Ponds are housing near-record numbers and good production has been noted from most of the primary breeding range. Read More »

Hunters are preparing for Ohio’s upcoming fall wild turkey season which runs Saturday, October 13 through Sunday, October 28. The wildlife division estimates Ohio’s statewide wild turkey flock now numbers more than 180,000 birds. Read More »

The antlerless deer permit, new for the 2007-08 hunting season, allows hunters the opportunity to harvest up to seven deer in Ohio. Read More »

This year, hunters who purchase an Ohio hunting license and $24 deer permit will be eligible to buy the new $15 antlerless deer permit, which replaces the urban deer permit and is valid September 29 through November 25. Read More »

Wildlife biologists recently placed transmitters on two sandhill cranes that spent the summer in Geauga County in order to monitor their movements as they fly south for the winter. Read More »

Approximately 25,000 rainbow trout, measuring 10 to 13 inches in length, will be released into 25 Ohio waterways this October. Read More »

Hunters who wish to participate in this year’s controlled archery deer hunt at Alum Creek State Park must first appear in person and enter a general lottery drawing to be held at the Park Office, 3615 S. Old State Rd, Delaware, Ohio on Saturday, September 15. Read More »

A pair of Mississippi kites successfully produced one offspring on a Hocking County golf course earlier this summer. Read More »

September 1 marks the opening day of the fall hunting season, with Ohio hunters taking to forests, fields and waters in pursuit of some of the state’s most popular game, including squirrel, mourning dove and Canada goose. Read More »

The waterfowl hunting seasons are set to open October 20 in both Ohio’s north and south zones. Hunters 15 years of age and younger will have the opportunity to enjoy a special statewide season October 6-7. Read More »

Wild Ohio, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s popular television program, is now available on the Internet for viewing on-demand at MyOutdoorTV.com. Read More »

Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife estimate 75 young ospreys fledged from at least 43 successful nests across the state this year. Read More »

The late Wallace "Wally" O'Dowd of Powell left a bequest to the Division of Wildlife to acquire land for the purpose of wildlife conservation, propagation and habitat management. The bequest is the single largest donation in the history of the Division of Wildlife. Read More »

Biologists with the ODNR Division of Wildlife estimate 56 young peregrine falcons fledged from 19 successful nests across the state this year. Read More »

A record number of 164 nests in the state this year Read More »

September 1 again kicks off dove, Canada goose, rail, moorhen, teal, snipe and squirrel hunting seasons Read More »