Pheasants to be released at 30 public hunting areas statewide

  • October 8, 2009
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More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released on 30 public hunting areas across the state this fall as part of a seasonal effort by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife to enhance hunting opportunities for this popular game bird. Ring-necked pheasants will be released on the evenings (after shooting hours) of Oct. 23 and 30 in anticipation of the weekend’s small game season for youth hunters. Releases will also take place on the evenings of Nov. 5 and 13. The final release of the fall is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 25, to increase pheasant hunting opportunities during the Thanksgiving weekend. Two new areas not listed in the hunting regulations have been added to this year’s list of release sites: Tiffin River Wildlife Area in Fulton County and Ringneck Ridge in Sandusky County. Ringneck Ridge is owned and operated by the Sandusky County Park District and hunters will require a free permit to hunt. For more information regarding the issuance of these free hunting permits, contact the Sandusky County Park Office at 419-637-2900. These areas will provide larger, high quality areas for hunters to use. This will be the last year for pheasant releases at Maumee State Forest and North Turkeyfoot State Park. Over the past decade, both Maumee State Forest and North Turkeyfoot State Park have seen dramatic declines in the amount and quality of grassland habitat available for sportsmen to use. Pheasant hunting season opens Friday, Nov. 6, and remains open through Jan. 10, 2010, with a daily bag limit of two rooster (male) birds. Statewide hunting hours are sunrise to sunset. Pheasant release dates will include: Beach City: 180 on Nov. 5, 100 on Nov. 13, and 70 on Nov. 25; Shreve: 120 on Nov. 5, 60 on Nov. 13, and 80 on Nov. 25; Salt Fork: 140 on Nov. 5, 120 on Nov. 13, and 100 on Nov. 25.


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