ODNR Division of Wildlife - Hunting & Trapping - Dove Hunting

2011-2012 Dove Hunting Season

Ohio's dove hunting season runs from September 1 through October 23 and December 17 through January 2, 2012.  There is a daily bag limit of 15 birds and a possession limit of 30 birds.  Hunting hours are sunrise to sunset except for wildlife areas posted with special regulations.

Controlled dove hunts will be offered at Fallsville, Rush Run, Spring Valley, Indian Creek and Bott state wildlife areas. These controlled hunts will take place Thursday, September 1 and Friday, September 2; hunting hours are noon to sunset. Controlled dove hunts will also be offered at St. Marys Fish Hatchery on September 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, and 17.  Youth (17 years old and younger) will be given priority on September 1 and 3.

Opening day drawings for all of these controlled hunts will be held at noon on Saturday, August 27 at the respective public hunting area headquarters. Drawings for the other hunts will be held on the day of the hunt at noon. For more information read the Controlled Dove Hunt rules.  Additional questions about any of these hunts should be directed to the Division of Wildlife's District Five Office at 937-372-9261.

For more dove hunting information, check the 2011-2012 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations or see publication 64 Hunting Doves in Ohio If additional information is needed call Division of Wildlife district offices or 1-800-WILDLIFE.

For some tasty dove recipes, check out our Wild Ohio Cookbook

Click links below to skip to a particular region of Ohio

Central Ohio (District 1)

Northwest Ohio (District 2)

Northeast Ohio (District 3)

Southeast Ohio (District 4)

Southwest Ohio (District 5)

Central Ohio - 

Big Island Wildlife Area dove map - Marion County

Deer Creek Wildlife Area dove map - Fayette, Madison, and Pickaway counties

Delaware Wildlife Area dove map - Delaware, Marion, and Morrow counties

Mackey Ford Wildlife Area dove map - Pickaway County


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Northwest Ohio

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area dove map

Lake LaSuAn Wildlife Area dove map

Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area dove map

Resthaven Wildlife Area dove map

Wyandot Wildlife Area dove map


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Northeast Ohio

*NEW* Google Earth maps of Northeastern Ohio wildlife areas with dove fields is now available
(Google Earth must be loaded on your computer-to learn about & download Google Earth see links below)
Click
HERE for the Google Earth version of the 2011 dove field maps.
(Click "Open" and then double-click the file name)
Click HERE for the Google Earth version of the northeast Ohio wildlife area boundaries.
Then, click "open" and double-click the file name.

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area dove map - Wayne and Ashland counties | Google Earth map above

Grand River Wildlife Area dove map - Trumbull County | Google Earth map above

Highlandtown Wildlife Area dove map - Columbiana County | Google Earth map above

Killbuck Wildlife Area dove map - Wayne and Holmes counties | Google Earth map above

Mosquito Wildlife Area dove map - Trumbull County | Google Earth map above

Spencer Lake Wildlife Area dove map - Medina County | Google Earth map above

Wellington Wildlife Area dove map - Lorain County | Google Earth map above

West Branch Wildlife Area dove map - Portage County | Google Earth map above


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Southeast Ohio

AEP Lands - Noble and Morgan counties

Crown City Wildlife Area - Galia and Lawrence counties

Dillon Wildlife Area (Area 2) - Licking and Muskingum counties

Dillon Wildlife Area (Area 3) - Licking and Muskingum counties

Salt Fork Wildlife Area - Guernsey County

Tri-Valley Wildlife Area - Muskingum County

Woodbury Wildlife Area (Central Section) - Coshocton County

Woodbury Wildlife Area (Northwest Section) - Coshocton County


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Southwest Ohio -

*Special Controlled Dove Hunting Rules for District Five Wildlife Areas

Della Gates and Edward Charles Bott Wildlife Area - Brown and Clermont counties

Caesar Creek Wildlife Area - Greene, Warren, and Clinton counties

Darke Wildlife Area - Darke County

East Fork Wildlife Area - Clermont County

Fallsville Wildlife Area (South Unit) - Highland County

Fallsville Wildlife Area - Highland County

Indian Creek Wildlife Area - Brown County

Paint Creek Wildlife Area - Highland and Ross counties

Pater Wildlife Area - Butler County

Rush Run Wildlife Area - Preble County

Spring Valley Wildlife Area - Greene and Warren counties

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