The Ohio Division of Wildlife has a lottery for special hunts, and tickets for those opportunities are on sale now.

Hunters may apply for controlled hunts by completing the application process online using Ohio’s Wildlife Licensing System or via phone by calling 1-800-703-1928. There is $5.50 service fee for ...

All applicants, youth and adult, are required to possess a valid Ohio hunting license. Youth hunters must be younger than 18 at the time of the hunt. Winners will be drawn lottery style and given ...

Hunters checked 17,373 white-tailed deer on Dec. 21 and 22, the state’s additional weekend of deer gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.

Ohio has several deer seasons, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, including: Archery season: Began Sept. 28 and continues through Feb. 2, 2025. Youth gun season: Was held Nov ...

Trumpeter swans once faced extinction, according to an ODNR news release from 2021."In 2020, wildlife biologists found 98 breeding pairs of trumpeter swans in Ohio, an encouraging increase in ...