Only one eithersex turkey may be taken during the fall hunting season with either bow, crossbow or gun. If a county allows fall turkey hunting, the turkey may also be harvested with archery equipment during the deerarchery only season. Ohios hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a sixweek season from saturday, oct. Fish and wildlifes process allows the proposal of waterfowl regulations to the ohio wildlife council in january. Ohios 2019 wild turkey season coming soon news from the. In partnership with the nwtf, the ohio department of natural. Refer to the wild turkey hunting regulations in the code of massachusetts regulations, 321 cmr 3. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. Fall wild turkey hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. There are 2 turkey hunting seasons, one in the spring and one in the fall. In addition, you will find turkey harvest data and tips for hunters. Sign up for a nonmandatory wild turkey hunting clinic. A wild turkey of either sex may be hunted during the fall season. The ohio department of natural resources determines when the states actual hunting dates are, but generally, spring turkey season runs from late april through late may in the south zone.
For more information about hunts in your area, visit the ohio department of natural resources website. Regulations are subject to revision during the current year. Wild turkey hunting isnt just a hobby for some of us, it is a passion. For details see youth hunters find success during 2017 youth wild turkey season. Ohio valley ohio s hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a sixweek season from saturday, oct.
The wild turkey harvest topped 1,000 for the first time in 1984. During a deer archery only season, a fall turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and firearms. Ohio turkey hunting ohio sportsman your ohio hunting. Ohios first modernday wild turkey season opened in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. Ohios turkey hunting seasons are in the spring and fall, with occasional special dates set aside for youth.
Fall turkey hunting is only legal in some areas of ohio. Membership here is free but we guarantee that the collective knowledge of our members will be worth much more to you. Hunters harvest more than 1,000 wild turkeys during ohios. General hunting seasons oklahoma department of wildlife. A valid ohio hunting license and fall turkey permit are required, unless exempted. Seasons that have ended for the year will not be shown. Bag limit is one turkey either sex per youthapprentice hunter, per weekend. Hunters may hunt only within the management unit printed on his or her permit. This page is to be used as a reference, it is not the entire law, and is subject to change. Ohio laws in their entirety can be found by consulting the ohio revised code orc or the ohio administrative code oac. Spring turkey hunting opened statewide in 2000, and ohio hunters checked more than 20,000 wild turkeys for. Ohio hunters should enjoy another productive fall turkey hunt, based. Fall turkey season ohio sportsman your ohio hunting. It has known security flaws and may not display all features of this and other websites.
This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first bird for the first week of the regular season. The ohio wildlife council approved the 20172018 hunting seasons in april 2017. Ohio s hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a sixweek season from saturday, oct. Top 5 ohio public hunting areas for deer and turkey explore public land in your state at music. Ohio hunters harvested 17,793 turkeys during spring 2016 turkey hunting. Spring turkey hunters needed for ruffed grouse drumming survey. Turkeys harvested during the deerarchery only season count toward the county bag limit.
Spring and fall turkey permits application fee chart. Statebystate hunting data archery trade association. There is no fall season for custer state park, and there is no specific archery season. The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes. Most licenses are valid for either a gobbler or hen. Ohios fall wild turkey hunting season takes place in 70 counties. New counties open for fall turkey hunting this year include butler, delaware, fairfield, franklin, hamilton, huron, seneca and warren. Since 2002, ohiosportsman is proud to be the oldest and largest hunting and fishing outdoors community in ohio. A fall turkey permit is valid in the five open units 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. The fall season has been reduced to 41 days in all open units. Gobblers and hens are legal game during the fall wild turkey season. Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their twobird limit during the season including the youth hunt. Fall deer and turkey hunting regulations and information. Use the pages below to learn about regulations for licensing, permits, and reporting.
Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from may 4, 2020 through. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season. Hunters harvested,069 wild turkeys in 90 of 92 indiana counties during the 2017 spring season. Ohios fall wild turkey hunting season runs monday, oct. For the 2017 spring and fall turkey seasons hunters harvested 47,000 birds. Hunting season dates that are shown on this page are either upcoming or currently open. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day. In the northeast zone, hunting season runs through most of the month of may. Hunters harvested 1,345 wild turkeys during the 2012 fall season. Shortterm 1 or 7day hunting licenses are not valid for turkey hunting. Below are the seasons and bag limits for most hunting and trapping seasons for from july 1, 2019 through june 30, 2020. Ohio s 2017 fall wild turkey hunting season was open in 67 counties from oct.
Fall deer and turkey hunting regulations and information pdf, 5 mb file. A season dates 1 it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule. Bonus fall turkey harvest authorizations formerly known as leftover tags will be sold over the counter starting. Turkey season dates and hunting hours the 2017 fall turkey season will consist of one seven day hunting segment, n, excluding sunday from saturday, oct. This year, 11 counties were open during the fall turkey season for the first time. Ohio has wild turkeys, an estimated 165,000 in fact 2018 national wild turkey federation data. Ohio counties added to fall turkey hunting season farm. Ohio fall turkey hunting season concludes columbus, oh ohios fall wild turkey season ended november 28 with 1,336 birds killed during the sevenweek season. Hunting any wild animal except waterfowl from 30 minutes before. Check out a few of the most popular seasons and regulations here, and learn more with the georgia department of natural resources, wildlife resources division.
The first season begins on the second monday of april. Season dates and bag limits ohio department of natural. During the youth spring turkey hunt held april 2223, 2017, hunters aged 17 and under harvested 1,895 turkeys. Eight new counties added to ohios fall wild turkey. The odnr division of wildlife advises turkey hunters to wear hunter orange clothing when entering, leaving, or moving through hunting areas to remain visible to others. Fall hunting season runs from midoctober through late november. The fall turkey permit is valid for the fall archery, crossbow and shotgun turkey seasons and allows a hunter to harvest up to the fall season bag limit of turkeys. Season dates and bag limits ohio and federal hunting laws are presented in a summarized form. Resident and nonresident youth hunters 15 years of age and under or holders of a valid apprentice hunting license, when in compliance with all applicable laws and licenses, may hunt when accompanied and directly supervised by an adult over the age of 18 who has a. Ohio has again experienced a record low wild turkey hatch, with last years nesting season negatively impacted by rainfall and flooding, said odnr. The fall turkey hunting season is designed as a population management tool for gfp.
Wildlife researchers report the state has experienced consecutive years of belowaverage to fair turkey reproduction. It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, except foxes, crows and coyotes, on sundays. One male turkey or turkey with visible beard youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 27. The ohio wildlife council approved the 2017 2018 hunting seasons in april 2017. During both spring and fall seasons, you must report taking a turkey within 7 days, via the decals online harvest reporting system or by calling 18664263778. Ohio spring turkey hunting season opens april 23 buckeye. A complete report of the 2017 fall wild turkey season is available at wildohio. The season encompasses much of the state, including the black hills. Seventy ohio counties are open for fall turkey hunting, including three. Usually every year i at least get a shot at a turkey while deer hunting.
The hunting season start and end dates vary by animal, weapon, and sometimes location. Fall hunting hours are onehalf hour before sunrise until onehalf hour after sunset. Ohios fall turkey hunting season opens october 9 columbus, oh fall wild turkey hunting opens in 48 ohio counties on saturday, october 9, according to the ohio department of natural resources odnr, division of wildlife. From continually scouting the countryside to busting up flocks and calling them back together there are many actionpacked aspects to fall wild turkey. New counties open for fall turkey hunting this year. This is an increase of 21% over last year when 1,564 wild turkeys were checked. The 2017 spring harvest was an 8% increase over the 2016 spring harvest of 12,081. There is so much more to fall wild turkey hunting than just traipsing through the woods hoping to get a shot at a bird. Additional details regarding fall wild turkey hunting can be found in the 20162017 ohio hunting and trapping regulations or at wildohio.
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