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...(A) Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, kill, wound, take, or attempt to take or to possess any of the birds specified in this rule except as provided in this rule or other rules in the Administrative Code. For the purpose of this rule, the state will be divided into the north zone, south zone, and lake Erie marsh zone for the hunting of ducks, brant, mergansers, coo...

...Beginning August 1, 2026, the state will be divided into three zones for the purposes of hunting waterfowl. (A) Zone A. Waterfowl zone A consists of Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hardin, Henry, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams, and Wyandot counties, and the portion of Lucas county outside of waterfowl zone B, extending to the boundary line in lake Erie. T...

...This rule shall not apply to authorized division employees or other persons designated by the chief of the division of wildlife or to private landowners conducting activities on their properties where hunting, trapping, or fishing is permitted because of an agreement with the division of wildlife. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal or bury any property or to injure, remove, deface, damage, or destroy...

...This rule shall not apply to authorized division employees or other persons designated by the chief of the division of wildlife or to private landowners conducting activities on their properties where hunting, trapping, or fishing is permitted because of an agreement with the division of wildlife. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal or bury any property or to injure, remove, deface, damage...

...This rule shall not apply to authorized division employees or other persons designated by the chief of the division of wildlife or to private landowners conducting activities on their properties where hunting, trapping, or fishing is permitted because of an agreement with the division of wildlife. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal or bury any property or to injure, remove, deface, damage...

...This rule shall not apply to authorized division employees or other persons designated by the chief of the division of wildlife or to private landowners conducting activities on their properties where hunting, trapping, or fishing is permitted because of an agreement with the division of wildlife. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal or bury any property or to injure, remove, deface, damage, or destroy...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any property owned, administered or controlled by the division of wildlife except within posted designated camping areas on lands listed in this rule and other lands as permitted by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) On any designated camping area, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Camp, except within the designated camping sites at the p...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any property owned, administered or controlled by the division of wildlife except within posted designated camping areas on lands listed in this rule and other lands as permitted by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) On any designated camping area, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Camp, except within the designated camping sites at the p...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any property owned, administered or controlled by the division of wildlife except within posted designated camping areas on lands listed in this rule and other lands as permitted by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) On any designated camping area, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Camp, except within the designated camping sites at the posted designated camping...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any property owned, administered or controlled by the division of wildlife except within posted designated camping areas on lands listed in this rule and other lands as permitted by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) The Tri-Valley wildlife area is hereby designated as a camping area. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp o...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any property owned, administered or controlled by the division of wildlife except within posted designated camping areas on lands listed in this rule and other lands as permitted by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) On any designated camping area, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Camp, except within the designated camping sites at the p...

...(A) On any state public hunting area, or on any area under control of the division of wildlife by virtue of a lease, or agreement, it shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To hunt within an area posted with "Safety Zone" signs on a cooperative or a controlled hunting area, without the prior permission of the landowner or tenant in control of such safety zone. (2) To shoot a fully automatic firea...

...(A) General provisions. On any designated division of wildlife target range, it shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Enter into, remain upon, or use a division of wildlife target range when designated closed; (2) Target practice at any time other than from sunrise to sunset daily or outside of the posted hours of operation; (3) Shoot in any direction other than from the firing line ...

...(A) General provisions. On any designated division of wildlife target range, it shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Enter into, remain upon, or use a division of wildlife target range when designated closed; (2) Target practice at any time other than from sunrise to sunset daily or outside of the posted hours of operation; (3) Shoot in any direction other than from the firing line ...

...(A) Except as herein provided, field trials for dogs and raptors may be conducted on state public hunting areas administered by the division of wildlife and the division of forestry from the first day of September through the last day of October and the first day of March through the last day of April of the following year. Field trials are permitted on the following areas: Delaware Rush run Grand river Woo...

...(A) Except as herein provided, field trials for dogs and raptors may be conducted on state public hunting areas administered by the division of wildlife from the first day of September through the last day of October and the first day of March through the last day of April of the following year. Field trials are permitted on the following areas: Delaware Rush run Grand river Woodbury Tri-Valley and...

...(A) Except as herein provided, field trials for dogs and raptors may be conducted on state public hunting areas administered by the division of wildlife from the first day of September through the last day of October and from February twenty-eighth through the last day of April. If the last day of April is a Saturday, then field trials may be conducted on the first day of May. Field trials are pe...

...(A) On all properties owned, leased, or under control of the division of wildlife, it shall be unlawful: (1) For any person to train, work, or exercise any dog on any property that is posted with signs reading "Public Hunting Area" or "Wildlife Area" between the first day of May and the thirty-first day of August, both dates inclusive, except: (a) On such portions of these lands that are marked ...

...(A) The following fees are hereby established under authority of Chapters 119., 1531., and 1533. of the Revised Code: (1) The daily fee for Tri-Valley wildlife area when used for field trials is two hundred and thirty-five dollars per day. Persons who pay this fee are entitled to use the field trial grounds, horse corral, parking facilities, meeting room, and dog kennels. (2) The daily fee for a...

...(A) The following fees are hereby established under authority of Chapters 119., 1531., and 1533. of the Revised Code: (1) The daily fee for Tri-Valley wildlife area when used for field trials shall be two hundred and thirty-five dollars day. Persons who pay this fee shall be entitled to use the field trial grounds, horse corral, parking facilities, meeting room, and dog kennels. (2) Daily fee fo...

...(A) The following fees are hereby established under authority of Chapters 119., 1531., and 1533. of the Revised Code: (1) The daily fee for Tri-Valley wildlife area when used for field trials is two hundred and thirty-five dollars per day. Persons who pay this fee are entitled to use the field trial grounds, horse corral, parking facilities, meeting room, and dog kennels. (2) The daily fee for a...

...(A) Methods of take: (1) It shall be unlawful to take any game, captive white-tailed deer or nonnative wildlife from a wild animal hunting preserve by any method other than hunting: (a) With a gun, (b) With a gun and dog, (c) With a bow and arrow, (d) With a shotgun that is ten gauge or smaller or, (e) By falconry as defined in Administrative Code. (B) It shall be unlawful to place any type of game, captive wh...

...A portion of the contiguous lands within the Appalachian Hills wildlife area in Bristol and Manchester townships in Morgan county, and Brookfield township in Noble county is hereby designated as the Appalachian Hills walk-in area. (A) The Appalachian Hills walk-in area will continue to be part the Appalachian Hills wildlife area. (B) The Appalachian Hills walk-in area will be: (1) Managed to limit access and furt...

...(A) Fish may be taken in any number and of any size unless otherwise restricted by the Ohio Revised Code or other rules of the wildlife division. (1) Notwithstanding division (M) of section 1531.01 and section 1533.37 of the Revised Code, fish may be taken with not more than three hand lines, three units of rod and line, or a combination of up to three hand lines or units of rod and line in the ...

...(A) Fish may be taken in any number and of any size unless otherwise restricted by the Ohio Revised Code or other rules of the wildlife division. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to engage in fishing with more than two hand lines or more than two units of rod and line or a combination of more than one hand line and one rod and line, either in hand or under control. (2) Through...