Season Dates & Bag Limits
2009-2010 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
2009-2010 Youth Hunting Season Dates
2009-2010 Trapping Season Dates
2008-2009 Geese and Brant Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
2008 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
2008-2009 Duck, Coot, Merganser and Canvasback Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
2008-2009 Scaup (bluebill) Season Dates and Bag Limits
*2009-2010 EARLY MIGRATORY BIRD AND WATERFOWL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
2009-2010 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
SPECIES |
OPENING DATE |
CLOSING DATE |
DAILY BAG |
White-tailed Deer: Archery |
September 26 |
February 7, 2010 |
Refer to Deer Hunting Section for details on zone and bag limits |
White-tailed Deer: Early Muzzleloader
Wildcat Hollow,
Salt Fork Wildlife Area, Shawnee State Forest
|
October 19 |
October 24 |
White-tailed Deer:
Youth Gun |
November 21 |
November 22 |
White-tailed Deer:
Gun |
November 30 |
December 6 |
White-tailed Deer:
Gun (extended) |
December 19 |
December 20 |
White-tailed Deer:
Muzzleloader |
January 9, 2010 |
January 12, 2010 |
Wild Turkey:
Fall |
October 10 |
November 29 |
Refer to Turkey Hunting Section for details on seasonal bag limits |
Wild Turkey: Spring |
April 19, 2010 |
May 16, 2010 |
Squirrel
(gray, red, fox, black) |
September 1 |
January 31, 2010 |
6 |
Mourning Dove |
September 1 - Refer to Publication 298 or Small Game Section |
Ruffed Grouse |
October 10 |
January 31, 2010 |
2 |
Goose and Brant |
Refer to Waterfowl Season Dates or refer to Publication 295
Click here to review all Waterfowl Season Information |
Ducks, Coots, Mergansers and Canvasbacks |
Refer to Waterfowl Season Dates or refer to Publication 295
Click here to review all Waterfowl Season Information |
Cottontail Rabbit |
November 6 |
February 28, 2010 |
4 |
Ringneck Pheasant |
November 6 |
January 10, 2010 |
2 (cock pheasants only) |
Bobwhite Quail |
November 6 |
November 29 |
4 |
Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Weasel |
November 10 |
January 31, 2010 |
No Limit |
Crow
Fri. Sat. Sun. Only |
June 5 |
March 14, 2010 |
No Limit |
Coyote |
No closed season for hunting or trapping |
No Limit |
Wild boar |
No closed season for hunting |
No Limit |
Groundhog |
Closed during deer gun season only |
No Limit |
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2009-2010 Youth Hunting Season Dates
YOUTH HUNT |
DATE |
Youth Hunters Small Game Season |
October 24-25 and October 31 - November 1, 2009 |
Youth Deer Gun Season |
November 21-22, 2009 |
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Season |
April 17-18, 2009 |
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunts |
Controlled hunts on selected areas during spring season April 19 - May 16, 2009 |
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days |
Saturday and Sunday in early October
See Publication 295 |
Youth Waterfowl Opening Day Hunts |
Selected areas only on Waterfowl opening day |
Youth Controlled Deer Hunts |
Selected areas by application only June 1 through July 31 |
Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts |
Selected areas by application only June 1 through July 31 |
All youth hunters: Please refer to the Youth Hunting Section for complete details on dates, areas, regulations, and procedures.
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2009-2010 Trapping Season Dates
Season |
Opening Date |
Closing Date |
| Fox, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel |
November 10, 2009 |
January 31, 2010 |
| Mink, Muskrat |
November 10, 2009 |
February 28, 2010 |
Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel
(Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Lucas County east of the Maumee River) |
November 10, 2009 |
March 15, 2010 |
| Beaver: Statewide |
December 26, 2009 |
February 28, 2010 |
| River Otter (See map) |
December 26, 2009 |
February 28, 2010 |
A Fur Taker Permit is required (except for coyote) to hunt or trap furbearing animals in Ohio
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2008-2009 Geese and Brant Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
*2009-2010 WATERFOWL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 2009*
| SPECIES |
OPEN SEASON |
DAILY BAG LIMIT |
POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY |
Canada Geese |
LAKE ERIE ZONE
Oct. 18 - Nov. 30
Dec. 3 - Dec. 28
NORTH ZONE
Oct. 18 - Nov. 30
Dec. 17 - Jan. 11
SOUTH ZONE
Oct. 18 - Nov. 5
Dec. 6 - Jan. 25
|
2 |
4 |
Light Geese
(Snows, Blues, Ross') |
10 |
20 |
White-fronted Geese |
2 |
4 |
Brant |
2 |
4 |
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2008 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
*2009 EARLY MIGRATORY BIRD DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY 2009*
• DAILY HUNTING HOURS ARE SUNRISE TO SUNSET
• Only non-toxic shot may be used to take waterfowl, rails, snipe and gallinules. Doves and woodcock may be taken with lead shot.
SPECIES |
OPEN SEASON |
DAILY BAG LIMIT |
POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY |
RAILS
(Virginia and sora only)
COMMON MOORHEN (Gallinule) |
September 1 through November 9 |
25
15 |
25
30 |
COMMON (Wilson's) SNIPE |
September 1 through November 30
&
December 8 through December 23 |
8 |
16 |
MOURNING DOVE |
September 1 through October 22
&
December 9 through December 26 |
15 |
30 |
WOODCOCK |
October 11 through November 24 |
3 |
6 |
TEAL (blue-winged, green-winged, cinnamon teal only) |
September 6 through September 21 |
4 |
8 |
Early statewide* CANADA GOOSE |
September 1 through September 15 |
3 |
6 |
*This recent change in regulation was made after the printing of the current Hunting Regulations. Please disregard the information concerning the Mandatory Reporting Zones printed in the 2008-2009 Hunting Regulations.
Mandatory Reporting Zones for geese have been eliminated effective this season. These zones were originally created to protect local giant Canada geese from over harvest and were crucial to the reestablishment of Canada geese in Ohio. As Ohio’s goose populations grew, the need to protect local birds diminished and was replaced by a desire to protect interior birds critical to the aboriginal people in Canada, particularly the Cree First Nation.
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2008-2009 Duck, Coot, Merganser and Canvasback Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
*2009-2010 WATERFOWL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 2009*
| SPECIES |
OPEN SEASON |
DAILY BAG LIMIT |
POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY |
Ducks |
NORTH ZONE
Oct. 18 - Dec. 7
Dec. 20 - Dec. 28
SOUTH ZONE
Oct. 18 - Nov. 2
Dec. 6 - Jan. 18
|
6* |
12 |
Coots |
15 |
30 |
Mergansers |
5* |
10 |
Daily Bag Limits
Ducks: Daily bag limit of 6 ducks not to include more than 4 mallards (only 1 of which may be a hen), 3 wood ducks, 1 black duck, 2 redheads, 3 mottled ducks, or 1 pintail. No canvasbacks may be taken.
Mergansers: Daily bag limit of 5, not to include more than 2 hooded mergansers.
Coots: Daily bag limit of 15.
Scaup bag limit will vary within the season; see table.
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2008-2009 Scaup (bluebill) Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
*2009-2010 WATERFOWL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 2009*
| ZONE |
OPEN SEASON |
BAG LIMIT |
NORTH ZONE
|
Oct. 18 - Nov. 17 |
1 |
Nov. 18 - Dec. 7 |
2 |
Dec. 20 - Dec. 28 |
1 |
SOUTH ZONE
|
Oct. 18 - Nov. 2 |
1 |
Dec. 6 - Dec. 25 |
2 |
Dec. 26 - Jan. 18 |
1 |
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