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Jan
11
Written by:
news editor
1/11/2013 12:00 AM
On Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Ohio Wildlife Council received potential dates for the upcoming fall hunting seasons, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
COLUMBUS, OH – On Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Ohio Wildlife Council received potential dates for the upcoming fall hunting seasons, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists proposed that several traditional hunting dates be utilized for 2013-2014.
Sept. 1 is the proposed start date for Ohio’s fall squirrel and dove hunting seasons. Upland game hunting seasons for cottontail rabbit, ring-necked pheasant and bobwhite quail are proposed to start Nov. 1, the first Friday in November. Fox, raccoon, skunk, opossum and weasel hunting and trapping are proposed to start Nov. 10.
ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists proposed that cottontail rabbit hunting restrictions be removed in the snowshoe hare protected area in Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Remaining snowshoe hares are still protected as a state-endangered species and it remains illegal to kill them in Ohio.
Proposed open counties for quail hunting include Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Jackson, Meigs, Montgomery, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Vinton and Warren.
Youth upland game seasons are proposed statewide for two weekends: Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27.
Proposed 2014 wild turkey season dates are April 21-May 18, and the proposed 2014 youth wild turkey season is April 19-20.
Proposals concerning Ohio's white-tailed deer and fall wild turkey hunting season will be heard at the next Ohio Wildlife Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Open houses will be held Saturday, March 2 at the state's five wildlife district offices, the Lake Erie Fairport office and the Old Woman Creek Reserve office in Huron to give the public an opportunity to view and discuss proposed hunting and trapping regulations with the ODNR Division of Wildlife officials. For Ohioans who are unable to attend an open house, comments will be accepted online at wildohio.com. The online form will be available until March. Directions to the open houses can be found at wildohio.com or by calling 800-WILDLIFE (945-3543).
A statewide hearing on all of the proposed rules will be held at the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s District One office on Thursday, March 7 at 9 a.m. The office is located at 1500 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215. After considering public input, the Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on the proposed rules and season dates during its April 3 meeting.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.com.
For more information, contact:
Mike Reynolds, ODNR Division of Wildlife
614-265-6744
Jason Fallon, ODNR Office of Communications
614-265-6860
Editor’s Note: The proposed 2013-2014 hunting and trapping seasons' table is attached to this email. Those species in the table identified with an asterisk (*) are subject to federal guidelines that will be available in the summer of 2013. The tentative opening dates are listed, but season lengths and bag limits are unknown at this time.
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