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Hunting / Youth Hunting
Note For All Youth Hunts
Youth Hunters' Small Game Season
Youth Deer Gun Season
Youth Deer Hunts
Spring Youth Wild Turkey Hunts
Youth Wild Turkey Hunts
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days
Youth Waterfowl Opening Day Hunts
Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts
Note For All Youth Hunts
All youth hunting opportunities (except the youth waterfowl hunting season) are available to any hunter age 17 and younger. All young hunters must be accompanied* by a non-hunting adult. A non-hunting adult is any person (a hunting license is not required) age 18 or older who accompanies the young hunter to and from the field and is present with the young hunter while the young hunter is engaged in hunting. The non-hunting adult may not possess any hunting implements.
*Accompany: to go along with another person while staying within a distance from the person that enables uninterrupted, unaided visual and auditory communications.
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Youth Hunters' Small Game Season
Hunters 17 years old and younger may hunt the
following Saturdays and Sundays: October 24 & 25 and October 31 & November 1 statewide (public and
private lands) for rabbit, pheasant, and all other
legal game which is in season. Rabbits may not
be hunted in the Restricted Rabbit Hunting Area
designated in the Small Game Section. Quail may be taken
only in those counties which are open to quail
hunting. Pheasant releases will occur for these
hunts on the following wildlife areas: Delaware,
Resthaven, Oxbow, Berlin, Killdeer Plains, Camp
Belden, Grand River, Spencer, Wellington, Dillon,
Caesar Creek, Rush Run, Fallsville, Darke, and
Charlemont Metropark (Lorain County). Daily bag
limits are the same as during the regular hunting
season. Young hunters must be accompanied
at all times by a non-hunting adult, 18 years or
older (not more than two youths per adult).
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Youth Deer Gun Season
A youth deer gun season will be open statewide,
November 21 & 22, 2009. Young hunters 17
years old and younger at the time they purchase
their Youth Deer Permit ($12) may hunt during this weekend when accompanied by a non-hunting adult.
Deer taken by young hunters during the Youth
Deer Gun Season count towards the zone and
unit bag limits. Regular Zone bag limits apply. All deer hunting implements that
are legal during the regular deer season are
permitted. All youths and non-hunting adults
must wear hunter orange; youths must possess
a valid Ohio hunting license and deer permit.
Youths hunting on land their grandparents own
are not required to have a hunting license, but
must have a deer permit. Youths hunting on
land their parents own are not required to have
a hunting license or deer permit. No more than
two youth hunters can be accompanied by one
non-hunting adult and it is unlawful for the adult
to hunt or possess a device ommonly used to
take wild animals.
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Youth Controlled Deer Hunts
The Ohio Division of Wildlife conducts several controlled deer hunts for young hunters. The dates and locations of the hunts vary from year to year. The application period is June 1 through July 31. Hunters may apply online by using a credit card. If you prefer to submit an application via U.S. mail, hard-copies of the application can be obtained by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543).
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Spring Youth Wild Turkey Season
A statewide youth wild turkey season will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010, immediately prior to the regular wild turkey season in 2010. All public and private lands are open, EXCEPT for Lake La Su An Wildlife Area which will conduct a controlled youth hunt. Youth hunters may only take one bearded turkey during the youth season. Youth turkey hunters may only kill a total of two turkeys during the youth-only and spring turkey season combined. Young hunters (17 years and younger, accompanied by a non-hunting adult) must have their hunting license and spring wild turkey permit to participate. No other permits are required. Hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset. Only shotguns using shot, crossbows, and longbows permitted.
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Special Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunts
Special youth wild turkey hunts will be held at Lake La Su An, Killbuck Marsh, and Mosquito Creek wildlife areas and Hueston Woods and Paint Creek State Park during the regular spring wild turkey season. Lake La Su An Wildlife Area will also hold controlled hunts during the statewide youth only season. These hunts are open to youth hunters (17 years and younger at the time they purchase their $12 Youth Turkey Permit). Any person interested in participating in these hunts should contact the Division of Wildlife district office in Findlay for the La Su An hunts; in Xenia for the Hueston Woods and Paint Creek hunts; or in Akron for the Killbuck and Mosquito Creek hunts during March 2010.
All youth hunters who bag a turkey in the Youth Only Wild Turkey Season must follow the tagging instructions listed in the turkey hunting section and check the bird in by 8:00 p.m. of the following day.
Youth turkey hunters may only kill a total of two turkeys during the youth-only and spring turkey season combined. Only one turkey per day may be taken.
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Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days
Hunters 15 years of age or younger may waterfowl hunt statewide (public and private lands) on Saturday and Sunday in early October (see Publication 295, Waterfowl Hunting Seasons available mid-September). Young hunters must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 18 years or older (no more than two youths per adult). Ducks, geese, and coots can be taken under the bag limits established for the regular season. Special youth hunts will be held on Killdeer Plains and Pickerel Creek wildlife areas at 5:15 a.m. on these days. Contact Wildlife District Two at (419) 424-5000 for details.
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Youth Waterfowl Opening Day Hunts
Young hunters (17 or younger at the time they purchase their Youth Hunting License) accompanied by a non-hunting adult are given priority on opening day afternoon hunts at Pickerel Creek, Killdeer Plains, and Mosquito Creek wildlife areas. Youth hunts will also be held on the first Saturday of the regular waterfowl hunting season at the following areas: Magee Marsh, Mercer, Mosquito Creek, and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Application forms for these hunts are available from Division of Wildlife offices beginning in June each year. Applications must be postmarked by July 31 to be entered into the random drawing.
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Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts
The Ohio Division of Wildlife conducts several controlled waterfowl hunts for young hunters. The dates and locations of the hunts vary from year to year. The application period is June 1 through July 31. Hunters may apply online using a credit card. If you prefer to submit an application via U.S. mail, hard-copies of the application can be obtained by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543).
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