MANSFIELD – Richland County youth hunters faced a tough spring turkey special hunting weekend. There were 21 birds checked during the state’s special youth-only weekend on April 18 and 19. The three-year average was 27 turkeys. Youth wild turkey hunters in Ohio’s south zone checked 1,941 birds during the state’s special youth-only weekend, according to […]
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Ohio’s spring wild turkey season is about to begin
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has announced hunting season dates for the wild turkey, one of Ohio’s most iconic game species. Spring turkey hunting is an anticipated event for many Ohioans. During the 2025 spring wild turkey season, hunters checked 16,014 birds. Among those were 1,740 turkeys taken by […]
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Ohio turkey hunters enjoy a strong spring season
COLUMBUS – Ohio’s wild turkey hunters enjoyed a strong spring season. Statewide, Ohio hunters checked 16,014 birds during the spring 2025 season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. During the 2024 spring season, the total number of turkeys checked was 15,535. The three-year average for the spring season (2022, 2023, […]
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Youth turkey numbers fall all across north central Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – Youth wild turkey hunters across Ohio checked 1,740 birds during the state’s special youth-only weekend of turkey hunting on April 12-13, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The two-day season was open to […]
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Ohio’s youth turkey hunting season begins this weekend
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Deparmtent of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – Anticipation among hunters is building for Ohio’s challenging and exciting spring wild turkey hunting seasons beginning in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s 2025 youth turkey hunting season is Saturday and […]
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Sentencing ends Knox County deer, turkey poaching case
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first reported by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. MOUNT VERNON — Christopher M. Waters, 44, of Loris, South Carolina, recently pleaded guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to 12 deer and wild turkey hunting violations in Knox County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A Division […]