ODNR Division of Wildlife - Hunting & Trapping - Dove Hunting

2009 Dove Hunting Season

Ohio's dove hunting season runs September 1 through October 25 and December 7 through December 21. There is a daily limit of 15 birds and a possession limit of 30 birds. Hunting hours during the regular season for doves is sunrise to sunset, with exceptions on wildlife areas that have specially posted hunting times for doves.

Controlled dove hunts will be offered at Fallsville, Rush Run, Spring Valley, Indian Creek and Bott state wildlife areas, and St. Mary’s Fish Hatchery. These controlled hunts will take place Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday, September 2; hunting hours will be noon to sunset. Youth-priority controlled dove hunts will be held at St. Mary's Fish hatchery on September 1, 5, 6, 13, 19, and 20.

Drawings for all of these controlled hunts will be held at noon on Saturday, August 22 at the respective public hunting area headquarters. 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 2009-10 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

Kokosing Wildlife Area dove map - Knox 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

Beach City Wildlife Area dove map - Tuscarawas County | Aerial map

Berlin Lake Wildlife Area dove map - Stark, Mahoning, and Portage counties | Aerial map

Camp Belden Wildlife Area dove map - Medina and Lorain counties | Aerial map

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area dove map - Wayne and Ashland counties | Aerial map

Grand River Wildlife Area dove map - Trumbull County | Aerial map

Highlandtown Wildlife Area dove map - Columbiana County | Aerial map

Killbuck Wildlife Area dove map - Wayne and Holmes counties | Aerial map

Mosquito Wildlife Area dove map - Trumbull County | Aerial map

Spencer Lake Wildlife Area dove map - Medina County | Aerial map

Wellington Wildlife Area dove map - Lorain County | Aerial map

West Branch Wildlife Area dove map - Portage County | Aerial map




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Southeast Ohio

Crown City Wildlife Area - Galia and Lawrence counties

Dillon Wildlife Area - 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

Wolf Creek Wildlife Area - Morgan 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