ODNR Division of Wildlife - Wild Resources - News Release Archive
Oct 14

Written by: ODNR Division of Wildlife
10/14/2007 

PHEASANTS TO BE RELEASED AT 29 PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS STATEWIDE

COLUMBUS, OH - More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released on 29 public hunting areas across the state this fall, as part of a seasonal effort by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife to enhance hunting opportunities for this popular game bird.

Ring-necked pheasants will be released on October 19 and 26 (both Fridays) in anticipation of the following weekends’ small-game season for youth hunters. Releases will also take place on the evenings of November 1 and 9. The final release of the fall is scheduled for Wednesday, November 21, to increase pheasant hunting opportunities during the Thanksgiving weekend.

Pheasant hunting season opens Friday, November 2 and remains open through January 6, 2008, with a daily bag limit of two rooster (male) birds. Statewide hunting hours are sunrise to sunset.

 


PHEASANT RELEASE DATES
2007 HUNTING SEASON
Pheasants are released the evening before the date shown, after hunting hours

 

Oct 20

Youth hunts

Oct 27

Youth hunts

Nov 2 Opening day

Nov 10

2nd Saturday

Nov 22 Thanksgiving

 

 

Total

District 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

400

400

350

200

250

1600

Pleasant Valley

 

 

140

140

120

400

D1 TOTAL

400

400

490

340

370

2000

District 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Killdeer Plains

120

140

270

250

280

1060

Wyandot

 

 

50

50

50

150

Resthaven

100

140

160

50

100

550

Willard

 

 

100

100

100

300

Maumee

 

 

40

40

40

120

Oxbow

80

100

120

50

70

420

Turkeyfoot

 

 

150

100

150

400

D2 TOTAL

300

380

890

640

790

3000

District 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach City

 

 

180

100

70

350

Berlin

200

240

300

180

140

1060

Grand River

200

230

300

220

140

1090

Highlandtown

 

 

260

110

120

490

Shreve

 

 

120

60

80

260

Spencer

180

200

140

60

120

700

Wellington

80

100

100

30

90

400

West Branch

 

 

150

100

100

350

Zepernick

 

 

130

60

70

260

Metroparks

100

100

120

50

110

480

Camp Belden

50

70

100

70

70

360

D3 TOTAL

810

940

1900

1040

1110

5800

District 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dillon

200

220

140

80

100

740

Salt Fork

 

 

140

120

100

360

D4 TOTAL

200

220

280

200

200

1100

District 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fallsville

100

170

220

100

120

710

Indian Creek

 

 

240

90

170

500

SpringValley

 

 

190

100

100

390

RushRun

100

50

210

90

100

550

Caesar Creek

210

260

210

100

100

880

Darke

50

40

100

50

80

320

East Fork

50

 

 

 

 

50

D5 TOTAL

510

520

1170

530

670

3400

TOTAL

2220

2460

4730

2750

3140

15300

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