All people (except waterfowl hunters) hunting during the youth deer gun season and gun season are required to wear hunter orange. This includes archery hunters. (Source: ODNR, Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2021-22.)
A hunter may:
• Hunt legal game and furbearers, including coyote and feral swine (wild boar).
• Hunt other legal game (excluding deer, feral swine and coyote) with a shotgun using shot No. 4 or smaller.
• Hunt waterfowl with any size shot.
• Hunt furbearers, except coyote and feral swine (wild boar), from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
• Hunt with archery equipment.
A hunter may not:
• Possess or use slugs and rifle ammunition, unless the hunter is pursuing deer.
• Hunt deer, coyote or feral swine (wild boar) between 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
Deer muzzleloader season (Jan. 8-11, 2022)
All people (except waterfowl hunters) hunting during the deer muzzleloader season are required to wear hunter orange. This includes archery hunters.
A hunter may:
• Hunt deer, feral swine (wild boar) or coyote with a legal muzzleloader or archery equipment. Hunters must possess a valid hunting license and a valid deer permit.
• Hunt other legal game (excluding deer, feral swine and coyote) with a shotgun using shot No. 4 or smaller.
• Hunt waterfowl with any size shot.
• Hunt furbearers, except coyote and feral swine, from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise if the season is open.
A hunter may not:
• Hunt deer, feral swine (wild boar), or coyote with anything other than a .38 caliber muzzleloading rifle or larger, or archery equipment.
• Possess shotgun slugs or rifle cartridges while hunting.
• Hunt deer, coyote or feral swine (wild boar) from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
