There are 964 active bald eagle nests in Ohio. About 60 years ago, only 417 nesting eagle pairs could be found in the entire ...

The Division of Wildlife’s automated game check system is available on wildohio.gov, on the HuntFish OH mobile app, by phone at 877-TAG-IT-OH (877-824-4864), or at a participating license agent.

Eagles, the United States' national bird, are thriving in Ohio, according to a recent census by ODNR. Here are the counties with the most nests.

Ohio’s spring turkey season opened in nine counties in 1966. For the next five decades, the wild turkey population grew and expanded rapidly, facilitated by trap-and-transfer efforts. By 1999 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As Canada geese lay their eggs in Ohio each spring, a local wildlife center warns residents the birds are more likely to be aggressive toward humans. Each year in late ...

More: Dates for Ohio's 2025-26 hunting seasons have been announced "The Division of Wildlife has issued 51,822 spring turkey permits that are valid throughout the 2025 season," ODNR noted. "Ohio's ...

[WATCH: Unusual animal spotted in Ohio. See them in the video player above.] (WJW) – It’s spring, and Ohio’s wildlife is on the move. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources asks the public ...

The highest Ohio wild turkey harvest was in 2001 when hunters checked 26,156 ... "The Division of Wildlife issued 52,693 spring turkey permits for use during the spring 2025 hunting season," ODNR ...

More: Dates for Ohio's 2025-26 hunting seasons have been announced "The Division of Wildlife has issued 51,822 spring turkey permits that are valid throughout the 2025 season," ODNR noted. "Ohio's ...

For almost 16,000 hunters, the spring turkey season ended the day they tagged their legal limit of a single bearded bird. Bird or no, the season’s final day was May 18 in 83 of the state’s 88 ...

Ohio's first modern wild turkey hunting season opened in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds that year. The total number of harvested turkeys topped 1,000 for the first time in 1984.