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Hunters within the disease surveillance area are required to submit samples for testing during the first two days of the early disease surveillance area gun season (Oct. 12-13) and the first two days of the weeklong deer gun season (Dec. 2-3).
Rifles and night vision scopes are legal for feral swine hunting; however, rifles and night hunting between 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise are prohibited during any deer gun and deer muzzleloader seasons.
Deer season: Waterfowl hunting is allowed during the youth deer gun season, deer gun season, and deer muzzleloader season. Youth Waterfowl Hunting: Hunters aged 17 and younger can hunt statewide (public and private lands) on September 28-29, 2024.
The two-day youth gun season is Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17. The statewide seven-day gun season begins on Monday, Dec. 2 and continues through Sunday, Dec. 8. An additional two-day gun season for all hunters is Dec. 21-22, followed by late-season muzzleloader hunting Jan. 4-7, 2025.
State Wide Limit. Only one may be antlered. Statewide limit is six deer. Hunters may combine individual county harvests to reach the statewide limit. DSA Counties: Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot. County Bag Limit Map.
Ohio’s hunting regulations, specifically concerning deer hunting, allow the use of straight-walled cartridge rifles. This change in the law, implemented several years ago, expanded the options for hunters, providing greater versatility and accessibility.
Hunters harvested 87,405 deer during the 2021 gun seasons. That total includes the 70,381 deer harvested in the weeklong gun season, 9,392 taken in the gun weekend, and another 7,632 deer taken in the two-day youth season. The three-year average for deer harvested in the gun seasons is 84,224.
Mandatory sampling is required for ALL deer harvested Oct. 7-9, Nov. 4-5, and 11-12 as well as the entire seven-day gun season. Staffed sampling locations will ONLY be available during the seven-day gun season and ONLY at the addresses below. Hunters can utilize self-serve kiosks to drop their deer off for testing throughout the deer season.
COLUMBUS — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s office issued a release Thursday reminding Ohio hunters that gun season will begin Dec. 2, and hunters can also use this time to help give to those in need.
Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons. Wild turkey, fall (70 counties) Oct. 1, 2024. Oct. 27, 2024. 1 (season) Wild turkey, spring. To be announced.