The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved

The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved
the state's early migratory bird hunting seasons for this fall, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Sept. 1 will kick off the state's hunting seasons
with the opening of hunting for dove, Canada goose and teal, rail, moorhen and snipe. Squirrel hunting season also starts that day. Ohio's dove hunting season has been set for Sept. 1 through Oct. 19, and Dec.13 through Dec. 23 with a daily limit of 15 birds and possession limit of 30 birds.
Controlled dove hunts will be available for the first
time on Rush Run and Pickerel Creek state wildlife areas in Preble and Sandusky counties.
Information on individual hunts is available by calling 800-WILDLIFE.
Canada geese may be hunted statewide Sept. 1-15
during the special early season, with a daily limit of five birds and possession limit of 10 birds after the first day. The daily bag limit is two Canada geese
for birds taken in the Crane Creek/Ottawa, Mosquito Creek, Mercer and Killdeer Plains mandatory reporting zones.
The early teal hunting season will be open September
1-16 with a daily bag limit of four birds and possession limit of eight after the first
Waterfowl hunters must have a valid hunting license in
addition to a state wetlands habitat stamp endorsement, a federal duck stamp, and a Harvest Information Program certification. Everyone who intends to
hunt migratory game birds must obtain a new Harvest Information Program certification.