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Season Dates & Bag Limits
2011-2012 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
2011-2012 Youth Hunting Season Dates
2011-2012 Trapping Season Dates
2011-2012 Geese and Brant Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
2011 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
2011-2012 Duck, Coot, Merganser and Canvasback Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
2011-2012 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
SPECIES |
OPENING DATE |
CLOSING DATE |
DAILY BAG |
White-tailed Deer: Archery |
September 24, 2011 |
February 5, 2012 |
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 17, 2011 |
October 22, 2011 |
White-tailed Deer:
Youth Gun |
November 19, 2011 |
November 20, 2011 |
White-tailed Deer:
Gun |
November 28, 2011 |
December 4, 2011 |
White-tailed Deer:
Gun (extended) |
December 17, 2011 |
December 18, 2011 |
White-tailed Deer:
Muzzleloader |
January 7, 2012 |
January 10, 2012 |
Wild Turkey:
Fall |
October 8, 2011 |
November 27, 2011 |
Refer to Turkey Hunting Section for details on seasonal bag limits |
Wild Turkey: Spring |
April 23, 2012 |
May 20, 2012 |
Squirrel
(gray, red, fox, black) |
September 1, 2011 |
January 31, 2012 |
6 |
Mourning Dove |
September 1 - Refer to Publication 298 or Small Game Section |
Ruffed Grouse |
October 8, 2011 |
January 31, 2012 |
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 4, 2011 |
February 29, 2012 |
4 |
Ringneck Pheasant / Chukar |
November 4, 2011 |
January 8, 2012 |
2 (cocks only) |
Bobwhite Quail |
November 4, 2011 |
November 27, 2011 |
4 |
Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Weasel |
November 10, 2011 |
January 31, 2012 |
No Limit |
Crow
Fri. Sat. Sun. Only |
June 3, 2011
June 2, 2012 |
March 12, 2012
March 11, 2013 |
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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2011-2012 Youth Hunting Season Dates
YOUTH HUNT |
DATE |
Youth Hunters Small Game Season |
October 22 - 23, 2011 and
October 29 - 30, 2011 |
Youth Deer Gun Season |
November 19-20, 2011 |
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Season |
April 21-22, 2012 |
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunts |
Controlled hunts on selected areas during spring season April 23 - May 20, 2012 |
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
Application period is June 1 through July 31 |
Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts |
Selected areas by application only
Application period is June 1 through July 31
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All youth hunters: Please refer to the Youth Hunting Section for complete details on dates, areas, regulations, and procedures.
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2011-2012 Trapping Season Dates
Season |
Opening Date |
Closing Date |
| Fox, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel |
November 10, 2011 |
January 31, 2012 |
| Mink, Muskrat |
November 10, 2011 |
February 29, 2012 |
Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel
(Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Lucas County east of the Maumee River) |
November 10, 2011 |
March 15, 2012 |
| Beaver: Statewide |
December 26, 2011 |
February 29, 2012 |
| River Otter (See map) |
December 26, 2011 |
February 29, 2012 |
A Fur Taker Permit is required (except for coyote) to hunt or trap furbearing animals in Ohio
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2011-2012 Geese and Brant Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
SPECIES |
OPEN SEASON |
DAILY BAG LIMIT |
POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY |
Canada Geese |
LAKE ERIE ZONE
October 15 - October 30, 2011
&
November 12 - January 8, 2012
NORTH ZONE
October 15 - October 30, 2011,
November 19 - January 1, 2012
&
January 9- January 22, 2012
SOUTH ZONE
October 22 - November 20, 2011
&
December 17 - January 29, 2012
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2 |
4 |
Light Geese
(Snows, Blues, Ross') |
10 |
20 |
White-fronted Geese |
1 |
2 |
Brant |
1 |
2 |
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2011-2012 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
• 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 - November 9 , 2011 |
25
15 |
25
30 |
COMMON (Wilson's) SNIPE |
September 1 - November 27, 2011
&
December 17 - January 4, 2012 |
8 |
16 |
MOURNING DOVE |
September 1 - October 23, 2011
&
December 17 - January 2 , 2012
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15 |
30 |
WOODCOCK |
October 8 - November 21, 2011 |
3 |
6 |
TEAL (blue-winged, green-winged, cinnamon teal only) |
September 3 - September 18, 2011 |
4 |
8 |
Early statewide* CANADA GOOSE |
September 1 - September 15, 2011 |
4 |
8 |
*The Mercer Canada Goose Zone will not be open during
the special Early Goose Season.
Download
the Mercer Canada Goose Zone Map
Mandatory Reporting Zones for geese have been eliminated. 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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2011-2012 Duck, Coot, Merganser and Canvasback Season Dates, Bag and Possession Limits
SPECIES |
OPEN SEASON |
DAILY BAG LIMIT |
POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY |
Ducks |
LAKE ERIE MARSH ZONE
October 15 - October 30, 2011
&
November 12 - December 25, 2011
NORTH ZONE
October 15 - October 30, 2011
&
November 19 - January 1, 2012
SOUTH ZONE
October 22 - November 6, 2011
&
December 17, 2011- January 29, 2012
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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, 2 scaup (bluebill), 1 canvasback, 1 mottled duck, or 2 pintails.
Mergansers: Daily bag limit of 5, not to include more than 2 hooded mergansers.
Coots: Daily bag limit of 15.
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