANGES

Woodbury Wildlife Area Coshocton A, C, D* (740) 327-2109
Delaware Wildlife Area Delaware A, C, D (740) 287-4950
Deer Creek Wildlife Area Fayette A, C, D (740) 412-3420
Spring Valley Wildlife Area Greene A, C, D* (937) 862-5162
Licking,
Dillon Lake O (740) 452-3529
Muskingum
Wolf Creek Wildlife Area Morgan B, C, D (740) 962-2048

RIFLE / PISTOL RANGES

Harrison State Forest Harrison O (614) 262-5671
Monroe Lake Wildlife Area Monroe B (740) 489-5021
Tranquility Wildlife Area Adams B (937) 372-9261
(*) Supervised Trap & Skeet Range; Unsupervised Hand Trap Range (call range for details)
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 2022-23 OHIO HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS
L E G A L DEFIN IT ION S
LEGAL DEFINITIONS
As used in Chapters 1531 and 1533 of the Ohio Revised Code
and the Ohio Administrative Code.

ACCOMPANY means to go along with FURBEARING ANIMALS include minks,

another person while staying within a dis- weasels, raccoons, skunks, opossums, musk-
tance from the person that enables unin- rats, foxes, beavers, badgers, otters, coyotes,
terrupted, unaided visual and auditory bobcats, and fishers.
communications.
GAME BIRDS include ring-necked pheas-
ACTIVE DUTY means full-time duty in the ants, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-
Armed Forces, other than active duty for tailed grouse, pinnated grouse, wild
training; Service as a cadet at the United turkeys, Hungarian partridges, chukar par-
States Military, Air Force, or Coast Guard tridges, woodcocks, crows, black-bellied
Academy, or as a midshipman at the Unit- plovers, golden plovers, Wilson’s snipe or
ed States Naval Academy. jacksnipe, greater and lesser yellowlegs,
ARMED FORCES means the United States rails, coots, gallinules, ducks, geese, mourn-
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and ing doves, Eurasian collared-doves, mer-
Coast Guard, including the reserve compo- gansers, and brant.
nents thereof. GAME QUADRUPEDS include cottontail
BAG LIMIT means the number, measure- rabbits, chipmunks, elk, flying squirrels,
ment, or weight of any kind of crayfish, gray squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels,
aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild red squirrels, groundhogs, white-tailed
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birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to deer, feral swine (wild boar), black bears,
be taken. and porcupines.

BAITED AREA means any area where HUNTING means pursuing, shooting, kill-
shelled or unshelled, shucked, or un- ing, following after or on the trail of, lying in
shucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or wait for, shooting at, or wounding wild birds
other feed whatsoever capable of luring, at- or wild quadrupeds while employing any
tracting, or enticing game animals or birds device commonly used to kill or wound wild
is directly or indirectly placed, exposed, de- birds or wild quadrupeds, whether such acts
posited, distributed, or scattered. Such area result in such killing or wounding or not. It
is considered a baited area for 10 days fol- includes every attempt to kill or wound and
lowing complete removal of all such corn, every act of assistance to any other person
wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed. in killing or wounding or attempting to kill
or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds.
BAITING means the placing, exposing,
depositing, distributing, or scattering of LONGBOW or BOW means a device for pro-
shelled or unshelled corn, wheat or other pelling an arrow by means of limbs, and a
grain, salt or other feed so as to constitute string which is hand held, hand drawn, and
for wild turkeys, mourning doves, migratory held in a drawn position by hand or a hand-
birds, or other game animals a lure, attrac- held mechanical release or by a mechanical
tion or enticement to, on or over any area device with a working safety. This would in-
where hunters are attempting to take them. clude compound bows and recurve bows.
CLOSED SEASON means that period of MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS are waterfowl,
time during which the taking of wild ani- rails, mourning doves, and shorebirds.
mals protected by Chapters 1531 and 1533
of the Ohio Revised Code is prohibited. MUZZLELOADING RIFLE AND
MUZZLELOADING SHOTGUN means a
CROSSBOW means a device for propelling primitive weapon that shoots a projectile
an arrow by means of limbs and a string, or projectiles loaded exclusively from the
with a shoulder-mounted stock, and having muzzle and that is incapable of firing mod-
a working safety. ern-day ammunition.
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NONGAME BIRDS include all other wild WILD ANIMALS include mollusks, crus-

LE GAL D E F I NI T I O NS
birds not included and defined as game taceans, aquatic insects, fish, reptiles, am-
birds. phibians, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and
all other wild mammals.
PLUGGED SHOTGUN means a shot-
gun capable of holding more than three 2923.15 ORC No person, while under the
shells that is plugged with a one-piece influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse,
filler which limits the capacity of the gun to shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous
three shells. The filler must be such that it ordnance.
cannot be removed without disassembling
the gun. 2923.16 and 1547.69 ORC No person shall
knowingly transport or have a firearm in a
PROTECTED SPECIES include yellowlegs, motor vehicle unless it is unloaded, and is
plovers, snowshoe hares, bears, badgers, carried in one of the following ways:
bobcats, fishers, porcupines, flying squir-
1. In a closed package, box, or case.
rels, and nongame birds. Protected species
may not be hunted or taken at any time. 2. In a compartment which can be reached
Hungarian partridge may not be taken ex- only by leaving the vehicle.
cept from a shooting preserve, dog train-
3. In plain sight and secured in a rack or
ing area, or field trial.
holder made for the purpose.
TENANT means an individual who resides 4. If the firearm is at least 24 inches in over-
on land for which he or she pays rent and all length as measured from the muzzle
whose annual income is primarily derived to the part of the stock farthest from the
from agricultural production conducted muzzle, and if the barrel is at least 18
on that land, as agricultural production is inches in length in plain sight with the
defined in Section 929.01 of the Ohio Re- action open or the firearm stripped, or, if

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vised Code. the firearm is of a type which the action
TRAPPING means securing or attempting will not stay open or which cannot eas-
to secure possession of a wild bird or wild ily be stripped, in plain sight.
quadruped by means of setting, placing, A person possessing a valid Ohio-issued
drawing, or using any device that is de- concealed handgun license may carry a
signed to close upon, hold fast, confine, or concealed handgun in compliance with
otherwise capture a wild bird or wild quad- motor vehicle transportation guidelines of
ruped whether such means result in such the Ohio Revised Code.
capturing or not. It includes every act of
assistance to any other person in capturing As used in this section, unloaded means
wild birds or wild quadrupeds by means of with respect to a firearm employing a per-
such device whether such means result in cussion cap, flintlock, or other obsolete ig-
such capturing or not. nition system, that the firearm is uncapped,
or that the priming charge is removed from
VETERAN means a person who served in the pan.
the active military, naval, or air service, and
who was discharged or released therefrom The above sections also apply to watercraft,
under conditions other than dishonorable. except while lawfully engaged in hunting.

D
FIEL Audubon Society volunteers across
THE
Ohio will be conducting their annual
RE Christmas Bird Count from
SHA
Wednesday, December 14, 2022,
through
Thursday, January 5, 2023.
For more information, visit audubon.org

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S U NR I S E SU NSE T TABLE S
SUNRISE SUNSET: WESTERN OHIO
September October November December January February April May
Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set
A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.
1 7:03 8:07 7:31 7:18 8:04 6:33 7:37 5:11 7:57 5:21 7:44 5:54 7:19 8:00 6:35 8:30
2 7:04 8:05 7:32 7:16 8:05 6:32 7:38 5:11 7:57 5:22 7:43 5:55 7:17 8:01 6:34 8:31
3 7:05 8:04 7:33 7:15 8:06 6:31 7:39 5:10 7:57 5:22 7:42 5:57 7:15 8:02 6:32 8:32
4 7:06 8:02 7:34 7:13 8:07 6:30 7:40 5:10 7:57 5:23 7:41 5:58 7:14 8:03 6:31 8:33
5 7:06 8:01 7:35 7:12 8:08 6:29 7:41 5:10 7:57 5:24 7:40 5:59 7:12 8:04 6:30 8:34
6 7:07 7:59 7:36 7:10 7:09 5:28 7:42 5:10 7:57 5:25 7:39 6:00 7:11 8:05 6:29 8:35
7 7:08 7:57 7:37 7:08 7:11 5:27 7:43 5:10 7:57 5:26 7:38 6:01 7:09 8:06 6:28 8:36
8 7:09 7:56 7:38 7:07 7:12 5:26 7:44 5:10 7:57 5:27 7:37 6:03 7:08 8:07 6:27 8:37
9 7:10 7:54 7:39 7:05 7:13 5:25 7:45 5:10 7:57 5:28 7:36 6:04 7:06 8:08 6:26 8:38
10 7:11 7:53 7:40 7:04 7:14 5:24 7:46 5:10 7:57 5:29 7:34 6:05 7:04 8:09 6:25 8:39
11 7:12 7:51 7:41 7:02 7:15 5:23 7:46 5:10 7:56 5:30 7:33 6:06 7:03 8:10 6:24 8:40
12 7:13 7:49 7:42 7:01 7:16 5:22 7:47 5:10 7:56 5:31 7:32 6:07 7:01 8:11 6:23 8:41
13 7:14 7:48 7:43 6:59 7:18 5:21 7:48 5:11 7:56 5:32 7:31 6:09 7:00 8:12 6:22 8:42
14 7:15 7:46 7:44 6:58 7:19 5:20 7:49 5:11 7:55 5:33 7:30 6:10 6:58 8:13 6:21 8:43
2022-2 3

15 7:16 7:44 7:45 6:56 7:20 5:19 7:49 5:11 7:55 5:34 7:28 6:11 6:57 8:14 6:20 8:44
16 7:17 7:43 7:46 6:55 7:21 5:19 7:50 5:11 7:55 5:35 7:27 6:12 6:55 8:15 6:19 8:45
17 7:18 7:41 7:47 6:53 7:22 5:18 7:51 5:12 7:54 5:37 7:26 6:13 6:54 8:16 6:18 8:46
18 7:19 7:39 7:48 6:52 7:23 5:17 7:51 5:12 7:54 5:38 7:24 6:14 6:52 8:17 6:17 8:47
19 7:20 7:38 7:49 6:50 7:24 5:16 7:52 5:12 7:53 5:39 7:23 6:16 6:51 8:18 6:16 8:48
20 7:21 7:36 7:51 6:49 7:25 5:16 7:53 5:13 7:53 5:40 7:22 6:17 6:50 8:19 6:16 8:48
21 7:21 7:34 7:52 6:48 7:27 5:15 7:53 5:13 7:52 5:41 7:20 6:18 6:48 8:20 6:15 8:49
22 7:22 7:33 7:53 6:46 7:28 5:14 7:54 5:14 7:52 5:42 7:19 6:19 6:47 8:21 6:14 8:50
23 7:23 7:31 7:54 6:45 7:29 5:14 7:54 5:14 7:51 5:43 7:18 6:20 6:45 8:22 6:13 8:51
24 7:24 7:30 7:55 6:43 7:30 5:13 7:55 5:15 7:50 5:45 7:16 6:21 6:44 8:23 6:13 8:52
25 7:25 7:28 7:56 6:42 7:31 5:13 7:55 5:15 7:50 5:46 7:15 6:22 6:43 8:24 6:12 8:53
26 7:26 7:26 7:57 6:41 7:32 5:12 7:55 5:16 7:49 5:47 7:13 6:23 6:41 8:25 6:11 8:54
27 7:27 7:25 7:58 6:39 7:33 5:12 7:56 5:17 7:48 5:48 7:12 6:25 6:40 8:26 6:11 8:54
28 7:28 7:23 7:59 6:38 7:34 5:12 7:56 5:17 7:47 5:49 7:10 6:26 6:39 8:27 6:10 8:55
29 7:29 7:21 8:00 6:37 7:35 5:11 7:56 5:18 7:46 5:51 6:37 8:28 6:10 8:56
30 7:30 7:20 8:02 6:36 7:36 5:11 7:56 5:19 7:46 5:52 6:36 8:29 6:09 8:57
31 8:03 6:35 7:57 5:20 7:45 5:53 6:09 8:57

WESTERN OHIO COUNTIES: Adams, Allen, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark,
Clermont, Clinton, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Fulton, Greene,
Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Huron, Logan, Lucas, Madison, Marion,
Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Richland,
Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot

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S U N RIS E SU NSE T TA B L E S
SUNRISE SUNSET: EASTERN OHIO
September October November December January February April May
Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set
A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.
1 6:54 7:58 7:22 7:09 7:55 6:24 7:29 5:02 7:48 5:12 7:35 5:45 7:11 7:53 6:28 8:23
2 6:55 7:57 7:23 7:08 7:56 6:23 7:30 5:01 7:48 5:12 7:34 5:46 7:10 7:54 6:27 8:24
3 6:56 7:55 7:24 7:06 7:57 6:22 7:31 5:01 7:48 5:13 7:33 5:48 7:08 7:55 6:25 8:25
4 6:57 7:54 7:25 7:04 7:59 6:21 7:32 5:01 7:49 5:14 7:32 5:49 7:07 7:56 6:24 8:26
5 6:58 7:52 7:26 7:03 8:00 6:20 7:33 5:01 7:49 5:15 7:31 5:50 7:05 7:57 6:23 8:27
6 6:58 7:50 7:27 7:01 7:01 5:19 7:34 5:01 7:48 5:16 7:30 5:51 7:04 7:58 6:22 8:28
7 6:59 7:49 7:28 7:00 7:02 5:18 7:34 5:01 7:48 5:17 7:29 5:52 7:02 7:59 6:21 8:29
8 7:00 7:47 7:29 6:58 7:03 5:17 7:35 5:01 7:48 5:18 7:28 5:54 7:00 8:00 6:20 8:30
9 7:01 7:45 7:30 6:56 7:04 5:16 7:36 5:01 7:48 5:19 7:27 5:55 6:59 8:01 6:19 8:31
10 7:02 7:44 7:31 6:55 7:05 5:15 7:37 5:01 7:48 5:20 7:26 5:56 6:57 8:02 6:18 8:32
11 7:03 7:42 7:32 6:53 7:07 5:14 7:38 5:01 7:48 5:21 7:25 5:57 6:56 8:03 6:17 8:33
12 7:04 7:41 7:33 6:52 7:08 5:13 7:39 5:01 7:48 5:22 7:23 5:58 6:54 8:04 6:16 8:34
13 7:05 7:39 7:34 6:50 7:09 5:12 7:39 5:01 7:47 5:23 7:22 5:59 6:53 8:05 6:15 8:35
14 7:06 7:37 7:35 6:49 7:10 5:11 7:40 5:02 7:47 5:24 7:21 6:01 6:51 8:06 6:14 8:36

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15 7:07 7:36 7:36 6:47 7:11 5:10 7:41 5:02 7:47 5:25 7:20 6:02 6:50 8:07 6:13 8:37
16 7:08 7:34 7:38 6:46 7:12 5:09 7:42 5:02 7:46 5:26 7:18 6:03 6:48 8:08 6:12 8:38
17 7:09 7:32 7:39 6:44 7:13 5:09 7:42 5:02 7:46 5:27 7:17 6:04 6:47 8:09 6:11 8:39
18 7:10 7:31 7:40 6:43 7:15 5:08 7:43 5:03 7:45 5:29 7:16 6:05 6:45 8:10 6:10 8:39
19 7:11 7:29 7:41 6:41 7:16 5:07 7:43 5:03 7:45 5:30 7:14 6:06 6:44 8:11 6:09 8:40
20 7:12 7:27 7:42 6:40 7:17 5:07 7:44 5:04 7:44 5:31 7:13 6:08 6:43 8:12 6:08 8:41
21 7:13 7:26 7:43 6:39 7:18 5:06 7:45 5:04 7:44 5:32 7:12 6:09 6:41 8:13 6:08 8:42
22 7:14 7:24 7:44 6:37 7:19 5:05 7:45 5:05 7:43 5:33 7:10 6:10 6:40 8:14 6:07 8:43
23 7:15 7:22 7:45 6:36 7:20 5:05 7:46 5:05 7:42 5:34 7:09 6:11 6:38 8:15 6:06 8:44
24 7:15 7:21 7:46 6:34 7:21 5:04 7:46 5:06 7:42 5:36 7:07 6:12 6:37 8:16 6:06 8:45
25 7:16 7:19 7:47 6:33 7:22 5:04 7:46 5:06 7:41 5:37 7:06 6:13 6:36 8:17 6:05 8:46
26 7:17 7:17 7:48 6:32 7:23 5:03 7:47 5:07 7:40 5:38 7:05 6:14 6:34 8:18 6:04 8:46
27 7:18 7:16 7:49 6:30 7:25 5:03 7:47 5:08 7:39 5:39 7:03 6:16 6:33 8:19 6:04 8:47
28 7:19 7:14 7:51 6:29 7:26 5:03 7:47 5:08 7:39 5:40 7:02 6:17 6:32 8:20 6:03 8:48
29 7:20 7:12 7:52 6:28 7:27 5:02 7:48 5:09 7:38 5:41 6:30 8:21 6:03 8:49
30 7:21 7:11 7:53 6:27 7:28 5:02 7:48 5:10 7:37 5:43 6:29 8:22 6:02 8:49
31 7:54 6:25 7:48 5:11 7:36 5:44 6:02 8:50

EASTERN OHIO COUNTIES: Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana,

Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking,
Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina,
Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Ross, Scioto,
Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington, and Wayne

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OHIO WILDLIFE OFFICERS BY COUNTY
ADAMS Gus Kiebel HAMILTON Vacant MUSKINGUM Jeffrey Berry
(937) 776-0688 (513) 446-7028 (740) 447-0570
ALLEN Craig Barr HANCOCK Ryan Burke  NOBLE Vacant
(419) 429-8379 (419) 429-8384 (614) 563-7705
ASHLAND Evan Huegel HARDIN Ryan Kennedy OTTAWA Reid Van Cleve
(330) 245-3044 (419) 429-8385 (419) 429-8389
ASHTABULA Jason Warren   HARRISON Nick Turner PAULDING Levi Farley
(330) 802-9171 (330) 245-3049 (419) 429-8390
ATHENS Ryan Donnelly HENRY Matthew R. Smith PERRY Mark Basinger
(740) 541-8266 (419) 429-8386 (614) 565-0137
AUGLAIZE Mark Schemmel HIGHLAND Matt Roberts PICKAWAY Josh Elster
(937) 728-4192 (937) 205-3020 (614) 203-3406
BELMONT Logan Ambrister HOCKING Chris Dodge PIKE Matt Van Cleve
(614) 563-1680 (614) 257-7792 (614) 565-0140
BROWN Vacant HOLMES Vacant PORTAGE Marino Pellegrini
(513) 646-4014 (330) 245-3045 (330) 245-3040
BUTLER Vacant HURON Matthew D. Smith PREBLE Brad Turner
(513) 403-6591 (419) 429-8387 (937) 510-1154
CARROLL Scott Cartwright JACKSON Ted Witham PUTNAM Jason Porinchok
(330) 802-9163 (614) 563-4138 (419) 429-8391
CHAMPAIGN Vacant JEFFERSON Craig Porter RICHLAND Nathan Kaufmann
(614) 902-4209 (330) 245-3050 (419) 429-8392
CLARK Mathew Bourne KNOX Austin Levering ROSS Bob Nelson
(937) 206-9321 (614) 400-0731 (614) 565-9754
CLERMONT Vacant LAKE Ryan Pawlus SANDUSKY Charles McMullen
(513) 673-1566 (330) 245-3034 (419) 429-8393
CLINTON Vacant LAWRENCE Darin Abbott SCIOTO Vacant
(937) 776-1850 (614) 563-3946 (614) 565-9064
COLUMBIANA Jesse Janosik LICKING Antoinette Jolliff SENECA Brock Williamson
(330) 245-3039 (614) 902-4214 (419) 429-8394
COSHOCTON Jerrod Allison LOGAN Adam Smith           SHELBY Houston Wireman
(740) 502-4586 (937) 441-5224 (937) 545-5849
CRAWFORD Nathan Cass LORAIN Randy White STARK Scott Traver
(419) 429-8380 (330) 802-9172 (330) 245-3041
CUYAHOGA Zachary Hillman LUCAS Anthony Lemle SUMMIT Daniel Shroyer 
(330) 245-3033 (419) 429-8388 (330) 245-3042
DARKE Jeff Wenning MADISON Matt Teders TRUMBULL Marty Cisine
(937) 621-5779 (614) 309-3465 (330) 245-3037
DEFIANCE Austin Dickinson MAHONING Tom Frank TUSCARAWAS Michael Budd
(419) 429-8381 (330) 245-3038 (614) 230-6347
DELAWARE Maurice Irish  MARION Chad Grote UNION Brian Motsinger
(614) 902-4221 (614) 902-4217 (614) 315-4999
ERIE Michele Butler MEDINA Eric Moore VAN WERT Nathan Robinson
(419) 429-8382 (330) 245-3043 (419) 429-8395
FAIRFIELD Jade Heizer MEIGS Chris Gilkey VINTON Cole Tilton
(614) 902-4210 (614) 563-4492 (614) 565-0805
FAYETTE John Coffman MERCER Brad Buening WARREN Jason Keller
(614) 565-2538 (419) 236-8787 (513) 520-9896
FRANKLIN Brad Kiger MIAMI Jasmine Grossnickle WASHINGTON Vacant
(614) 902-4212 (937) 470-1917 (740) 412-9184
FULTON Mike Ohlrich MONROE Vacant WAYNE Aaron Brown
(419) 429-8383 (614) 563-5033 (330) 323-2554
GALLIA Roy Rucker MONTGOMERY Trent Weaver WILLIAMS Ethan Bingham
(614) 563-1843 (937) 545-6768 (419) 429-8396
GEAUGA Matthew Madgar MORGAN Benjamin Smith WOOD Eric VonAlmen
(330) 245-3035 (614) 563-5338 (419) 429-8397
GREENE Vacant MORROW Tyler Eldred WYANDOT Nathan West
(937) 545-6327 (614) 400-0756 (419) 429-8398
GUERNSEY Vacant
(614) 563-2355 To Report a Wildlife Violation: 1-800-POACHER (1-800-762-2437)