Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-7 - Migratory Game Birds › Section 1501:31-7-06 - Seasons and limits on ducks, brant, geese, mergansers, and coots

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, kill, wound,
			 take, or attempt to take or to possess any of the birds specified in this rule
			 except as provided in this rule or other rules in the Administrative Code. For
			 the purpose of this rule, the state will be divided into the north zone, south
			 zone, and lake Erie marsh zone for the hunting of ducks, brant, mergansers,
			 coots, and geese.
The lake Erie marsh zone consists of all land and water within
				the boundaries of the area bordered by a line starting at the intersection of
				interstate 75 at the Ohio-Michigan state line and continuing south to
				interstate 280, then south on I-280 to the Ohio turnpike (I-80/I-90), then east
				on the Ohio Turnpike to the Erie-Lorain county line, then north to lake Erie.
				The zone boundary follows the lake Erie shoreline at a distance of two hundred
				yards offshore. The zone boundary follows the shoreline west toward and around
				the northern tip of Cedar Point amusement park, then continues from the
				westernmost point of Cedar Point toward the southernmost tip of the sand bar at
				the mouth of Sandusky bay and out into lake Erie at a distance of two hundred
				yards offshore continuing parallel to the lake Erie shoreline north and west
				toward the northernmost tip of Cedar Point national wildlife refuge, then
				follows a direct line toward the southernmost tip of Wood Tick peninsula in
				Michigan to a point that intersects the Ohio-Michigan state line, then follows
				the state line back to the point of the beginning.
The north zone will be that portion of the state, except the
				lake Erie marsh zone, north of a line extending east from the Indiana state
				line along U. S. highway 33 to state route 127, south along SR 127 to SR 703,
				south along SR 703, including all lands within the Mercer wildlife area, to SR
				219, east along SR 219 to SR 364, north along SR 364, including all lands
				within the St. Mary's fish hatchery, to SR 703, east along SR 703 to SR 66,
				north along SR 66 to U. S. 33, east along U. S. 33 to SR 385, east along SR 385
				to SR 117, south along SR 117 to SR 273, east along SR 273 to SR 31, south
				along SR 31 to SR 739, east along SR 739 to SR 4, north along SR 4 to SR 95,
				east along SR 95 to SR 13, southeast along SR 13 to SR 3, northeast along SR 3
				to SR 60, north along SR 60 to U.S. 30, east along U.S. 30 to SR 3, south along
				SR 3 to SR 226, south along SR 226 to SR 514, southwest along SR 514 to SR 754,
				south along SR 754 to SR 39/60, east along SR 39/60 U.S. to SR 241, north along
				SR 241 to U.S. 30, east along U.S. 30 to SR 39, east along SR 39 to the
				Pennsylvania state line.
The south zone will be all portions of the state not included
				in the lake Erie marsh zone or the north zone.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 hunt ducks, brant, geese, coots, and mergansers at any time except from one
			 half hour before sunrise to sunset during the open season.
(2) Coots, mergansers and ducks may be hunted
			 in the lake Erie marsh zone from October 12,
			 2024,
			 through October 27, 2024, and from November 9,
			 2024,
			 through December 22, 2024; coots, mergansers and ducks may be hunted in the
			 north zone from October 19, 2024, through October 27,
			 2024, and
			 from November 16, 2024, through January
									5,
			 2025;
			 coots, mergansers and ducks may be hunted in the south zone from October
			 19,
			 2024,
			 through October 27, 2024, and from December 7,
			 2024,
			 through January 26, 2025.
(3)
			 Brant and geese may be hunted in the north zone from October
			 19,
			 2024,
			 through October 27, 2024, ,
			 and from November 9,
			 2024,
			 through February 3, 2025. Brant and geese may be hunted in the south zone
			 from October 19, 2024, through October 27,
			 2024, and
			 from November 16, 2024, through February 10,
			 2025.
			 Brant and geese may be hunted in the lake Erie marsh zone from October
			 12,
			 2024,
			 through October 27, 2024, ,
			  and from November 16, 2024, through February
			 3,
			 2025.
(4)
			 Licensed falconers may hunt ducks, geese, mergansers and coots within the lake
			 Erie marsh, north or south zones when the respective zone is open to goose
			 hunting.