Ohio's New Proposed Waterfowl Hunting Zones for 2026-2030

The Ohio Wildlife Council mentioned a proposal for brand new waterfowl searching zones for the 2026 to 2030 seasons throughout a gathering on April 30. The present zones will stay for the 2025-26 season, whereas the brand new zones, categorized as Zone A (northwest Ohio), Zone B (northeast Ohio and the northwest counties of Wooden, Hancock, Seneca, Huron, Crawford, Morrow, and Richland), and Zone C (the remainder of Ohio, which incorporates components of Columbiana, Stark, Wayne, and Ashland counties), will take impact in 2026-27 if handed. Moreover, the waters of Lake Erie are a part of Zone B, and the Zone A boundary extends 100 yards offshore into Lake Erie. Feedback on the proposal could be submitted on-line between June 9 and July 9 at wildohio.gov, with a statewide listening to scheduled for July 16. The zones have been developed based mostly on hunter surveys and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service laws. For Ohio hunters, it’s important to finish each non-obligatory and required surveys to assist the council and the state higher perceive the wants of its sportsmen. This instance reveals the direct impression.

For these unfamiliar, the Ohio Wildlife Council is an eight-member board that critiques and votes on all proposed guidelines and laws from the ODNR Division of Wildlife. The Governor appoints these board positions, with not more than 4 members allowed from the identical political get together. Two members of the council should signify agriculture. The council holds month-to-month conferences which are open to the general public. To seek out out about upcoming conferences, go to ohiodnr.gov.