[b][u]2009-2010 OHIO HUNTING Season Dates & Bag Limits:[/u][/b]

2009-2010 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
2009-2010 Youth Hunting Season Dates
2009-2010 Trapping Season Dates
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2009-2010 Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits:

White-tailed Deer: Archery September 26 - February 7
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 19 - October 24

White-tailed Deer: Youth - Gun - November 21 November 22
White-tailed Deer: Gun - November 30 December 6
White-tailed Deer: Gun (extended) - December 19 December 20
White-tailed Deer: Muzzleloader - January 9 January 12

Wild Turkey: - Fall - October 10- November 29
Refer to Turkey Hunting Section for details on seasonal bag limits
Wild Turkey: Spring - April 19-May 16

Squirrel - (gray, red, fox, black) - September 1 -January 31 - 6 limit

Mourning Dove - September 1 - October 25, 2009 & December 7 - December 21 , 2009
15 DAILY BAG LIMIT - 30 POSSESSION LIMIT AFTER FIRST DAY

Ruffed Grouse - October 10-January 31 - 2 limit

Cottontail Rabbit - November 6-February 28 - 4 limit

Ringneck Pheasant - November 6 - January 10 -2 (cock pheasants only) limit

Bobwhite Quail - November 6 - November 29 - 4 limit

Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Weasel - November 10 - January 31 - No Limit

Crow
Fri. Sat. Sun. Only
June 5, 2009 - March 14, 2010 - 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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2009-2010 Youth Hunting Season Dates
Youth Hunters Small Game Season
October 24-25 and October 31 - November 1, 2009

Youth Deer Gun Season
November 21-22, 2009

Youth Spring Wild Turkey Season
April 17-18, 2010

Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunts
Controlled hunts on selected areas during spring season April 19 - May 16, 2010

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

Youth Controlled Waterfowl Hunts
Selected areas by application only
All youth hunters: Please refer to the Youth Hunting Section for complete details on dates, areas, regulations, and procedures.
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2009-2010 Trapping Season Dates

Fox, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel November 10, 2009 - January 31, 2010
Mink, Muskrat November 10, 2009 - February 28, 2010

Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk, Weasel
(Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Lucas County east of the Maumee River) November 10, 2009 March 15, 2010
Beaver: Statewide December 26, 2009 -February 28, 2010
River Otter (See map) December 26, 2009 -February 28, 2010

A Fur Taker Permit is required (except for coyote) to hunt or trap furbearing animals in Ohio.