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...(A) Controlled access opportunity permits. The following areas require a controlled access opportunity permit to hunt upon: Castalia state fish hatchery, Eagle creek, Hebron state fish hatchery, Kincaid springs state fish hatchery, Magee marsh, Marion and Fred Conkel, Mercer, Moxley, Pipe creek, St. Mary's state fish hatchery, and Urbana. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon ...

...(A) Controlled access opportunity permits. The following areas require a controlled access opportunity permit to hunt upon: Castalia state fish hatchery, Eagle creek, Hebron state fish hatchery, Kincaid springs state fish hatchery, Magee marsh, Marion and Fred Conkel, Mercer, Pipe creek, St. Mary's state fish hatchery, and Urbana. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area...

...(A) It shall 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 quadrup...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt on that part of the Resthaven wildlife area or the Magee marsh state public hunting area posted with state signs reading, "No Hunting Zone." (B) Clear Fork reservoir located in Troy and Springfield townships in Richland county and Troy township in Morrow county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be taken during the open seasons, in such ma...

...(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...

...(A) The chief of the division of wildlife hereby establishes free deer damage control permits. Persons having sustained actual and substantial nursery, orchard, farm crop or other property damage by deer shall apply for a permit, which may be issued according to individual circumstances and need and for such length of time as determined by personnel of the division of wildlife or the chief's desig...

...(A) Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for a person to hunt, trap, take, or possess furbearing animals except according to this rule and other rules in the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) There is no bag limit or possession limit on fox, skunk, weasel, raccoon, opossum, mink, coyotes, beaver or muskrat. (C) It shall be unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, or trap furbearing animals from sun...

...(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...

...It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess 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 statewide from the last Saturday of September through the first Sunday of February. (2) Youth ...

...It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess 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 f...

...It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess 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...

...It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess 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 f...

...It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess 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 fro...

...(A) It shall be unlawful to hunt or take any wild animal using a raptor, except properly licensed falconers may hunt, take, and possess the following game during the respective open season or the 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 animal...

...(A) Youth hunting seasons are open only to persons that are seventeen years of age or younger on the date of participation in the hunting season. (B) It shall be unlawful for a person seventeen years of age or younger to hunt in a youth hunting season if they are not accompanied by a non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older. Provided further, on dates specified in paragraph (L) of rule 15...

...(A) Youth hunting seasons are open only to persons that are seventeen years of age or younger on the date of participation in the hunting season. (B) It shall be unlawful for a person seventeen years of age or younger to hunt in a youth hunting season if they are not accompanied by a non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older. Provided further, on dates specified in paragraph (H) of rule 15...

...The open season for red, gray, black, and fox squirrels is from September 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a squirrel at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for squirrels; (2) Take more than six red, gray, black, or fox squirrels, singly or in the aggregate, in any one day or possess more than...

...The open season for red, gray, black, and fox squirrels is from September 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a squirrel at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for squirrels; (2) Take more than six red, gray, black, or fox squirrels, singly or in the aggregate, in any one day or possess more than six...

...The open season for rabbits is from November 7, 2025 through February 28, 2026. The youth hunting season for rabbits is open from October 25, 2025 through October 26, 2025, and from November 1, 2025 through November 2, 2025. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a rabbit at any time, except between sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for rabbits; (2) Take more than four rabbit...

...The open season for rabbits is from November 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025. The youth hunting season for rabbits is open from October 19, 2024 through October 20, 2024, and from October 26, 2024 through October 27, 2024. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a rabbit at any time, except between sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for rabbits; (2) Take more than four rabbit...

...(A) There shall be no open hunting season on wild animals unless expressly set forth in this rule or other rules of the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take a bobcat, bear, badger, fisher, porcupine or a snowshoe hare at any time. (C) Hungarian partridge may not be taken or possessed at any time except when taken from a commercial bird ...

...(A) There shall be no open hunting season on wild animals unless expressly set forth in this rule or other rules of the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take a bobcat, bear, badger, fisher, porcupine or a snowshoe hare at any time. (C) Hungarian partridge may not be taken or possessed at any time except when taken from a commercial bird shooting preserve, a...