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...(A) General (1) It is lawful for any person to trap or take live, nuisance wild animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or take nuisance wild animals, except as provided in this rule. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person who traps or takes a nuisance wild animal in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule, who is not a licensed commercial nuisance wild animal control operat...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The listed state forests administered by the division of forestry, (2) The listed lands owned, administered by or under agreement with the division of wildlife are hereby designated as public hunting areas or wildlife areas. (B) The areas administered by the division of parks and watercraft listed on wildohio.gov are hereby designated as public hunting ...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting areas: Acadia cliffs Aldrich pond Ale's run Andreoff Appalachian hills Aquilla Auburn marsh Beach city Beaver creek Berlin lake Big island Black fork bottom Bott Braceville Broken aro Brook Brush creek Buffalo fork Caesar creek ...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting areas: Acadia cliffs Aldrich pond Ale's run Andreoff Appalachian hills Aquilla Auburn marsh Beach city Beaver creek Berlin lake Big island Big island, Beaver Bott Braceville Broken aro Brook Brush creek Buffalo fork Caesar creek...

...ll be unlawful for any person to: (1) Hunt within any area posted with signs or buoys indicating no hunting or safety zone; (2) Trap within any area posted with signs or buoys indicating no trapping; (3) Enter into or trespass at any time within any land or water of any public hunting area posted with signs or buoys indicating no trespassing, trespassing unlawful, controlled access area, co...

... (E) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

... it shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To hunt without first obtaining a permit issued by the division of wildlife; (2) To violate the rules or provisions of the permit issued by the division of wildlife. (F) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code apply to this rule.

...ded further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area where a controlled access opportunity permit is required without first obtaining said permit; (2) Violate any of the rules or provisions of a controlled access opportunity permit; (3) Buy, sell, trade, or barter any controlled access opportunity permit issued by the division of wildlife; (4) Apply more than one time for a specifi...

...ded further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area where a controlled access opportunity permit is required without first obtaining said permit; (2) Violate any of the rules or provisions of a controlled access opportunity permit; (3) Buy, sell, trade, or barter any controlled access opportunity permit issued by the division of wildlife; (4) Apply more than one time for a specifi...

... be unlawful for any person to hunt: (1) Within any area posted with division of wildlife "No Hunting Zone" signs; (2) Within any area posted with "Safety Zone" signs on a cooperative or a restricted hunting area, without the prior permission of the landowner or tenant in control of such safety zone. (B) Deer creek reservoir located in Lexington township, Stark county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be t...

...d Troy township in Morrow county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be taken during the open seasons, in such manner and in such numbers as are prescribed by the Revised Code or the Administrative Code. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt on that part of the land area in the northwest section, also that part of the area in the southeast section of said reservoir which are ...

...(A) State wildlife refuges. (1) Green island is hereby designated as a state wildlife refuge until March 1, 2049. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to enter into green island wildlife refuge without authorization from the chief of the division of wildlife or their designee. (2) All state wildlife refuges established by the chief of the division of wildlife will be posted with signs or buoys designating such ar...

... (J) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule. (K) It shall be unlawful to sell, barter, or trade a deer damage control permit obtained under this rule.

...n of wildlife. (K) Trapping methods: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, set, or maintain any type of trap other than a cage trap, body gripping trap, foot encapsulating trap, foothold trap, or snare for the purpose of taking a wild animal. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a trap, for the purpose of taking a wild animal, having teeth on the gripping surface. (3) It shall be unlawful to...

...(A) Season dates (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule: (a) The northeast zone for turkey shall be defined as Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from April 30, 2022 through May 29, 2022. (b) The south zone for tur...

...(A) Season dates (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule: (a) The northeast zone for turkey shall be defined as Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from April 30, 2022 through May 29, 2022. (b) The south zone for tur...

...(A) Season dates (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule: (a) The northeast zone for turkey shall be defined as Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from April 29, 2023 through May 28, 2023. (b) The south zone for turkey shall be the...

...(A) Season dates (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule: (a) The northeast zone for turkey consists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from May 3, 2025 through June 1, 2025. (b) The south zone for turkey consist...

...eer except in accordance with Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee. (A) Season dates (1) Deer archery season is open statewide from the last Saturday of September through the first Sunday of February. (2) Youth deer gun season is open November 20 and 21, ...

...eer except in accordance with Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee. (A) Season dates (1) Deer archery season is open in disease surveillance areas established under rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code from the second Saturday in September through the...

... deer except in accordance with Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee. (A) Season dates (1) Deer archery season is open in disease surveillance areas established under rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code from the second Saturday in September through the first Sunda...

...eer except in accordance with Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee. (A) Season dates (1) Deer archery season is open in disease surveillance areas established under rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code from the second Saturday in September through the...

...eer except in accordance with Chapter 1531 or 1533 of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee. (A) Season dates (1) Deer archery season is open in disease surveillance areas established under rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code from the second Saturday in September through the f...

...extended falconry hunting season: (1) Migratory game birds; (2) Cottontail rabbits; (3) Red, gray, black, and fox squirrels; (4) Ringneck pheasants and chukar partridge; (5) Furbearing animals; (6) Grouse; (7) Bobwhite quail; (8) Crows. (B) The extended falconry hunting seasons are open from September first through March tenth for the following: (1) Cottontail rabbit; (2...

...ates specified in paragraph (L) of rule 1501:31-7-06 of the Administrative Code, persons eighteen years of age or older and eligible to hunt under that paragraph may hunt and accompany a person hunting under this chapter. (C) It shall be unlawful for a non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older to accompany more than two persons seventeen years of age or younger during a youth hunting s...